Singampunari
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Singampunari சிங்கம்புணரி Singampidaari |
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 Singampunari
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| Coordinates: 10°11′04″N 78°25′20″E / 10.184385°N 78.422159°ECoordinates: 10°11′04″N 78°25′20″E / 10.184385°N 78.422159°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivagangai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 630502 |
| Telephone code | 04577 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 63 |
| Nearest city | Tirupattur, Karaikudi, Devakottai, Sivaganga, Madurai, Pudukottai, Trichy, Dindugul, Melur, Viralimalai, Ponnamaravathi, Nattam |
| Literacy | 66.79% male and 44.36% female% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Tirupattur |
| Climate | Mostly Dry (Köppen) |
Singampunari is a town in Sivagangai district, in Tamil Nadu, India. The town comes under the Thirupathur constituency.
This is an industrial and temple town. In Singampunari, the main industry is production of coconut rope. It is the home for many groundnut oil mills and many more small scale industries. The places to see near this town are Piranmalai or Parambumalai which is supposed to be the place of Vallal Pari (one among the seven ancient Tamil patrons) and Vettangudi bird sancutuary situated at Kolikudipatti. Singampunari experience dry weather for most of the year.
It is about 47 km from Madurai, 58 km from Dindigul, 216 km from Coimatore, 65 km from Tiruchi, 50 km from Karaikudi, being 7 km from Kottampatti which lies along the Madurai-Chennai highways. It also lies on the Coimbatore-Palani - Karaikudi-Devakottai route. So all the buses from Coimbatore to Chettinad region via Palani stops in Singampunari. It was made up military cantonments. Since it is in the northern belt of Pandya country, it had a network of forts.
In the past a very dense jungle surrounded the place.
It was watered by a river which was known in inscriptions as 'Vilisilai Aaru'.
Anjal Nadu is the home region of a martial class of people known as 'Ilamaravar' or 'Ilamagar'. It is surrounded by Kallar Naadu. It borders on the Chettinadu area. Singampunari and a few places near it are also the home to a class of Vaisyas known as Aruviyur Nagarathar. Aruviyur was a mercantile mega-town which was one of the headquarters of the Merchant guild called 'Thisai Aayirathu Ainuruvar' or 'Naanadesi'.
Singampunari was an important centre for the Jains-Samanar. The most important temple in Singampunari, is the Temple of Sri Sevuga Perumal Aiyanar Saastha. In the past, it was one of the places where oaths were made to ensure truth. It also houses the SuyamPrakasar who is known as Suyambu. This a naturally occurring Sivalingam placed to the left side of the main shrine. The famous Pidari of Singampunari has a shrine to right side of the central shrine.
The Lord Shree Sevuga Perumal Ayyanar is considered as a brother for all Ayyanars around Singampunari such as Shree Sirai Meetta Ayyanar, Shree Seguttaiyanar Temples present in M.Soorakkudi village, Some 12 Kilometers from Singampunari. Those temples are associated with Sevuga moorthi Ayyanar in many ways. After completing 10 days festival to Shree Sevuga Moorthi Ayyanar, the Maalai, Santhanam is brought to Shree Sirai Meetta Ayyanar, Shree Seguttaiyanar Temples for "Puravi Yeduppu Thiruvizha" which is very famous in and around Districts.
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