Tharamangalam
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Tharamangalam தாரமங்கலம் |
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 Tharamangalam
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| Coordinates: 11°42′N 77°59′E / 11.70°N 77.98°ECoordinates: 11°42′N 77°59′E / 11.70°N 77.98°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Salem |
| Elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 30,222 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | TN-30 |
Tharamangalam (also transliterated as Taramangalam) is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Tharamangalam is located at 11°42′N 77°59′E / 11.70°N 77.98°E. It has an average elevation of 275 m (902 ft). It is located in the Salem District in northwestern Tamil Nadu, and about 27 km west of Salem city.
As of 2001[update] India census, Tharamangalam had a population of 22,502. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tharamangalam has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 51%. In Tharamangalam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.Most of the inhabitants belong to the sengunthars community
Tharamangalam is famous for its beautiful and historic Kailasanathar temple. The temple features exquisite stone carvings of the Yali (mythological dragon), depicted with an actual stone ball inside its mouth (one can even put one's finger inside the Yaali's mouth and rotate the ball). The Kailasanthar Temple also has a carving of Rathi looking at [Manmadhan] , where if you look from Rathi side manmadhan is visible but if you look from Manmadhan's side, Rathi is not visible since she is supposed to be hiding from Manmadhan's. Also depicted at the temple is a scene from the Hindu epic Ramayanam (Vali & Sukrivan fighting, depicted on one pillar, and Lord Ram with bow and arrow aiming to kill Vali depicted on another pillar).It is also has a special parrot and flower statue on ceiling of the temple which can be rotated. And it has a special vinayagar statue on which if you pour water it will go to a well below it and you can't see through which the water travels through and you can hear the falling sound of the water.And the temple has a secret underground way which the king who build the temple uses to travel to another temple called Sokkanather temple located at Amarakundhi located 6 km from tharamangalam. During the Tamil month AVANI on certain only three days the light of the sun will fall on the head of the sivalinga statue in evening which will not happen never in that year. It is a Siva temple, perhaps the most beautiful of its kind in Salem District. Parts of it existed as early as the tenth century; as it stands now, it is the product of the Gatti Mudhali dynasty of the seventeenth century. Reconstruction and elaboration of the old temple was begun by Mummudi Gatti Mudaliyar, continued by Siyazhi Gatti Mudaliyar, and was brought near completion by Vanangamudi Gatti Mudaliyar.
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