Heritage Structures and Temples around Avinashi, Mariamman temple at Ravuthampalayam, A Prehistoric Site at Ganeshapuram, Chekku at Naduvacheri and Sumaithangi at Naduvacheri, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu.

Mariamman Temple, Ravuthampalayam, Avinashi.

It was learnt this Mariamman temple was constructed by a General Ravuthar, under Muslim rulers, as a part of Thanks giving  for getting cured of his daughters from smallpox.

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE: CLICK HERE

Pre-Historical Period, Arrow sharpening Place, Ganesapuram, Avinashi.

The prehistoric peoples arrow sharpening place, at Ganeshapuram a part of Karukkampalayam, 3 KM away from Sri Sevalapuri Amman Temple. This is associated with the sthala purana of Sevalapuri Amman this temple. Local people believes that these shallow pits are due to the Sevalapuri  Amman kneeled down and played here and these are the markings of Amman’s knees.

LOCATION OF THIS HERITAGE SITE: CLICK HERE

Pre-Historical Period, Arrow sharpening Place Adikesava Perumal Temple, Thathanur. 

Similar to the above we happened to seen, Prehistoric stone sharpening place at a Perumal Temple on the way to Thathanur to Sevur.

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Chekku with Inscriptions, Naduvacheri.Chekku with Inscriptions, Naduvacheri.

This Chekku is lying in front of the Angalamman Temple at Naduvacheri.  One portion of the inscription was identified by Mr Avinashi M Ganesan and the same was recorded already in the Avanam. The other part of the inscription is identified now by Mr Sivakumar and Agnisiragu Mudiyarasu. The first part of the inscription records the name of the donors as  Otrai Sangu Palai Vellalar Kulathar kaliappa Gounder, Chinnappa Gounder and Ariya Gounder.

The newly recorded inscriptions reads as

1. " பொடுவித்த செக்கு
2. குப்பம்மாக்கு கணக்கு
3. கந்தசுவாமி
4. எழுத்தும் கல்வேலை
5. நாகப்பன்"

This inscription records that this Chekku was gifted to Kuppama and the same was done by Nagappan as per the inscription written by Kanakku Kandaswamy

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Sumaithangi kal ( சுமை தாங்கி  ), Naduvacheri.  

This Sumai Thangi was erected, in memory of a pregnant lady, who was died before delivery. Now the same is in dismantled conditions. The inscription reads as

1936 வருடம் ஏப்ரல் மாதம் 23ந்தேதி கருக்காட்டுபுதூர் கோயமுத்தூரார்… இருளப்ப நாடார் செய்து வைத்த சுமை தாங்கி…..

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