Swamimalai

Swamimalai
Swamimalai
panchayat town/Sub urban
	Swamimalai Murugan Temple
	Swamimalai Swamimalai, Tamil Nadu
	Coordinates: 10°57′35″N 79°19′57″E / 10.9596°N 79.3325°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	6,985
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
	population=330000

Swamimalai is a panchayat town that is a suburb near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the banks of river Kaveri and is the site of the fourth of the six abodes of the Hindu deity Murugan (Kartikeya).

Mythology

According to Hindu mythology, Kartikeya is described to explain the meaning of pranava mantra (Om) to father Shiva, the site of which is regarded to be Swamimalai in regional tradition. In the Murugan temple of the town, Kartikeya is depicted as a guru (teacher) and Shiva listening as shishya (disciple) in the gopuram of the temple complex. The form of Kartikeya is known by the epithet Swaminathan and Tagapan Swami in this site.

Geography

Swamimalai is located at 10°57′N 79°20′E / 10.95°N 79.33°E / 10.95; 79.33.^[1] It has an average elevation of 25 metres (82 feet).

Topography

It lies on the banks of river Kaveri

Demographics

Population

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Swamimalai had a population of 6985. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Swamimalai has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 70%. In Swamimalai, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Government and politics

It is a panchayat town that is a suburb near Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District.

Culture

Art and handicrafts

Swamimalai Bronze Icons refers to bronze idols and statues manufactured in Swamimalai.^[3] It has been recognized as a Geographical indication by the Government of India in 2008–09.^[4] During the reign of Chola empire, Raja Raja I commissioned a group of sculptors for the construction of the Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur.^[5]^[6] The sculptors helped sculpt statues for Airavatesvara Temple and later settled at Swamimalai.^[6]

References

^ "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Swamimalai".
^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ German Mining-museum Bochum (2008). Masters of Fire: Hereditary Bronze Casters of South India. David Brown Book Company. p. 30,32. ISBN 9783937203379.
^ "Geographical indication". Government of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
^ Vidya Dehejia (2007). Chola: Sacred Bronzed of Southern India. Harry N. Abrams. p. 21. ISBN 9781903973837.
^ ^a ^b "Worldwide demand for Swamimalai bronze icons". The Hindu. 11 October 2009.

[1] "Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Swamimalai".

[2] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[3] German Mining-museum Bochum (2008). Masters of Fire: Hereditary Bronze Casters of South India. David Brown Book Company. p. 30,32. ISBN 9783937203379.

[GI-4] "Geographical indication". Government of India. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.

[5] Vidya Dehejia (2007). Chola: Sacred Bronzed of Southern India. Harry N. Abrams. p. 21. ISBN 9781903973837.

[Chola-6] "Worldwide demand for Swamimalai bronze icons". The Hindu. 11 October 2009.

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v t e Thanjavur district
District headquarters	Thanjavur
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
Divisions	Kumbakonam Pattukkottai Thanjavur
Taluks	Kumbakonam Orathanadu Papanasam Pattukkottai Peravurani Thanjavur Thiruvaiyaru Budalur Thiruvidaimarudur
Revenue blocks	Ammapettai Budalur Kumbakonam Madukkur Orathanadu Papanasam Pattukkottai Peravurani Sethubhavachatram Thanjavur Thiruppanandal Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvidaimarudur Thiruvonam
Municipal corporations	Thanjavur Kumbakonam
Municipalities	Pattukkottai Adirampattinam
Rivers	Arasalar Kaveri Kollidam
History	Early Cholas Kalabhra dynasty Pallava dynasty Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagara Empire Thanjavur Nayaks Thanjavur Marathas Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Adi Kumbeswarar Temple Airavatesvara Temple Aiyarappar temple Brihadeeswarar Temple Kalyanasundaresar Temple Kampaheswarar Temple Kanjanur Mahalingeswarar Temple Manora Fort Melattur Nachiyar Koil Nagore Dargah Poondi Madha Basilica Punnainallur Mariamman Samadhi of Bodhendra Saraswathi Sarangapani Temple Saraswathi Mahal Library Sivaganga Park Suryanar Kovil Swamimalai Murugan Temple Swetha Vinayagar Temple Thanjavur Maratha Palace Thingalur Uppiliappan Temple Vasishteswarar Temple Veetrirundha Perumal Temple
Religious and monastic institutions	Trichy-Tanjore Diocese of the Church of South India Roman Catholic Diocese of Kumbakonam Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore Sri Sankara Mutt Sri Sridhara Ayyaval Mutt Sri Vijayendra Mutt Sri Vittal Rukmini Samsthan Thiruppanandal Adheenam
Universities	Periyar Maniammai University SASTRA University PRIST University National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Tamil University
Cities and towns People Villages

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