Perumangalam

Perumangalam Thiruperumangalam
Village
Perumangalam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11.2019°N 79.6769°E / 11.2019; 79.6769
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Chola Nadu
District	Mayiladuthurai
Government
• Panjayat President	Draupadi murmu
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,581
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	609112
Telephone code	(91) 4364
Vehicle registration	TN-82-Z
Nearest city	Sirkali,Mayiladuthurai,Chidambaram

Perumangalam, also formerly known as Thiruperumangalam, is a village situated 4 km west of Vaitheeswarankoil and to the north-east of Thiruppangur.

Demographics

From the 2011 census, Perumangalam had 410 households with a total population of 1581.

History

Perumangalam was established during the Chola Kingdom in the 10th century. Eyarkon Kalikkama Nayanar, one of the 63 Nayanars, lived in this village and served its people. This village was described in the Sekizar Puranam written by Sekizar, who was the minister of the second Kulothunga Cholan. Later, Vadukuveli was added to this village. The village has an old temple for Kalikama Nayanmar at the V. Koil. Other temples include Pichaiamman Aalayam, Uthrapadhiyar, Mariamman, a couple of Vinayagar temples, Kaliamman temple, Kanni Koil, and Kambarkoil. Pichaiamman aalayam is old and was damaged 400 years ago. The temple was renovated and the "Maha Kumbabishega pooja" was completed on 4 September 2008. Seven Matrika goddesses are dedicated to this temple. The name of the goddesses are:

• Bramhi – Lord Brama's energy
• Maheswari – Lord Shiva's energy
• Kowmari – Lord Muruga's energy
• Vaishnavi – Lord Vishnu's energy
• Varahi – Lord Yama's energy
• Indhirani – Lord Indira's energy
• Samundi – An aspect of Mother's energy