Poovanthi

Poovanthi is a small town in the Poovanthi panchayat in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. Poovanthi is under the Manamadurai assembly constituency and Sivagangai Lok Sabha constituency. The primary source of income is agriculture.

A typical rural peasant Indian village

History

The kings of Sivaganga regularly visited Madurai.[1] The Maruthu Pandiyar brothers, who ruled Sivaganga, visited the Meenakshi Amman Temple[2][3] in Madurai daily. At Kalaiyar Kovil, The Marudhu Pandiyar brothers built the Shiva temple.[4] Keezhadhi[5] is located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River.[6]

Kottai Poovanthi

Kottai Poovanthi is in ruins and consists of only a few houses. The remains of the fort and Akali can be found. Some Muthumakkal Thali[7] and some statues of deities were found near Kottai Poovanthi.

See also

References
  1. "Municipalities | Sivaganga District, Government of Tamil Nadu | The Land With A Hoary Past | India". Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. "Meenakshi Amman Temple Madurai - History, Architecture, Timings". www.culturalindia.net. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  3. Sivaganga (2019-10-24). "Floral tributes paid to Maruthu Pandiyar brothers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  4. "Holy Places | Sivaganga District, Government of Tamil Nadu | The Land With A Hoary Past | India". Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  5. Annamalai, S. (2019-11-02). "Keeladi: Unearthing the 'Vaigai Valley' Civilisation of Sangam era Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  6. "Vaigai River | river, India". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  7. "First Harappan People Buried as a Couple Found at Site in Haryana". The Wire. Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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