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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Cities and towns in Tiruvarur district, Tiruvarur district geography stubs, Villages in Thiruvarur district, Thiruthuraipoondi, Muthupet, Mannargudi, Podakkudi, Kouthanallur, Thirumakkottai, Kattimedu, Saliperi, Needamangalam, Nannilam, Kalpakam Swaminathan, Pakkam Kottur, Vangathangudi, Kunniyur, List of educational institutions in Tiruvarur, Needamangalam taluk, Srivanchiyam, Valangaiman, Pookkollai, Koradacheri, Kudavasal, Enangudi, Sengalipuram, Serugudi, Paruthiyur, Pillur, Thappalampuliyur, Killiyur, Tiruvarur, Peralam, Poongulam, Sikkal, Adiyakkamangalam, Semmangudi, Annavasal, Tiruvarur district, Abivirutheeswaram, Agarathirunallur, Adippuliyur, Aladikaruppur, Anaivadapathi, Ammaiyappan, Anniyur, Tiruvarur district, Alathur, Tiruvarur district, Kangalanchery, Solapandi, Jambuvanodai, Kudavasal taluk, Aravathur, Nedumbalam, Thattathimoolai, Nannilam taluk, Thiruthiraipoondi taluk, Valangaiman taluk, Mannargudi taluk, Tiruvarur taluk, Sithamalli. Excerpt: Tiruvarur (Tamil: (tiruv r r) (also spelt as Thiruvarur) is a town and a municipality in Tiruvarur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruvarur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruvarur district. Tiruvarur is one of the oldest towns which has been popular as cultural head quarters for many centuries. This ancient town in Chola heartland is famous for its Sri Tyagaraja temple, as well as the annual chariot festival held in the month of April. Tiruvarur also happens to be the birth place of Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar and Syama Sastri, popularly known as the Trinity of Carnatic music. The actual history of Thiruvarur Periya Kovil (Thiyarajar Temple) goes back more than 30th Century BC. The chola kings just renovated the Thiyarajar temple and built few extra shrines inside the temples. The known foremost devotee Tirunavukkarasar on 7th Century...
