Nagapattinam

Nagore

Nagore is a town in the Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India.

It is located approximately
12 km South of Karaikal and 5 km North of Nagapattinam. Nearby towns are Karaikal, Tiruvarur, and
Velankanni. It has a population of approximately 39,000. The prime attraction of the town is the
Nagore Dargah Shareef. A sixteenth-century Islamic shrine, Nagore Dargah attracts millions of
pilgrims irrespective of caste, creed or religion.

Nagore is the border line town between Tamilnadu and Puducherry. Beach is very neat and calm
which is tail end of river Cauvery. District collector offices is just 3 km away from this town.

Unique foods

“Dumroot” [Sweet] which is one variety of halwa made by wheat
“Kolameen” [Fish] which is available seasonally
“Vaada” [Snacks] unique snacks item like vadai
“Ganda” [Snacks] unique snacks item like Potato

 

Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni, is a
Christian shrine located at the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India. The shrine is dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
The devotion has existed since the mid-sixteenth century, it is attributed to three separate events
which occurred at the site: The apparition of the Madonna and Child to a slumbering shepherd boy,
the miraculous healing of a handicapped buttermilk vendor and the rescue of Portuguese sailors
from a deadly sea storm.
Initially, a modest chapel was built by the Portuguese from Goa and Bombay, soon after they
washed ashore safely in spite of a severe tempest. An annual novena is celebrated and draws nearly
5 million pilgrims each year.
Pope John XXIII raised the Marian shrine to the status of a minor basilica via the pontifical decree
Salutem Supplicibus Dilargiens, signed & notarised on 3 November 1962. He called the shrine “the
Lourdes of the East” due to the massive influx of pilgrims.

Bhaktavatsala Perumal temple, Tirukannamangai

The Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple is a temple dedicated to Hindu god Vishnu, located in
Thirukannamangai, a village in Tiruvarur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Constructed in Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya
Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is
counted as one among the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu. Vishnu is worshipped as
Bhaktavatsala Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Kannamangai Nayagi.
The temple is believed to be of significant antiquity and is believed to be initiated by the Medieval
Cholas of the late 9th century CE, with later contributions at different times from Thanjavur Nayaks.
The temple has three inscriptions dating from the Chola period. The temple has a five-tiered
rajagopuram (gateway tower) and enshrined within a granite wall. The complex contains all the
shrines and the temple tank is located outside the main entrance of the temple.
Bhaktavatsala Perumal is believed to have appeared to marry his consort Lakshmi in the place. The
temple observes six daily rituals and three yearly festivals. The chariot festival, celebrated during the
Tamil month of Chittirai (March–April), is the most prominent festival of the temple. The temple is
maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of the Government of
Tamil Nadu.

Nellukkadai Mariamman Temple

This temple has rajagopura and prakara. The presiding deity is known Mariamman. She has four
hands. This temple is worshipped by many people. The shrines of Vinayaga, Subramania,
Kathavaraya Swamy, Periyachchi, Ayyanar, and Ellaiyamman are also found in this temple.
Ellaiyamman has a separate shrine with all the attendants.

The festival of Kathavaraya Swamy is celebrated as a chedil festival, every year.
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It is held during
the Tamil month of Chittirai. Those who pray for begetting children, after the fulfilment of their vow,
involve themselves in the chedil festival alongwith the child. During the festival, a mechanism
consisting of a standing post with a long sweep at its top, on one end of which a person, under a
vow, is suspended by a hook fastened into the integuments of his back and raised high in the air, is
swung around. The priest of the temple will carry the child and on the chedil and will be rolled. This
is an ancient and special festival in Tamil Nadu. Placing children on the chedil is an important
prayer. This place is an important place of prayer.