Panayapatti

Panayapatti is an old chola /pandaya dynasty mutharaiyar village and current chettinad village in Pudukkottai municipality, Tamil Nadu, India. It has five Karai peoples and 385 Pulligal. Karai refers peoples of five main temples in village. Pulligal is a plural form of Pulli (means a dot) in Tamil. A pulli refers to a registered Nattukottai Nagarathar family.Historical backgroundThis village was a residential attachment to a neighbouring village named MelaiPanaiyur. Panaiyur has references in Silappadikaram. Melai Panaiyur was called "Puram Panaiyan Vaazh koattam" (புரம் பனையான் வாழ் கோட்டம்) - Meaning the abode of 'Iyannar swami'. Since the development of modern facilities such as roads, hospitals and schools, the population migrated to the residential place of Panayapatti.Nagarathars have contributed significantly to the development of this village. The school, temples and the other distinct facilities here were constructed and managed by the Nagarathar families of this village.Temples in PanayappattiThere are five main temples in this village which belongs to each Karai of people, who are the first and ancient persons of this village. Lord Vinayaka Temple is located at the border of the village. The village has a temple for Lord Siva in the market place. Subbiah swamy temple is another notable place in this village. Festivals Konnaiyur Amman Temple Festivals comes in month of March & April and Tamil new year Festival. Subbiah Swamy temple attracts the maximum crowd during the month of February for its traditional Subbiah Swami Poosai. This event is conducted for three days. The first two days are meant for the pooja and worship. On the third day there is an auction of attractive items donated by the Nagarathar families. The funds generated is used for the upgradation of the temple.