Sambavar Vadagarai

Sambavarvadakarai is a Panchayat town (Peerooratchi) in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.DemographicsIn the 2001 India census, Sambavar Vadagarai had a population of 14,647. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Sambavar Vadagarai had an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 65%, and female literacy was 44%. In 2001 in Sambavar Vadagarai, 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.By the 2011 census, the town had grown to 17,284 inhabitants.History, culture and tourismSambavar Vadakarai was part of Kingdom of Travancore before 1956. The name of this place refers to the caste named Sambavar who were the ancient priests of lordshiva. This Village surrounded by good scenic beauties. There are two parts of village. 1. Melur,2.Keelur. There are Two important big temples in Keelur part. One is Sri Ramasamy koil and another one is Sri Iyappan koil. Both the temples are old and renovated at the cost crores. The Iyappankoil is Built in the style of original Sabarimalai Temple.The temple is built by the single man V.S.Rajasekaran with the help of more Donors. Now the temple is governed by the individual body. One of the old Shiva temple built by Pandian kings is the main attraction of this village, the main deity's name of this temple is Sri Moolanatha Swamy and Maduravani Ambal.The temple is located on the banks of Hanuman Nadhi, a tributary to the famous Tambraparani River. Hanuman Nadhi originattes in Western Ghats up-hills to Sencottah Town (18 km west of this village) and converges into Tambaraparani near Srivaikuntam. South West of Hanuman Nadhi lies the Agraharam, which consists of two streets, viz. Perumal Koil Street (formerly known as North Street) and Pillayar Koil Street (formerly known as South Street). Agraharam is mainly domiciled by Brahmin community. Two very ancient Temples viz. Sri Vedanarayana Perumal Koil and Sri Varasiddhi Vinayagar Koil adorn thm e Agraharam. In addition, in and around Agraharam is blessed with temples for Vishnu Durgai, Dharma Sastha and Neelakanti Amman.