திருநெல்வேலி

[P.J.]

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திருநெல்வேலி


மூன்றும் உள்ள ஊர்: திரு + நெல் + வேலி

ஒரு மனிதனின் அடிப்படைத் தேவைகள் மூன்று. ஊரின் பெயரிலேயே மூன்றும் அமைந்திருப்பது திருநெல்வேலி. அதாவது திரு என்றால் மரியாதை, நெல் என்றால் உணவு, வேலி என்றால் பாதுகாப்பு. அல்வா என்பது இந்த ஊரின் தனிச்சிறப்பு.

http://www.dinamani.com/latest_news...எனக்கு-முதலா/article2571153.ece?service=print

 

[yesmohan]

Actually Tirunelveli is a "triplet town". Three municipal towns Tirunelveli, Palayamkottai and Melappaalayam are adjoining with boundaries one overlapping the other two.

Then these 3 municipalities were merged into one and Tirunelveli Coroporation was formed.
திரு என்றால் மரியாதை ............... it is true. If a person is identified as a Brahmin , people will call him not by name but only as "Saami"

 

[tbs]

hi

i visited once...tirunelveli junction very nice.....i llike tamraparani river.....many nice brahmin garahharams with kerala border.....

 

[mkrishna100]

PJ Sir ,thanks for the info regarding Thirunelvel .I am yet to Visit Thirunelveli and the temples nearby and I hope to do so in the coming days .

 

[krish44]

You can take some tirunelveli halwa from there nkrishnaji.lol

I had a tamil iyer boss who would ask job aspirants whether he is a brahmin from tirunelveli before selecting him.

He felt comfortable with TBs from there.

As a vaishnavite brahmin from originally tanjore district, I claimed proximity and requested him extend the choice to a neighbouring district.

He would say he felt comfortable if a name ends with the letter n -raman or krishnan .lol

 

[krish44]

There was a nice film ' dum dum dum' starring madhavan ,jyothika set in tirunelveli with local dialect .

Nice song 'ragasiyamaa' with jothika, madhavan / mani ratnam film

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

I am off to Tirunelveli Visiting Srivilliputur Sankaran Koil Amar Seva Sangam Tenkasi Sundarapandiapuram Ambasamudram Kalidai Kuruchi Tirunelveli and be back by 14 !

 

[kk4646]

There was a nice film ' dum dum dum' starring madhavan ,jyothika set in tirunelveli with local dialect .

Nice song 'ragasiyamaa' with jothika, madhavan / mani ratnam film

The latest Tamil Film PaaBanaasam used Thirunelveli dialect fully eventhough in one or two places it is not exactly.. and the film was shot entirely in and around Thenkasi.Mekkarai, and Paabanaasam..

TVK

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

Remember Bombay by Manirathinam - A.R. Rehaman - Shot in Sundarapandiapuram near Tenkasi Another location you often see In TV serial and films is Kailasanathar Temple of Brahmadesam near Ambasamudram Bye

 

[vgane]

Even Saamy film is based on Tirunelveli with Vikram & Trisha as lead pair

 

[kk4646]

Remember Bombay by Manirathinam - A.R. Rehaman - Shot in Sundarapandiapuram near Tenkasi Another location you often see In TV serial and films is Kailasanathar Temple of Brahmadesam near Ambasamudram Bye

A beautiful View of Ambasamudram...and Brammadesam Temple.. [ I realy Miss all these great places after re-location from Thenkasi ..]


TVK

 

[yesmohan]

Tirunelveli / Palayamkottai is an excellent centre for quality education. My kids had their school education there only.

 

[tbs]

hi

basically Tinnaveli and palakkad brahmins more same in language and food habits tooo....due to very proximity to kerala....

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

There was a nice film ' dum dum dum' starring madhavan ,jyothika set in tirunelveli with local dialect .

Nice song 'ragasiyamaa' with jothika, madhavan / mani ratnam film

திருநெல்வேலி - It is all musical - Local dialect is musical - Places like Karukurichi and Harikesavanallur ring musical notes

Temples vibrate with music I picked these songs of Muthuswamy Dikshidhar about Gods in this district

Dikshitar Kriti - Kailasa Nathena - Raga Kambhoji

Dikshitar Kriti - Parvata Raja Kumari - Raga Sri Ranjani

திருநெல்வேலி - Kailasanathar temple in Kailasapuram close to Junction

Dikshitar Kriti - Sri Kantimatim - Raga Desi Simharavam (I thought it was Hemavathy) - Nelliappar temple in Town

Dikshitar Kriti - Sri Lakshmi Varaham - Raga Abhogi - Adhi varahar temple in Kallidaikuruchi

 

[yesmohan]

Kailasanathar temple in Kailasapuram close to Junction.............

Kailasanathar is facing east and gazing at River Tamirabarani from less than a distance of 100 yards.
Bharathiyar's in laws lived in South Car street Kailasapuram.

It is told Smt Chellammal lived with her parents when Barathiyar was wandering with his friends.

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

I forgot about this song on Salivatisvarar


Dikshitar Kriti - Saalivaatisvaram - Raga Deva Gandhari


SAlivATISvaram - rAgaM dEva gAndhAri - tALaM Adi


Meaning of Kriti

English

Devanagari

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Malayalam

pallavi
SAlivATISvaraM bhajE(a)haM
SAlivATI nagara vihAraM SrI

samashTi caraNam
Saila sutA kAntimatI lIlaM
SOka hara dhIraM sura muni pAlaM
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
vAli pUjita grIshma mahOtsavaM
vidhIndrAdi guru guha nuta vaibhavam

variations -
vihAraM SrI - vihAraM

tirunelvEli - nellaiyappar

 

[Raji Ram]

....
Dikshitar Kriti - Sri Kantimatim - Raga Desi Simharavam (I thought it was Hemavathy) - Nelliappar temple in Town..........

Of course the rAgam is HEmavathy.

Dikshitar uses different names for rAgams in his songs.

Eg. 1. ChAmaram for ShanmukhapriyA - Navagraha Krithis - Mahasuram Kethum

2. SuddhasAvEri for Karnataka SuddhasAvEri - DK Jayaraman-Ekambresa nayike

 

[Raji Ram]

The song 'Mahasuram' is incomplete; sorry!

All the Navagraha krithis are here: Muthuswamy Dikshithar Navagraha Krithis

 

[Janaki Jambunathan]

I visited - Dikshidhar samathi at Ettyapuram . At Sattur I saw the river bed where he sang - to bring down rains and again to stop it! I enjoyed my trip standing there in hot son hoping for rains!


Dikshitar Kriti - Anandaamrutaakarshini - Raga Amruta Varshini


AnandAmRtAkarshiNi - rAgaM amRta varshiNi - tALaM Adi


Meaning of Kriti-1
Meaning of Kriti-2
English

Devanagari

Tamil

Telugu

Kannada

Malayalam

pallavi
AnandAmRtAkarshiNi amRta varshiNi
harAdi pUjitE SivE bhavAni

samashTi caraNam
SrI nandanAdi saMrakshiNi
SrI guru guha janani cidrUpiNi
(madhyama kAla sAhityam)
sAnanda hRdaya nilayE sadayE
sadyassuvRshTi hEtavE tvAM
santataM cintayE amRtESvari
salilaM varshaya varshaya varshaya

variations -
hRdaya nilayE - hRdayE

salilam varshaya - This kRti is stated to have been sung by Dikshitar for bringing rains to the parched lands near eTTayapuram. Immediately, the rains poured and he had to sing same kRti by changing the last line as 'stambhaya stambhaya stambhaya' in order to stop the downpour. Please refer to 'Sri Muthuswamy Dikshitar Keertanaigal' (Tamil) by Sri A Sundaresa Iyer et al.

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pallavi

 

[Vaagmi]

And the most talked about subject in forums, Sundar Pitchai is perhaps from Tirunelveli District. Only in Tirunelveli District you come across names like, pitchai, pitchumani, pitchu sundaram etc as names of males.

 

[mkrishna100]

And the most talked about subject in forums, Sundar Pitchai is perhaps from Tirunelveli District. Only in Tirunelveli District you come across names like, pitchai, pitchumani, pitchu sundaram etc as names of males.

What does the word Pitchai actually mean ? Normally in Tamil the word Pitchai means begging and beggaras are called Pitchaikaran . So when people use the word Pitchai ( like Pitchumani , Pitchai etc ) does it have the same meaning or does it mean begging in a different context i.e begging for God grace etc .

 

[Vaagmi]

What does the word Pitchai actually mean ? Normally in Tamil the word Pitchai means begging and beggaras are called Pitchaikaran . So when people use the word Pitchai ( like Pitchumani , Pitchai etc ) does it have the same meaning or does it mean begging in a different context i.e begging for God grace etc .

In my native district (Tirunelveli) the word pitchai/pitchu gets attached to the name if the child was born after a long time, after a lot of begging by the parents to the God. The God sends that angel of a child as an alms. So the grateful parents attaches the pitchai/pitchu to the name so that it will never be forgotten.

 

[mkrishna100]

In my native district (Tirunelveli) the word pitchai/pitchu gets attached to the name if the child was born after a long time, after a lot of begging by the parents to the God. The God sends that angel of a child as an alms. So the grateful parents attaches the pitchai/pitchu to the name so that it will never be forgotten.

Thanks Vaagmiji for the clarification . Any specific reasons why it is used mostlyin Thirunelveli?

 

[yesmohan]

In some families, the child born after a long time (late issues) are named pitchai, pitchumani, pitchu , pitchammal etc. as a reciprocation of thanks to God for His grace in acceding to their prayer..

 

[Vaagmi]

Thanks Vaagmiji for the clarification . Any specific reasons why it is used mostly in Thirunelveli?

No specific reasons. Each district has its own peculiarities of use of language.

Like the kammanaatti of Tanjore district and Echchu vechchu vikkiraanungo of Tirupur/Coimbatore or the solla maatraanga of Chennai. LOL.