Tharamangalam

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native_name = Tharamangalam | type = city | latd = 11.70 | longd = 77.98
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Salem
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altitude = 275
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Tharamangalam (தாரமங்கலம்) (also known as Taramangalam) is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Geography

Taramangalam is located at coor d|11.70|N|77.98|E| [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Taramangalam.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Taramangalam] ] . It has an average elevation of m to ft|275|m|abbr=on.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , Tharamangalam had a population of 22,092. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Tharamangalam has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 66%, and female literacy is 51%. In Tharamangalam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

Tharamangalam is famuos also for its beautiful and historic Kailasanathar temple. The exquisite stone carvings of the Yaali ( mythological dragon) having a stone ball inside its mouth- you can put your finger inside and rotate that ball- all made of stone. And then the Manmathan looking at Siva and Parvathi, where if you look from Manmathan's side both Siva and Parvathi are visible and if you look from Parvathi's side, Manmathan is not visible since he is supposed to be hiding from Siva's view. One has to see it to believe it.

Every year on February 21, and the consequent 3 days, a great architectural wonder occurs in the temple. During Sunset, the rays of the sun travels down through the front Gopura which is also the entrance gate and through a small hole in the nandi sanidhanam and travels across the front plane to fall directly onto the siva lingam. The movement of the sun beam can be witnessed as it progresses across the whole front area just like a beam of light. The yellow light of the sun makes the lingam glow.

Politics

Taramangalam assembly constituency is part of Dharmapuri (Lok Sabha constituency). [cite web
url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf
title = List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies
accessdate = 2008-10-09
work = Tamil Nadu
publisher = Election Commission of India ]

References

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