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Vadamattam is a small agriculture based village on the Keerthiman River in the Kudavasal taluk of Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India. The village is located next to Konerirajapuram on Kumbakonam - Karikal road i.e. 23 km from Kumbakonam Town (Bus & Train Terminus). The village is accessible by road and frequent transportation services are available from Kumbaknoam, Mayiladuthuri, Aduthurai and Thiruvarur; just some of the major towns with transportation. Konerirajapuram has a post office (PIN 62201), commercial bank, and a historic palace. The region was once ruled by cholas, who constructed a large Siva temple there. The origin of Vadamattam is derived from vadam-muttum, the end of a thick string which is used to pull a big chariot over the river bridge of Keerthiman (Konerirajapuram) is the village of Vadamattam Panchayat' (administrative), which is in the Vayalur region. In the heartland of the Cauvery Delta region, the village depends on agriculture for its economic livelihood. The village has many small and well-maintained Hindu temples. It is surrounded by other small villages including Paravakari, Vayalur, Kalaparakaram, Sivanaragaram, Poongudi, Koneirajaouram, Mustagudi, and Karuveli. In addition to Hindus, Muslims and Christians are also present in the region. Many inhabitants are Vellalars and Padayachis who farm. Others are goldsmiths, carpenters, potters, nayudus, chettiyars (merchants) muthaliyars (weavers) and Scheduled people. One of the well maintained temples is the temple of Varadharaja Perumal, alias Betha Perumal, is located at the east end of Kumbabishegam village. The temple was completed in 2005. The main gods of the temple are Pethapermumal and Vadapathira Kali. These are the deities of some 200 families who live in and around Vadamattam. == Vadapathira Kali== The temple has other similarities to Vinayagar: Karupanna samy, Vazikarayan, Utthandrayan, Kathavarayan, Paychiamman, Kamachiamman and Pidariamman. The annual festival of "Theemithi Thiruviza" is celebrated by the villagers during the first or second week of May every year in a grand manner. The festival lasts 15 days with poocherithal, sakthi karagam, kavadi, pal-kudam, thee-mithi, annadhanam, folk dances with religious katha, dramas, and Tamil religious discourses, etc. and ends with manchal vilayattu. The village folks panchayath, nattanmai and the poojari organize a group of people to share the responsibility of putting on the function in a grand manner. The Pethaperumal temple priest is striving to find out the total number of families related to this temple by maintaining a register of the families who physically come to the temple after a long gap in order to pray to their family deity enshrined here. The collection of the data is yet to be completed. The temple of Petha Perumal (also known as the representative deity of the original deity in the Kanchipuram Varadharaja Perumal Temple) was renovated and Mahakumbabishekam was performed in August 2005. Mahakumbabishekam for temples should be done once in twelve years according to Hindu methodology of temple construction and maintenance. Many deities including the Vadapathra Kaliamman are present in this temple. Though their respective idols installed during the Mahakumbabishekam as is the primary deity Varadharaja Perumal, alias Petha Perumal. The temple requires continuous maintenance to maintain its originality. The state of the temples originality remains unspoken for as different officials see regulatory action on decision making about the temple as an over-complicated regulation system. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vadamattam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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