Thirubuvanai() is a village in the union territory of Puducherry,

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. It is located in

Mannadipet commune panchayat Mannadipattu is a Village, Commune and Assembly Constituency in the Union Territory of Puducherry, India. It consists of 3 enclaves out of the 11 enclaves of Puducherry. Also, Sellipattu, located on the main enclave, is a part of Mannadipat ...

of the

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. It serves as the centre of

Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency) Thirubuvanai is a legislative assembly constituency in the Union territory of Puducherry in India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second ...

. It also hosts a Dodadrinath temple(Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple)built by Parantaka-1 in the 10th century and

Vadukeeswarar temple Vadukeeswarar Temple (also called Thiruvandarkoil Temple, Thiruvandarkoil and Panchanadeeswarar temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thiruvandarkoil , a village in Pondicherry - Villupuram highway in Pondicherry in ...

. It also has a primary health centre, police station and fire station.

Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple

The antiquity of the village goes back to the times of Chola king

Parantaka I Parantaka Chola I ( Tamil : பராந்தக சோழன் I) (873 CE–955 CE) was a Chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya by defeating Rajasimhan II. The best part of his reign was marked by increasing success ...

(907-955 CE) who built the Varadharaja Perumal temple. It was called as Veeranarayana Vinnagaram after the title of

. The old name of the village was Tirubuvanai Mahadevi Chadurvedi Mangalam, named after the Paranthagar's Queen. The lake of this village was called Kokkilanadi-Pereri, named after another wife of

. This is an AEL stone temple displaying the characteristic plinth mouldings, niches and pilasters. There are small but interesting panels around the sanctum depicting scenes from Ramayana and Bhagavata. There are a number of

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inscriptions in this temple throwing light on the political, social and cultural life of the village. The temple is managed by ASI.

Thirubuvanai Police Station

The police station situated at a distance of 22 km from Headquarters lies on the Villupuram Main Road (NH 45A). It is the west border police station in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The building was inaugurated by His Excellency H.L Khurana, Governor of Tamil Nadu and Administrator of Pondicherry on 2 June 1984. The police station building contains one S.I Quarter, three H.C’s Quarters and thirteen P.C’s Quarters. Thirubuvanai police station

Schools

*Govt. High School Thirubuvanai (அரசு உயர் நிலை பள்ளி, திருபுவனை) was Established in 1929. The School is managed by Government of Pondicherry Education Department. * FSDA English Higher Secondary School * Swami Vivekananda Higher Secondary School * Kalaimagal English High School Thirubuvanai

Transport

Road

Thirubuvanai is situated in the midway of the Pondicherry to Villupuram NH45 road. There are several private buses running on daily basis from Thirubuvanai to Pondicherry. The

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and The

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operates bus services from Pondicherry to Villupuram via Thirubuvanai.

Train

There is no train service available to Thirubuvanai. But one can reach ChinnababuSamuthiram railway station, and or Villupuram railway station which are located around 4 kilometer towards East and 17 km towards west from Thirubuvanai. Daily train services are available from Pondicherry to Villupuram junction via Chinnababu Samuthiram railway station.

Festivals

*Sedal Festival(செடல் திருவிழா) at Sri Pazhandi Mariyamman Kovil *Opening the door of paradise(சொர்க வாசல் திறப்பு) at Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Kovil

Industries

Member of Legislative Assembly

* 1974: A. Gopal,

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* 1977: M. Maniyam,

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* 1980:

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* 1985: S. Komala,

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* 1990: D. Viswanathan,

* 1991: D. Viswanathan,

* 1996: S. Arasi,

* 2001: P. Angalan,

* 2006: Angalane,

* 2011: P. Angalane,

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* 2016: B. Kobiga,

Gallery

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Anganvadi An Anganwadi is a type of rural child care centre in India. They were started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. ''Anganwadi'' in ...

maiyam(courtyard shelter) File:Thirubuvanai Central Talkies.jpg, Thirubuvanai Central Talkies

Notes

Villages in Puducherry district {{Puducherry-geo-stub