Thirubuvanai() is a village in the

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. It is located in Mannadipet commune panchayat of the

Villianur taluk Villianur taluk () is one of four taluks in the Pondicherry District of the union territory of Puducherry. It comprises villages under Villianur and Mannadipet Commune. Villianur taluk is further divided into four sub-taluks or firkas, namel ...

. It serves as the centre of Thirubuvanai (Union Territory Assembly constituency). It also hosts a Dodadrinath temple(Sri Thenkalai Varadharaja Perumal Temple)built by Parantaka-1 in the 10th century and Vadukeeswarar temple. 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; 873–955) was a Chola emperor who ruled for forty-eight years, annexing Pandya by defeating Rajasimhan II and in the Deccan won the Battle of Vallala against Rashtrakutas whic ...

(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

Chola The Chola Empire, which is often referred to as the Imperial Cholas, was a medieval thalassocratic empire based in southern India that was ruled by the Chola dynasty, and comprised overseas dominions, protectorates and spheres of influence ...

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 Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation and The

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation Ltd. - (TNSTC) is a government owned public transport bus operator in Tamil Nadu, India. It operates Intercity bus services to cities within Tamil Nadu, and from Tamil Nadu to its neighbouring states. It al ...

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,

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (; AIADMK, also abbreviated as ADMK), also shortened to Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, is an Indian Regionalism (politics), regional political party with great influence in the Federated state, sta ...

* 1980: P. Cattavarayane,

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* 1985: S. Komala,

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* 1990:

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* 1991:

* 1996:

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* 2001: P. Angalan,

* 2006: Angalane,

* 2011: P. Angalane,

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* 2016: B. Kobiga,

Gallery

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Anganvadi Anganwadi () is a type of rural child care centre in India. It was started by the Indian government in 1975 as part of the Integrated Child Development Services program to combat child hunger and malnutrition. ''Anganwadi'' in Hindi means ...

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

Notes

Villages in Puducherry district {{Puducherry-geo-stub