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Manimangalam | |
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Town | |
 Interactive map of Manimangalam | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Kanchipuram |
| Languagages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| PIN | 601301 |
Manimangalam is a small town located in theKanchipuram district ofTamil Nadu state in SouthernIndia, famous for its ancient temples and inscriptions documenting the history of the ancientTamil kings[1]
According to the2011 Census of India, the town had a population was 8198, of which 4,117 were males and 4,081 were females. The literacy rate is 72.60%.[2] The town is located at a distance of 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) fromTambaram.
Manimangalam is a town of historic significance. This place became famous in thePallava period as the site of theBattle of Manimangala, in which the Pallava king,Narasimhavarman I is said to have defeated theChalukya KingPulakeshin II, and as one of the places mentioned in theTamil copper-plate inscriptions of Kūram (in the modern-dayKanchipuram district).[3] It is said that the town housed exporters and merchants of precious jewels.[4] As gathered from inscriptions inSanskrit in local sites, the town was also known byRatnagrahara andRatna Grama (The village of jewels)[3][1]
The town houses the 1000-year oldRajagopala Perumal Temple, devoted toVishnu, and which is believed to have been built during the period of theMedieval Cholas, and the Dharmeswara Temple, devoted toShiva, which is believed to have been built byKulottunga I during theLater Chola period. In inscriptions found in both these temples, it is gathered that the town had several other appellations - it went by the name ofLoka-Mahadevi-Chaturvedi-Mangalam during the time ofRajaraja I (aliasRajakesarivarman), byRaja-Sulamani-Chaturvedi-Mangalam during the reign of the following kingsRajadhiraja,Rajendra andVeera Rajendra and also by a few other names . From the time of Kulothunga Chola I to the end of the third Kulothunga period, the town was called 'Pandiyanai Irumadi Venkonda Chola Chaturvedi Mangalam' ('the town belonging to the Chaturvedi Chola who conquered Pandyas twice'). During the 18- year reign of Raja Raja III, the town was called "Grama Sikamani Chaturvedi Mangalam" (Jewel among habitations).[1]
The Rajagopala Perumal temple is dedicated to the worship of Vishnu, in the form ofDwaraka-Pati ('the Lord ofDvārakā'), and was also known in Tamil asVanduvarapati.[3] Besides this, there are two other temples in the town devoted to Vishnu called the Vaikuntha-Perumal temple and the Krishna-swami temple.[citation needed] There is another temple called Kailasa-Nathar temple devoted to Siva.[citation needed]
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