Alwarpuram
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Alwarpuram | |
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Neighbourhood | |
  Alwarpuram Alwarpuram, Madurai, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′43″N 78°08′06″E / 9.9286°N 78.1351°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai |
| Elevation | 161.19 m (528.8 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil, English |
| • Speech | Tamil, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 625020 |
| Telephone code | +91452******* |
| Vehicle registration | TN 59 ** XXXX |
| Other Neighbourhoods | Goripalayam, Sellur, Nelpettai, Simmakkal, Yanaikkal, Anna Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Tallakulam |
| Corporation | Madurai Municipal Corporation |
| LS | Madurai |
| VS | Madurai South |
Alwarpuram which is pronounced as 'Aallhwaarpuram' is a neighbourhood in Madurai of Tamil Nadu state in India.[1][2][3][4]
Alwarpuram is located with the coordinates of (9°55′43″N 78°08′06″E / 9.9286°N 78.1351°E) near Goripalayam.
Details
Every year during Chithirai festival, Lord Kallallhagar enters the Vaigai river in Madurai near Alwarpuram.[5] Madurai corporation installed steel gates at Alwarpuram near the riverfront to control the dumping and polluting the area.[6] Also, Kallallhagar on his return journey to Alagar Koil, again visits Alwarpuram before going to Mysore Maharaja mandap for the event of 'Pooppallakku' there which is celebrated in a grand manner.[7]
Recreation
Recreational places such as Gandhi Museum and Rajaji Park in Madurai are situated at Alwarpuram.[8][9]
