Karaikeni
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Karaikeni | |
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Village | |
  Karaikeni Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Karaikeni Karaikeni (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°44′38″N 77°50′29″E / 9.743889°N 77.841389°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Madurai district |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 2,500 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Karaikeni is a Gram panchayat in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1]
Karaikeni is situated 2 km from T.Kallupatti. It comprises two villages Karaikeni and Theppathupatti.
Culture
Karaikeni Padukalam (padukalam means "war") is celebrated where many villages come together to have different war like activities. The history goes back 500 years when Karaikeni ruler Arasuthevar decided to resolve a dispute between two other small rulers. The decision was to contest a war to decide the winner. One of the rulers and his army was destroyed but one warrior escapes. His descendants come together every two years to celebrate this festival. Now the festival involves a fight between the groups in typical Tamil tradition involving Silambu.[2][3] Some of the other temples are Maasana Muthammal (Sleeping Goddess), Amman Temple, Vinayakar Temple, Kochadai Muthiah/ Karupasamy temple.