Nachiapuram
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Nachiapuram | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Nachiapuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Nachiapuram Nachiapuram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°4′50.34″N 78°40′16.31″E / 10.0806500°N 78.6711972°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Sivaganga |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kallal Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 630207 |
| Telephone code | 04577 |
| Nearest city | Karaikkudi |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sivaganga |
| Civic agency | Kallal Panchayat |
| Website | www |
Nachiapuram[1] is a village located in Sivagangai District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. Nachiapuram is a panchayat with elected members, and forms part of the Kallal Union.
The village of Nachiapuram was founded in the 1800s by Nagarthars migrating from Mekkudi, Kambanoor, Naduvikkottai, Siravayal, and other places. At that time the Amman Temple, Shivan Temple, and other facilities were built in the village.
Nachiapuram gets its name from the deity 'Nachiar Amman', worshipped as the Goddess that protects the village and its citizens.
Emigrants
In colonial times, Nachiapuram Nagarathars emigrated to countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam, amongst a few others.
Many of its Nagarathar citizens emigrated to Singapore in the 1930s and 1940s and to many other countries in the 1990s and 2000s. Around the 1950s and 1960s, by virtue of most Nagarathars in Singapore having emigrated from Nachiapuram, Singapore was known as Chinna Nachiapuram amongst the Nagarathar residents of Singapore.
Temples and festivals
Besides The Nachiar Amman Temple, Nachiapuram also has the Kattu Nachi Amman Temple, a Sivan Kovil, a common Pillayar Kovil and Thandayuthapani Kovil. The annual Thiruvizha function at the Amman Temples is a ritual that all Nachiapuram Folks look forward to year after year. The Thiruvizha is a ten-day event, with Letcharchanai, Amman Oorvalam and many other events termed as MandagapPadi.