Country India District Ramanathapuram Nearest city Devakottai | State Tamil Nadu Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) | |
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Oriyur (Tamil: ஓரியூர்) is a small village located in Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is 35 kilometers from Devakottai, Sivagangai(Dt).
Map of Oriyur, Tamil Nadu 623406
It is a Christian pilgrim center, as it is home to the martyrdom of St. John de Britto, a Portuguese Jesuit better known as ‘Arulanandar’ in Tamil. It was in this place that John de Britto was beheaded in 1693 and the sand dune is said to have turned red, stained by the blood of the saint.
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