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Country
  
District
  
Tirupur

PIN
  
638661

Area code
  
04202

State
  
Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Telephone code
  
04202

Peramiyam

Peramiyam is a village and a panchayat near Dharapuram and Mulanur in Tirupur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.

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Map of Peramiam, Tamil Nadu 638661

History

Peramiyam stands on the banks of the holy river Amaravati, a tributary of the Kaveri River.

Every year in January [The month of Thai in Tamil year] 'Thai Pusam' festival for Maakaali Amman temple celebrating by the devotees. Every year Kamachi Amman temple, Bajanai mada temple festival is celebrated by the devotees.

Dharapuram was under the regimes of Chera kings in 850 A.D. Thereafter (in 1000 A.D. – 1275 A.D.) this place came under the rule of Cholas with Dharapuram as their Headquarters. Subsequently it came under the control of Padiars (from 1276 A.D.). Only during this period, a ruler by name Veerapandian caused the digging of Kalingarayan Channel. Then the Muslims (Modeen Sulthans) took over the rule after which Nayaks of Madurai ruled. Then Hyder Ali and Tippu Sultan held sway.

  • In 1799 when Tippu fell to the British, the East Indian Company took over the administration. It is famous for its Aanjaneya temple. In ancient times Dharapuram was called as 'Viradapura' which has significant links to Mahabharat.
  • Geography

    Peramiyam is located at .

    Education

  • Govt Higher Sec School is a higher secondary school with a free hostel.
  • Library
  • Temples

    The following temples are in Peramiyam:

  • Maakaali amman Temple
  • Bagavathi amman Temple
  • Eswaran Temple (Ootai Pillayar kovil)
  • Ezhuvaramman Temple
  • Kamachi amman Temple
  • Bajanai madam Temple
  • There were many temples near to Peramiyam.

  • Annanmar alayam Temple
  • Pandudhagara samy Temple
  • Varadharaja Perumal Temple
  • Periyanayagi Amman Temple[kula dheyvam]
  • Aruvasamy Temple
  • Neelampur Kaliamman Temple
  • Economy

  • Agriculture
  • Rice Mills
  • Chicken forms
  • Emu forms
  • Transport

  • Peramiyam is 15 km from Dharapuram, 11 km from Mulanur and 22 km from Vellakovil.
  • Govt Buses are available from Dharapuram, Mulanur and Vellakovil.
  • References

    Peramiyam Wikipedia


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