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Serankulam or Serangulam or Serangolam, is a village in Mannargudi Taluk of Thiruvarur District in Tamil Nadu in India.
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Map of Serankulam, Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu 614016
Religious Significance
In the Tamil Srivaishnava tradition, Serangolam (aka, Serankulam, Serangulam) is one of five villages collectively known as Panchagramam. The other villages are Karappangadu, Nammankurichi, Peravoorani and Puliyakkudi (Idaikkadu).
The People of Serangolam are closely linked with the villages of Karappangaadu, Nammankurichi, Peraavoorani and Puliyakkudi. Several centuries before these people migrated from 3 major northern cities namely, Kooram, Kidambi and Selperi.
Once upon a time, a group of Sri Vaishnavas from Kooram, Kidambi and Selperi set-off on a pilgrimage. On one nightfall, they stopped at the place now known as Karappangadu. That night, they had a dream - in which the Lord directed them to an anthill (marked by a flying Garuda) in which they were to find a deity. The Lord directed the Sri Vaishnavas to build a temple and chant the Divya Prabhandam for HIM. Thus, the town of Karappangadu was formed.
As days went by, the families from Karappangadu settled in the near-by areas. They got settled in Peraavoorani, Nammankurichi, Puliyakkudi, and Serangolam - came to be called "The Pancha Graamams" (meaning: "The 5 villages") along with Karappangaadu.
So in Serangolam, there are people from Kooram, Kidambi and Selperi. Serangolam nicely unites the people of different origins and the pancha graamams.
Serangolam has a temple dedicated to Lord Srinivasa, located on the banks of the river Paamani, a branch of Cauvery until it unites with Bay of Bengal in the town of Muthupettai.
Serangolam is about 5 kilometers from Mannargudi and can be reached by buses, auto-rickshaws and a mini-bus. Serangolam is roughly about 330 kilometers from Chennai.