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# Ayya Vaikundar Temple
# Ayya Vaikundar Temple


===Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil===
==Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil==
Sudalai Maadan Temple is belonging to the whole village. It is situated in the centre of the village.
Sudalai Maadan Temple is belonging to the whole village. It is situated in the centre of the village.


[[File:Sudalai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil, Mangavilai]]
[[File:Sudalai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil, Mangavilai]]


===Arunachaleswar Temple===
==Arunachaleswar Temple==


[[File:Arunachaleswar-mangavilai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Arunachaleswar Temple, Mangavilai]]
[[File:Arunachaleswar-mangavilai.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Arunachaleswar Temple, Mangavilai]]
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It is a family temple, that is present in the north side of our siva sudalai maadan temple
It is a family temple, that is present in the north side of our siva sudalai maadan temple


===Isakki Amman Temple===
==Isakki Amman Temple==
[[File:ISAKI AMMAN TEMPLE.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Isaki Amman Temple, Mangavilai]]
[[File:ISAKI AMMAN TEMPLE.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|Isaki Amman Temple, Mangavilai]]
It is a family temple, that is present in the west side of our Shiva Sudalai Maadan temple.
It is a family temple, that is present in the west side of our Shiva Sudalai Maadan temple.


===Vinayagar Temple===
==Vinayagar Temple==
[[File:VINAYAGAR MANGAVILAI.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|VINAYAGAR TEMPLE, Mangavilai]]
[[File:VINAYAGAR MANGAVILAI.jpg|thumb|200 px|right|VINAYAGAR TEMPLE, Mangavilai]]


This is a famous temple which is present inside our Shiva Sudalai Swaamy temple.
This is a famous temple which is present inside our Shiva Sudalai Swaamy temple.


===Ayya Vaikundar Temple===
==Ayya Vaikundar Temple==
This is a family temple, that present in the west of Isakki Amman temple.
This is a family temple, that present in the west of Isakki Amman temple.


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*Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai
*Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai
*Gandhiji Youth Club (GYC), Mangavilai
*Gandhiji Youth Club (GYC), Mangavilai

==Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai==



==Kabadi Club==
==Kabadi Club==

Revision as of 06:48, 10 February 2018

Mangavilai
Village
Mangavilai
Mangavilai
Mangavilai is located in Tamil Nadu
Mangavilai
Mangavilai
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Mangavilai is located in India
Mangavilai
Mangavilai
Mangavilai (India)
Coordinates: 8°14′N 77°21′E / 8.23°N 77.35°E / 8.23; 77.35
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKanyakumari district
Government
 • Village HeadK. R. Raju
 • DesignerT. Venkateswaran
 • Assisted ByK. Bala Murugan P. Vaikunda Raja
Population
 • Total
above 1,200
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
629501
Telephone code91-4652
Vehicle registrationTN-74
Lok Sabha constituencyKanyakumari
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKanyakumari

Mangavilai (Template:Lang-ta) is a village in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India. Mangavilai comes under the Dharmapuram Panchayat, and is 9 km from Nagercoil, the district headquarters of Kanyakumari. The name Mangavilai means undestroyable fame.[citation needed]

History

Mangavilai is one of the small villages in Kanyakumari district. There is generally only one relationship in the village i.e. brother and sister's relationship. This is the main feature of the village. It has the population of around 850 peoples. The village has a name board in the entrance written in three languages (Hindi, Tamil and English). In Kanyakumari district, there are few villages having name boards with three or more languages and the same name board was established on 24.09.1985. It is a peculiar display.

Basically the peoples are hard workers. They went up to Member of Parliament level. One of the village man contested in a Parliament election against the greatest leader Shri K. Kamaraj (Ex-Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu) in 1972, but he failed and became a Rajyasabha Member. His name is Shri M C Balan, Ex-MP.

Village and surroundings

COCONUT TREE, Mangavilai

Mangavilai comes under Dharmapuram Panchayat. It is situated 1 km North of the Arabian Sea and 9 km distance from Nagercoil, which is the district Headquarters and 20 km distance from Kanyakumari, which is the southernmost tip of the land. It is surrounded by some other small villages namely Pilavilai in the north, Neduvilai in the east, Kaliyayanvilai in the south and Puthoor and Panavilai in the west.

Temples History

The following temples are there:

  1. Siva Sudalai Maadan Temple
  2. Arunachaleswar Temple
  3. Isakki Amman Temple
  4. Vinayagar Temple
  5. Ayya Vaikundar Temple

Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil

Sudalai Maadan Temple is belonging to the whole village. It is situated in the centre of the village.

Siva Sudalai Maadan Kovil, Mangavilai

Arunachaleswar Temple

Arunachaleswar Temple, Mangavilai

It is a family temple, that is present in the north side of our siva sudalai maadan temple

Isakki Amman Temple

Isaki Amman Temple, Mangavilai

It is a family temple, that is present in the west side of our Shiva Sudalai Maadan temple.

Vinayagar Temple

VINAYAGAR TEMPLE, Mangavilai

This is a famous temple which is present inside our Shiva Sudalai Swaamy temple.

Ayya Vaikundar Temple

This is a family temple, that present in the west of Isakki Amman temple.

Culture and religion

All the residents of Mangavilai follow Hinduism and belong to the Nadar caste.

Education

In Mangavilai, People are mostly educated. The literacy rate is 100%. Here the people are regularly reading newspapers. The village has a big library with a reading room with more than 15 weekly and monthly magazines and a sports complex to develop the physical fitness of the youth. The library provides educational and employment services through various consultants and documents. There is an annual meeting of employed people for some interaction. This provides the village with heads to develop the education. This meeting advices the village people to attain development in various fields.

The village produces many Doctor, Engineers, lawyers, college professors, and government employees, including military and paramilitary service and State Administrative Service personnel. At present the village has one Govt. employee in each household. The graduates are multiplied every year.

Climate

The maximum temperature during summer hovers around 86 °F or 30 °C. Mangavilai receives both the North-East and South-West monsoons.

Schools

  • Saraswathi vidyalaya matriculation School, Mangavilai

Social Welfare Club

  • Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai
  • Gandhiji Youth Club (GYC), Mangavilai

Nethaji Youth Club (NYC), Mangavilai

Kabadi Club

Siva Sudalaimaada Swamy Kabadi Club (SSS Kabadi Club)

See also