Iluppaiyur or Eluppaiyur (Tamil:
இலுப்பையூர்) is
a small village in Sathanur Panchayat in Tiruchirappalli
District in Tamil
Nadu, India.
This village belongs to Thinnanur Post and Musiri Taluk.
Most of the people in this village belongs to the Arunattu
Vellalar caste.
Iluppaiyur village is located 4 km
from Karattampatti (From Trichy to Thuraiyur Main
Road SH 62) and approximately 30 km distance from Trichy.
The main economy is based on agriculture.
Main agriculture product is Rice.The major source of irrigation is
Wells. The population of Iluppaiyur is around 500. Presently, around
300 voters dwell in this village. Musiri Panchayat Union
Elementary School Iluppaiyur is located here with strength
around 60. PIN Code of Iluppaiyur is : 621006.
Temples and Festivals:
Shri
Selva Ganapathy temple, Shri Maha Mariyamman temple, Shri Aladi Muthu
Karuppannasamy temple and Shri Aiyanar temple are located in this
village. Also Arunattu Vellalar kulathivam temples include Shri
Thottichchi Amman temple and Shri Appur Nallenthiraswamy temple are
placed in this village.
Chiththirai
festival (Also called Kudiyazhaippu Vizha) is one of the most popular
festivals of Iluppaiyur. This festival falls in May every year.
Kudiyazhaippu Vizha lasts for five days. Many of the villagers have
moved to the cities, but return to celebrate the festival in their
native village. Also Kamandi (Radhi-Manmathan Marriage and Oppari) is
held every year in April or May (Machi or Panguni in Tamil) month.
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