Thambiluvil

Coordinates: 7°08′N 81°51′E / 7.133°N 81.850°E / 7.133; 81.850
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Thambiluvil
தம்பிலுவில்
තම්බිලුවිල්
DS Division
Thirukkovil

Thambiluvil (Tamil: தம்பிலுவில்) is a coastal village situated in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. It is 78 kilometres (48 mi) south of Batticaloa, on the east coast of the island. Thambiluvil is known for its preservation of the Tamil culture, especially the traditions of the ancient Mattakkalappu Desam. It is also known for Periya Kalappu, an area that has a lagoon and rice paddys.[not verified in body]

Etymology

Medieval Tamil sources, compiled in Mattakkalappu Purva Sarithiram, claim that Megavarnan, the son of Chola princess Thampathi nallāḷ and Kalinga prince Puvaṉēka kayavāku, renovated the Thirukkovil Temple and constructed a memorial tank in the name of his mother, Tampativil (lit. Pond of Tampati).[1][2] It is believed that Tampativil later became Tambiluvil.[3]

Another theory suggests that Thambiluvil is derived from the words Thambal and Vil (Tamile: தம்பல் + வில்), which means "sludge puddle; pond".[4][5] Oral reports from residents suggest that the original Thambiluvil villages spread north to Kolavil and south to Thandiyady and included a vast water source used for paddy cultivation near Koraikkalappu, a suburb of Thambiluvil.

Background

The inscription at Thambiluvil estuary dated 1902

Thambiluvil village covers an area of 5.2 square kilometres (2 sq mi), and has a population of 8,937 inhabitants, including 2,686 families.

Saivism, with a small Christian minority. The village is bordered by Thirukkovil village to the south and Thampaddai village to the north. The main industries are agriculture, animal husbandry, and fishing.[citation needed
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Thambiluvil, along with its southern sister village,

Thirukkovil Sithira Velayutha Swami Temple is carried out by locals, based on the maternal clan "Kuty" system, which was traditionally called "Pandu Paravani", although this tradition has since been abandoned. The Thambiluvil Inscription was found here and is now kept in the temple.[citation needed
]

Thambiluvil Sivan Kovil under reconstruction following the 2004 Tsunami.

Social significance

Thambiluvil was once known for practicing Nattu Koothu and Vasanthan (a kind of Kummi), which are traditional dances of the Batticaloa Tamils. These practices disappeared under the ethnic tensions of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The cult of the Kannaki Amman, prevalent throughout Sri Lanka, has also been observed there. Some legends suggest that Thambiluvil may have originated the Kannaki cult of Sri Lanka's east coast.[8] The Thambiluvil Kannaki temple is highly regarded by the inhabitants of the area.[citation needed]

The anthropological and sociological significance of Thambiluvil, especially to Sri Lankan Tamils, has been described in the research of anthropologists including Nur Yalman,[9] Dennis B. McGilvray,[10] and Lester Hiatt.[11]

See also

  • Thambiluvil Sri Kannaki amman temple
  • Thambiluvil Madhya Maha Vidyalayam
  • Thambiluvil Inscription
  • Thirukkovil Sithira Velayutha Swami Kovil

References

  1. ^ Nadarajah, F.X.C (1998). Mattakkalappu Manmiyam (Tamil) (2 ed.). Batticaloa: Batticaloa District Cultural Board. p. 30.
  2. ISBN 9559429663
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  3. ^ Navanāyakamūrtti, Nā (1999). Tambiluvil kaṇṇaki vaḻipāṭu. Akkaraipattu: Vāṉati veḷiyīṭu. pp. 15–24.
  4. ^ Vāṇaṉ, Vākarai (2011). kiḻakkilaṅkait tamiḻakam (Tamil). Ahead Caritas. p. 46.
  5. ^ "Pagood Tricoil at Dutch Ceylon map, 17th Century CE". Kaart van de Hooft-Fortificatien van Colombo, Jaffanapatnam, Gale en Batacalo, alsmede van de subalterne of mindere forten, onder voorgenoemde plaatsen behorende, en die aan Zee gelegen zyn. Nationaal archief of Nederlaands. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. ^ Census of Thirukkovil Division. Thirukkovil: Divisional Secretariat. 2004. pp. 8–12.
  7. ISBN 9789558733974
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  8. ^ "History". Invoking the goddess. Pattini - Kannaki Devotion in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. ^ Yalman, Nur (1967). Under the Bo Tree: Studies in Caste, Kinship and Marriage in the Interior of Ceylon. University of California Press. pp. 306–328.
  10. ISBN 9780822389187
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  11. doi:10.1177/003776867302000207
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