Poombarai


Poombarai is a village located in the heart of the Palani hills of Tamil Nadu, India, from Kodaikanal. It is situated at above the sea level.

Population

Poombarai has 1,073 households with 2,251 males and 2,205 females.
Poombarai is famous for Sri Kuzhanthai Velleper temple. Out of 1533 workers reporting, the means of livelihood are casual labour 841, subsistence cultivation 279, artisan 392, salary 10 and others 11.

Education

Poombarai has 1 Panchayat Union primary school and 1 Government higher secondary School and Danish Nursery and Primary School
Out of 1531 children 5–14 years old, 891 are working and not going to school, 136 are going to school and working and 504 are going to school and not working.

Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple

The Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple has three thousand years of history and was consecrated by Bhogar. The idol is made of Dasabashanam. This temple comes under Pazhani Devasthanam. Every year Poombarai celebrates the Ther Thiruvizha procession for Lord Murga. It falls on Kettai nakshatra which comes after Thaip Poosam. Normally in Thai or Maasi month.In poombarai village there is a temple of Lord Muruga 10/12 centuries When Bogar returned from China after completed Palani andavar statue he built one more Navabashanam idol at mid of Palani and Poombari Western gates nowadays the place is called as Yanai Gejam. As per inscriptions in the temple which temple has built by king of Chera dynasty,. There is a song-poem by Aruna giri nathar who lived during the 15th century while visited this temple this god has saved Arunagiri nathar from one devil by acted as a Baby, The peoples is trusting because of this incident only Poombarai Murugan has called as Kuzhanthai Velappar.The Poombarai Village is fully covered by Reserve forest.Also some of others trusting this idol is made up of Dasaphasanam which is Ten different herbals.
And this abhishegam cures more diseases like cancer and sugar etc. By scientifically more 'Siddhar' lived around western-gates so this Temple location also Middle of western-gates only so we can confirm the stories of Bhogar idols.

Visitor information

There is a forest Department rest house at Poombarai.
There is a Canara Bank Branch at Poombarai.
There is an Indian Digital Studio at Poombarai.
There is a Govt Primary Health Centre located adjacent to Temple running since 5 August 2016.

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