Points
of Interest
The Iraniyur temple is said to be nurtured by a Nagarathar belonging
to what was once a subsect of the Illayathangudi temple, the Thiruvetpurkudiyar.
his younger brother agreed to take care of the Pillaiyarpatti temple.
As a result, no marriage is permitted between members of Iranikovil
and the Pillaiyarpatti temple.
(Source: "The Chettiar Heritage"; S. Muthiah, Meenakshi
Meyappan, Visalakshi Ramaswamy; 2000) |
