Parithiyur is a village on the northern banks of Kudamuruti River, near Sengalipuram, in Thiruvarur District of Tamil Nadu. It was originally called Kodandarama Puram. Buses from Kumbakonam, Nannilam, Kodavasal pass through Paruthiyur Village.

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Paruthiyur
village
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Local legend

Due to the poisonous flames of Raghu, Surya, the Sun God had once lost His facial beauty. It occurred on a solar eclipse day. The Sun God prayed to Lord Siva from this place and regained His charm and brightness. 'Sun' in Tamil is called Parithi. As Parithi Worshipped here, this place came to be called Paruthiyur. In colloquial usage it has become Paruthiyur. Rama Lakshmana is believed to have performed the Veda-Yogic Surya Namaskara, or Paruthi Vanakkam in this place. The village is associated with the divine legends connected with Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva. A place where Sun God worshipped (Raghu) and where the Sun (Surya Bhagavan) is worshipped. The village has Ganesha, Shiva, Perumal, Santhanamariyamman Temples. Paruthiyur Publications, '*Sarvam Rama Mayam', is the life history of Brahmasri Paruthiyur Periyava Ramayanam Shri Krishna Sastri and the book elaborates the sthala puranam of this village.

External links

• Sarvam Rama Mayam
• Pancha Rama Kshetras
• Paruthiyur Krishna Sastri
• Paruthiyur Sthala Puranam

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