Azhagiya Ramar Temple, Kaveripakkam – History
Kaveripakkam
is well known for its lake which is the biggest in this district. It was built
by King Nandivarman III of Pallava dynasty (8th Century AD). The length of the
bund is 8.35 Kms. This place was called 'Kavithapakkam' during the reign of
the Pallavas. Recent excavations have unearthed 16th century
artifacts such as pottery materials and burnt clay products. These artifacts
are now displayed at Government Museum in Vellore.
The war
between Raza sahib and Robert Clive was held at this place. This is a
well-known war between British East India Company and Arcot Nawab. Raza sahib
lead 7000 soldiers as a chief commander of Arcot Nawab's army. British forces
were led by Robert Clive with 500 soldiers. But with new techniques and new
weapons Robert Clive defeated Raza Sahib.
Elders
used to tell stories of naming of some villages around Kaveripakkam. After
winning a war a king's body was cut into pieces and thrown at different places
around the town. The place where liver was thrown was called Eirala Cheri
(Eiral means liver in Tamil). The other names were Uthirampattu (Uthiram means
blood), Sirugarumbur and Perugarumbur after sirukudal (small intestine) and
perukudal (large intestine).
During
the war periods valuable statues were buried in land near Sundara Varadharaja
Perumal temple. The archaeology department found many statues near this temple.
Recently a few statues were found during temple renovation. The ancient temples
at Kaveripakkam were visited by Sri Ramana Maharishi and Sri Seshadhri Swamigal
for many days.
