Mangalapuram
Mangalpuram Mathura Mangalapuram | |
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Village | |
  Mangalpuram Location in Tamil Nadu, India  Mangalpuram Mangalpuram (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°02′51″N 79°36′59″E / 12.04750°N 79.61639°ECoordinates: 12°02′51″N 79°36′59″E / 12.04750°N 79.61639°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Viluppuram |
| Named for | temple |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Panchayat |
| • Body | Village panchayat |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 15,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 605402 |
| Vehicle registration | TN-32 |
| Nearest city | Villupuram |
| LokSabha constituency | Villupuram |
| Civic agency | Village Panchayat |
Mangalapuram, formerly Mathura Mangalapuram, is a village located in the Viluppuram district in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Early history
Early history of Mangalapuram tells of a group of families who came from odiyathur to their respective farms and built their houses, later which became known as Mangalapuram.
General information
More than 15,000 people are inhabitants of the village. Mangalapuram is well known for its rich cultural icons. Mangalapuram is well connected by road transport to its district capital, Villupuram. It is
- Villupuram - sourapatu - kedar - Mangalapuram.
Mangalapuram is well connected with the nearest towns like Kedar, kandachipuram and vetavalam.
Occupation
During the 1960s, cultivation was the primary occupation in Mangalapuram. Most of the workers later moved to towns for better earnings. The people in this village are mostly farmers. Irrigation for farm lands mostly depends on the seasonal rainfall of the North-East Monsoon.
Education
Mangalapuram and the district it belongs to have a low literacy rate. Now the situation is changing. One Panchayat Union Primary School is functioning.
Annunciation of Virgin Mary Church
Mangalapuram is the only Village in Tamil Nadu which celebrates the Annunciation of Mother Mary. The festival starts with flag hoisting and endures for nine days. The feast day (25th March) prayers are said in Tamil. The Lady came floating in her car, shouldered by her foot soldiers of faith. And as she floated along the teeming thousands, her faithful knelt, some with open palms, some with absolute supplication – each with their own reason for reverence and surrender. And for once, absolute supplication looked endearing – with each believer soaking in the beauty of Our Lady of Health, with star-lit eyes and prayers galore. For the thousands, who had thronged and lodged themselves hours before the procession, it was a penance of sorts – one that saw its expression in their star-lit eyes, rested bodies, and pleading-open palms in defenseless submission to the lady almighty - as calls for ‘peace among nations' and ‘love among people' were made along the trail of the cars. It is said that those who shouldered the car would be decided by the Parish on the basis of requests made by the faithful. While, the smaller cars were shouldered by women and the bigger ones by men.
It was as if the grandeur of the event could only be matched by the grandeur of the reverence of the thousands gathered there.
Our lady of perpetual help cave
Our Lady of Perpetual Help cave is situated right beside the bus stand of Mangalapuram. The feast will be celebrated every 25th of May with a mass in Tamil and a procession of Our Lady around the village.
Gallery
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Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
Claretians
The Claretians, a community of Roman Catholic priests and brothers, were founded by Saint Anthony Claret in 1849. Their ministries are highly diverse and vary depending on the needs of the area. They focus on seeing life through the eyes of the poor and responding to the biggest need at the time. They have a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Their formal title is the Congregation of Missionaries, Sons of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary (abbreviation C.M.F for Cordis Mariae Filii, but they are popularly known as "the Claretians".
Ministry Among the Dalits, Kavasam - Mangalapuram
- Multipurpose Community Centre is being established to work in solidarity with dalit people’s movements for their holistic liberation
- Community Development Organisation - Giving awareness programs about their human dignity and rights.
Art & Cultural Programme - The music, dance and other art forms of the natives are at the verge of extinction and those of the dominant are projected as the culture and the art of the country. Development of masses includes promotion of their culture too. Training and popularization of Dalit and folk arts are part and parcel of the mission of Kavasam. Cultural Groups called ‘VeeraMulakkam’ in Kakanur and VettriMurasuKalaikuzhu in Villiavarambal are formed for the development of the culture.
Reflexology treatment
Kavasam offers Reflexology three times per week usually on (Sat, and Tue). Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medicine involving application of pressure to the feet and hands with specific thumb, finger, and hand techniques without the use of oil or lotion. It is based on a pseudoscientific[1] system of zones and reflex areas that purportedly reflect an image of the body on the feet and hands, with the premise that such work effects a physical change to the body.[2]
References
- ↑ Barrett, Stephen (2004-09-25). "Reflexology: A close look". Quackwatch. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ Kunz, Kevin; Kunz, Barbara (1993). The Complete Guide to Foot Reflexology. Reflexology Research Project. Search this book on
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