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'''Anandathandavapuram''' is a village in [[Mayiladuthurai]] taluk, [[Nagapattinam district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The nearest town, Mayiladuthurai is located five kilometers, southerly. Anandathandavapuram has a small railway station which is located within the limits of the village. From this village there are direct trains to [[Chennai]], [[Tiruchirapalli]], [[Thanjavur]], [[Chidambaram]], [[Vaitheeswaran Temple]] etc.

The village is famous for Panchavateeswarar Shiva Temple<ref>http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1568</ref>

== Etymology ==
Ananda thandavam means Happy Dance. Anandathandavapuram is also known as Anathandapuram.

== Demographics ==

As per the 2001 census, Anandathandavapuram had a population of 3560 with 1796 males and 1764 females. The sex ratio was 982 and the literacy rate, 76.4.

== Facilities ==
Apart from the temples and the Railway Station they have a POST OFFICE, GOVT SCHOOL, PHARMACY with DOCTOR Consultation and GROCERIES shop at Anna statue street

== Famous personalities ==

The great Carnatic composer and lyricist Sri [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]] lived in this village for most of his life. His music Guru - Sri Govinda Yati also lived here. As a tribute to this great man, a music festival in the name of Gopala Krishna Bharathi is conducted in this village annually when renowned musicians from all over the country like [[Sudha Raghunathan]], [[Sanjay Subramanian]] come to this village and render wonderful performances on Sri Gopala Krishna Bharathi's creations.
The famous theatre artist [[Bombay Gnanam]] also grew up here.

== References ==
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* {{cite web|title=Primary Census Abstract - Census 2001 |url=http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations-Tamil Nadu |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090806044705/http://www.census.tn.nic.in/pca2001.aspx |archivedate=2009-08-06 }}

[[Category:Villages in Thanjavur district]]

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