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{{Infobox settlement<br />
|official_name = Karungulam<br />
|native_name = <br />
|other_name = <br />
|settlement_type = Vagulagiri<br />
|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]<br />
|subdivision_name = India<br />
|subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
|subdivision_name1 = [[:Tamil Nadu]]<br />
|subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Tamil Nadu|District]]<br />
|subdivision_name2 = [[:Tuticorin|Tuticorin]]<br />
|subdivision_type3 = Former name<br />
|subdivision_name3 = Krishna Thadakam<br />
|image_skyline = Karungulam Board.JPG<br />
|image_caption = Karungulam sign board <br />
|pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu <br />
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Karungulam in Tamil Nadu<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|8.81|N|78.04|E|region:IN-TN|format=dec|display=inline,title}}<br />
|pushpin_label_position = left<br />
|leader_party =<br />
|government_type =<br />
|leader_title1 = Panchayat Chairman <br />
|leader_name1 = Thiru. A. Kosalram Raja<br />
|leader_title2 = Panchayat President<br />
|leader_name2 = T. Pushpam<br />
|timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|utc_offset1 = +05:30<br />
|blank2_name = [[Official language]]<br />
|blank2_info = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
|postal_code = 628 0xx<br />
|area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
|area_code = 91 (0) 4630<br />
|registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#TN.E2.80.94Tamil Nadu|TN]]-92<br />
|website = {{URL|www.facebook.com/Karungulam}}, {{URL|www.youtube.com/VagulaTube}}<br />
|footnotes = {{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Karungulam''' is a village in [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]. There are several villages in the state which share this name; this article is about the village in [[Tuticorin]] District at Vagulagiri hill. The village is also called '''Marthandam Karungulam''' for the Lord Marthandeswara temple located at the entrance of the village on its northern border. The village is chiefly notable for its temples.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
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Karungulam village in [[Tuticorin]] District, and has been under this jurisdiction since the bifurcation of [[Tirunelveli]] District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=28&centcode=0006&tlkname=Srivaikundam%20%20332806 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923121028/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/vill.php?dcode=28&centcode=0006&tlkname=Srivaikundam%20%20332806 |archivedate=2015-09-23 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php?dc=28&tlkname=Karunkulam&region=2&lvl=block&size=1200 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923120823/http://tnmaps.tn.nic.in/pr_villages.php?dc=28&tlkname=Karunkulam&region=2&lvl=block&size=1200 |archivedate=2015-09-23 |df= }}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
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The [[Thamiraparani river]] flows on the eastern side of Karungulam village parallel to the [[Tirunelveli]]–[[Tiruchendur]] high road.<br />
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Vagulagiri is a small hillock situated on the southern bank of Thamparapani, on the northeastern side of the village. It is said to have gained its name from vagulam flowers which once covered the hill.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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==Religion and culture==<br />
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Veneration is important to many of the people of Karungulam and those who visit the village and surrounding region.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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Some believe that the [[Temple tank|Pushkarani]] water of [[Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala|Tirupati]] flows into the Thamiraparani river, making it sacred. Temples line both sides of the river along the Tirunelveli–Tiruchendur road, and people bathe in the river to purify their sins before going for [[Darśana|darshan]] at Vagulagiri.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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The village is near the [[Adichanallur]] where ancient people lived. Many burial [[urn]]s protrude from the ground portion of Kotai Vasal. Coins and mud vessels have been unearthed during excavations for new construction.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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Karungulam is sometimes called Marthandam Karungulam{{citation needed|date=June 2018}} for the Lord Marthandeswara temple located at the entrance of the village on its northern border. The unique feature of this temple is that the [[Navagraha]]s are depicted with their wives, suggesting that it is very old.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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A [[Navadurga]] (nine forms of [[Durga]]) temple unique to [[Tamil Nadu]] is located near the Marthandeswara temple. The nine durgas are Śhailaputrī, Brahmachāriṇī, Chandraghaṇṭā, [[Kushmanda]], Skandamātā, Kārtyāyanī, Kālarātrī, Mahāgaurī and Siddhidātrī.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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The Vagulari temple atop Vagulagiri hill enshrines its main deity, [[Venkateswara|Lord Venkatachalapathy]], in the form of two sticks (''tharkals'') made of [[sandalwood]]. Depictions of Lords Venkatesa and Srinivasa overlook the village and some believe that the figures protect the villagers from evils, communicable diseases and other dangers. The sticks are removed from the temple and used to drive the car in the temple car festival. The Chithirai festival attracts many devotees. Puratasi Sani Garuda Sevai is celebrated in the Saturdays of Puratasi, and the Pavithrothsavam festival is celebrated for three days in July.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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Other temples surround the village. Sri Santhanamari Amman temple is managed by the Yadava community and located at the southern border. Sri Vadakku Vasal Selvi is at the northeastern border; Sri Angala Eshvari is at the western border.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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It is believed that many Siddas have lived in Vagulagiri and that some are still living in Sukshma and Sthula forms. Rishi Agathiyar has visited this hill several times.<br />
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===''Vagulagiri Mahatmiam''===<br />
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''Vagulagiri Mahatmiam'' is a small recorded palm ''chuvadi'' in which the existence of gods at Vagulagiri hill are depicted. The Krantham scripts explaining the consecration of the Vagulagiri Lords were translated into Tamil by the Sanskrit scholar Brammasri K. Venkatachala Sastrigal. This ''[[Puranas#Sthala Puranas|sthhala purana]]'' (scholarly work on a place or temple) provides an insight into local history and customs.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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According to this work, King Subakandan of Kalharam in the ancient country of Baagligam was suffering from a terrible illness and could find no medical relief. Subakandan turned to his faith in the deity of the seven hills, Venkatachalapathy. He went to Tiruppathy where he performed prayers, penances and arathanas, and eventually received a vision of the deity. The vision instructed Subakandan to erect a chariot of sandalwood. Two sticks of sandalwood were leftover, in which Venkatachalapathy would remain. Subakandan fulfilled a request to take these sticks to the hill at Karungulam and consecrated the sticks between a holy tamarind tree and the Sri Srnivasa temple. Venkatachalapathy was then worshipped at the temple alongside Sri Srnivasa.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
{|<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Sivan Kovil.JPG|thumb|300x300px|Karungulam Sivan Kovil]]<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Perumal Kovil.JPG|thumb|upright|300x300px |Karungulam Perumal Kovil]]<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Vadakku Vasal Selvi Kovil.JPG|thumb|300x300px]]<br />
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{| <br />
|[[File:Karungulam Venkatachalapathy.JPG|thumb]]<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Srinivasa perumal.JPG|thumb]]<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Marthandeshwarar.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=Marthandeshwarar|400x300px]]<br />
| [[File:Karungulam Kulasekari Ambal.JPG|thumb|upright|250x250px|Kulasekari]]<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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