Dakshina Patha Palayam
D.P Palayam
Dakshina Patha Palayam | |
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village | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Vellore |
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Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | TN-23 BQ |
Coastline | 140 kilometres (87 mi) |
Dakshina Pathapalayam, also known as D.P. Palayam, is a village located in Gudiyattam Taluk, in the Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from the border with Andhra Pradesh and 4 km (2.5 mi) from Paradarami. It is a small village and has about 50 other villages surrounding it.
The village lies between Gudiyattam and Chittoor State HighWay 88. It is 22 km (14 mi) from Gudiyattam and 24 km (15 mi) from Chittoor. From Paradarami one can reach D.P. Palayam by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation town service buses, the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses, and Kalaimagal Transport private bus, and also a number of shared auto services frequently available for public transportation.
The D,P. Palayam panchayat comprises Arigavaripalli, Agraharam, Dasarapalli, Gangapuram, and Thanneerpandhal. The six-lane national highway NH7 is about 25 km (16 mi) from D.P. Palayam. The proposed four-lane highway NH4 is about 25 km (16 mi) from D.P. Palayam. The nearest school is Government Higher Secondary School for Boys and Girls located in Paradarami. The nearest Government Hospital is located in Paradarami and Gudiyattam. The nearest bordered town is Chittoor.
State Highway 88, which is about a 41 km (25 mi) stretch from Gudiyattam to Chittoor, plays a major role in heavy vehicle goods transportation. A vast number of goods carrying vehicles pass along this highway.
Languages
The official languages are Telugu and Tamil.
More about D.P. Palayam
Taluk | Gudiyattam |
Railway | Katpadi junction 30 km (19 mi) |
Airport | Chennai Airport 175 km (109 mi) |
Nearest city | Chittoor, Vellore |
Nearest hospital | Gudiyattam, Chittoor, Vellore |
Nearest government school | Paradarami, Gudiyattam |
The village is surrounded by hills on all the sides and has an old temple—Veera Vijaya Anjaneya Swamy Temple—which has been renovated.[1] Every month people in and around the village visit this temple and celebrate Purnima and perform poojas.
Travellers can join the National High Way NH4 from D.P. Palayam via D K Cheruvu and Bangarupalem. This is the shortest route ever and reduce the trip by more than 40 km (25 mi) by avoiding Chittoor.
Veera Vijaya Anjaneya Temple
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Veera Vijaya Anjaneya Swamy Temple is one of the oldest temples which dates back to 1900. The monument was carved on stone near a small hill near the village. The people in and around the village visit the temple once in a year during Kartika purnima to perform poojas and abhisheka to the Lord Hanumanji. Then, the people of D.P. Palayam decided to renovate the temple. Individuals like Putta Subhramanyam Naidu and prominent villagers joined together and built the temple for Hanumanji which took between 9–10 years. Gaddam Padmanabha Naidu, who supervised the work, was later elected President/Dharmakartha for the temple.
On 1 July 2011 the Chaitra Purnima Kumbhaabhishekam for this temple is performed. Thousands of devotees and Swami Kanchi Jayendra Saraswathi from Kanchipuram and Durga Prasad Swamiji from Vijayawada or Bejawada joined this auspicious function and made it as a grand success.
Devotees can also take up a Vrata deeksha called Anjaneya malaadhaarana for a period of 40 days and perform the rituals at the end either at the Hanuman Temple in the village or at Vijaywada. Every full moon day, and on Hanuman Jayanti, people celebrate the occasion in a very auspicious manner. People from many other villages, towns and cities visit the temple in large numbers every month.
Gallery
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Swami in hot sun
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Store room before building
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Temple original view
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Performing pooja to the Lord
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Sindooraabishekam for the Lord
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Nijaroopam old
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Temple under construction at a distance
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Devotees performing bajans while giri valam
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Hanumanji is carved on a holy rock
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Temple without the compound wall and the main gopuram.
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Hanuman inside the temple
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The main entrance of the temple
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A view of temple gopuram
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The main entrance of the temple
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Temple Arch from the entrance
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Mist surrounded during winter at 6:00 am
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A view of coconut trees from the hill top
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Coconut trees
Occupation
The major occupation of the village is agriculture. Sugar cane, Paddy (unmilled rice) and other vegetables are cultivated here and transported to the nearby markets called Ulavar Santhai in Tamil in Gudiyattam[2].
Cattle and milk production are also important agricultural activities for the village.
Politics
Dakshinapatha palayam belongs to the Gudiyattam Taluk and now it has been included in K.V Kuppam assembly constituency and is also a part of Vellore Lok Sabha constituency. Kamarajar was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly from the Gudiyatham constituency when he was the chief minister of Tamil Nadu.[3]
Assembly Segments
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Vellore changed 1.1.09 (Arni Lok sabha) Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
After delimitation, it is currently composed of
References
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- ^ "bhadrachalarama.org the e-abode of Lord Rama". bhadrachalarama.org. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ or Chittoor
- ^ a b "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Tamil Nadu. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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D P Palayam Habitation Profile
Government of India Census Information about D.P Palayam
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation for D.P Palayam
D.P Palayam Village Panchayat Profile and villages under D.P Palayam Panchayat
Places of interest
- Mordhana Dam
- Gudiyattam
- Chittoor
- Thalakona Falls
- Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayakaswamy Temple
- Yelagiri Hills
- Sripuram Golden Temple Vellore
- Kaigal Water Falls Palamaneru
Notes
Further information about the village.