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'''Thirumarugal''' is a small town, located 13 km East of [[Nannilam]], Near [[Nagapatnam]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in [[India]]. The history of the region is centered around ancient [[Rathnagiriswarar Temple]], a [[Hindu]] temple dedicated to [[Shiva]]. The ten day Brahmotsavam festival celebrated during the Tamil month of ''Chittirai'' (April - May), is the major festival in the region.

In modern times, the village is part of [[Nagapattinam district]] and is administered by a village panchayat. It is also the headquarters of the [[Thirumarugal block]]. As per 2011 census, the village had a population of 9,177. The village is connected by bus transport and is located on the [[Kumbakonam]] - [[Nagapattinam]] highway via [[Nannilam]]. The Narimanam oil reserve under the Madras Refineries Limited is one of the major industry giving employment to the villagers along with agriculture.

== Etymology ==
[[File:Tirumarugal1.jpg|250px|thumb|Image of [[Rathnagiriswarar Temple]] around which the history of the temple]]
Thirumarugal derived its name from a [[Plantain (cooking)|plantain]] named Marugal found inside the northern-side of the Rathnagiriswarar temple since time immemorial. The specialty of the plantain, is that it will not grow anywhere else if its branch is cut and planted. The place is also called ‘Kadalivana Kshethram’ in [[Sanskrit]]. As per [[Hindu]] legend, once there lived a merchant in Vaipur who had seven daughters. He promised to get his eldest daughter married to his sister's son. But as soon as he got a richer bridegroom, he got her married to him. He continued to cheat his sister's son promising in a similar fashion for the next five daughters as well. The last daughter wanted to keep his father's promise and got married to Daman. While she was moving with him, a snake bit him and he died on the spot. Hearing the lady's cry, [[Sambandar]], who was passing by, sung in praise of the presiding deity in Thirumarugal, after which Daman's life was restored.<ref>{{cite book|title=Temples of Forgotten Glory: A Wide Angle Exposition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItClDwAAQBAJ&dq=thirumarugal&pg=PT152|page=172|first=Sekar|last=Venkatraman|isbn=9781645876250|publisher=Notion Press|year=2019}}</ref>

==Administration==
Thirumarugal is the center of [[Thirumarugal block]], a village administration unit in the [[Nagapattinam district]] in the [[South India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. The block has around 39 village [[panchayat]]s with a total population of 8,751 as of the 2011 census.<ref name=Nag />{{rp|13}} The village Thirumarugal has a population of 9,177 with a sex ratio of 966 females for every 1,000 males.<ref name=Nag />{{rp|35}} There are four secondary schools and one senior secondary school in the village.<ref name=Nag />{{rp|136}} There are a total of 4,218 households and the total area of the village is {{convert|349.7|ha|acre|abbr=on}}. There is a primary health care center, veterinary clinic, medical practitioner with MBBS degree and four other medical practitioners. Being a tourist village, the public transport mechanism like auto, taxi and bus are common. The village also has an Anganwadi centre and nutrition centre. The village is also agrarian with a total of {{convert|455.3|ha|acre|abbr=on}} irrigatable land.<ref name=Nag />{{rp|137}} The Narimanam oil reserve under the Madras
Refineries Limited have installed Cauvery Basin Refinery also known as Nagapattinam Refinery located in the region is one of the major industry giving employment to the villagers.<ref name=Nag />{{rp|5}}

==Culture==
Thirumarugal has produced one of the best [[Nagaswara]] artists, namely, Natesa Pillai as per [[Music Academy (journal)|Music Academy]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras | volume= 71 | page =33|publisher=Music Academy Chennai |url=https://musicacademymadras.in/musicacademylibrary/index.php?page=2 |title=Music in Life....Life in Music |first=B. R. |last=Kumar |year=2000}}</ref> The festivals of the temple align with the Ratnagiriswarar temple rituals. There are weekly rituals like ''{{lang|te-Latn|somavaram}}'' (Monday) and ''{{lang|te-Latn|sukravaram}}'' (Friday), fortnightly rituals like ''[[pradosha]]m'' and monthly festivals like ''[[amavasya|amavasai]]'' (new moon day), ''kiruthigai'', ''[[pournami (festival)|pournami]]'' (full moon day) and ''sathurthi''. Brahmotsavam during the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil month]] of ''{{lang|te-Latn|Chittirai}}'' (April - May), Thiruvadhirai during the month of ''{{lang|te-Latn|Margazhi}}'' (December – January) and Annabhishekam during the Tamil month of ''{{lang|te-Latn|Masi}}'' are the major festivals celebrated in the temple. The Brahmotsavam festival celbrated for 10 days, is the major festival in the village. During the Tamil month of ''Avani'', Vardhajaperumal offers Theerthavari to Lakshmi on the Lakshmi Theertham temple tank.<ref name=dinamalar>{{cite web|title=Sri Ratnagiriswarar temple|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=232|publisher=Dinamalar|accessdate=31 May 2014|year=2014}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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* <ref name=Nag>{{cite report|title=Nagapattinam district Profile|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3317_PART_A_DCHB_NAGAPATTINAM.pdf|publisher=Census of India|year=2012|accessdate=10 October 2021}}</ref>
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