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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vadamadurai
| other_name =
| nickname = Vada
| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|26|25|N|78|06|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dindigul district|Dindigul]]
| subdivision_type3 = Zone
| subdivision_name3 = [[Madurai]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 275
| population_total = 15418
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 624 802
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 4551
| registration_plate = TN 57
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 1:1 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
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'''Vadamadurai''' is a [[panchayat town]] in Madurai Region at [[Dindigul district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA88229E453774E0440003BA962ED3|Vadamadurai (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref>

==Etymology==
Vadamadurai is located in 17 Kilometre from Dindigul, on the way to Trichy NH-45. Vadamadurai is a developing town in Dindigul district. The queen named Rani mangammal from Vijayanagar empire was once in this place and built the temples around here. A well which was named for her is situated in the Trichy road of this panchayat town.

The name Vadamadurai is derived from the Tamil word ''vadakku'' meaning ''north''. Vada - Madurai thus means north of Madurai; the reason why this village was named this is because the Temple City Madurai has a Kallazhagar festival in its (Vishnu Temple) 'Soundara Raja Perumal Temple', that is also celebrated in the temple of the same lord in Vadamadurai. The significance here is that only these two places in the whole of Tamil Nadu have such a temple with such a festival. The festival runs for 15 days, Aadi Therottam, Muthupallaku and Mattuthavani are important events in the festival. Nearly 18 village Panchayat people are participating every year. 'Mattu Thavani' (it means marketplace) selling bullock and cow during the festival time. Now it is not celebrating because there is not sufficient space and the space was occupied by buildings.

Another festival is very important for 18 village panchayats of Vadamadurai (i.e.) 'Mariyamman Temple Festival' is a fifteen-day festival. The important events are 'Pookkuzhi', 'Theechatti', and 'Molappari'. During the 'Pookuzhi' around 18 village panchayat people are gathered and get down in ''pookuzhi'' (collection of wood burning in one big place). And 'Meenakshi Sundareswarar, Kaaliyamman, Muthaalamman and Ayyappan temples are major ones. Nearby villages are Seelapadiyankalam, A.V. Patty, Thennampatti, Tumalakundu, Seethapati, Udayampatti. EB office is located just nearer to the NH45.

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{{Dindigul District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dindigul district]]

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