Vittilapuram 1.9

Vittilapuram is a village in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is around 15 kilometers from Tirunelveli junction, and 2 kilometers from Vasayappapuram Vilaku which is on the Tirunelveli-Thoothukudi highway, NH 7A. The place names comes from Sri Panduranga Vittalar temple. It was built by King Vittalarayar under the jurisdiction of Empire Sri Krishnadeva Rayar on 1547 AD.About the Temples in the VillageThere are four temples in this village viz Sri Panduranga Vittalar, Virbakasheswar, Vandimalachi Ammam Kovil and Bala Vinayagar.Petchiamman kovil, Ilangamani sastha koil.In Canal Bridge,All Youth stay in the Bridge there. This bridge is Very old bridge like 130 years. But now the bridge was removed & new bridge was constructedSri Panduranga Vittalar templePanduranga temple was adorned with Kumbabishekam on July 2, 2009. This was a special occasion as it was celebrated almost after 106 years with the full support of Sringeri Saradha peetam, Sringeri, Karnataka. This temple has a rich collection of stone carvings. Each Tamil calendar Thai month (January English calendar), Laksharchanai is celebrated. The temple has been visited by Great Saints of Maharashtra viz Namadev, Duggaram and Haridas Kiri. Till date, two Bahavathamela was organized by respectively Sri Namaji and Sri Ganapathy Duggaram Maharaj.Nava-ThirupathiThough Sri Pandurnaga temple in not in the list of Nava-thirupathi,it is usually visited by pilgrims during Vaikunda Eaka thesi.How to reach this placeYou can reach Vittilpuram either from Tirunelveli-Tuticorin highway or Tirunelveli-Tirchendur highway.