NALLA THANGAL TEMPLE

It  is a story of brother and sister affection. People believe it happened in 17^th century.  In Virudhunagar District, near Vathirappu there  was place called Rajakottai. It was ruled over by Nalla Thambi  and  his brothers. They had one  sister called Nalla Thangal. She was married to Kasi Rajan who was the ruler of Mana Madurai. Once  Famine struck Mana Madurai. It was very hard to live there. So Nalla Thangal started for Rajakottai with her seven children. When she reached  there her brother had gone to the forest  for  hunting. His wife Alankari ill treated Nalla Thangal. So she left the house and jumped into a well with her Children. When  Nalla Thambi returned from the forest he knew  the matter and decided to kill Alankari and her relatives. On a fixed day her arranged for a  dinner to Alakari’s relatives. All of a sudden the dinner hall fell down. I was Nall thambi’s trick. Later he also committed suicide. It shows his love for his sister. Today people worshipped this place as temple. It’s located the village Vathirappu is situated 18 kms north west of Srivilliputhur.