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52-531: Massanjore dam at 23°06′03″N 87°19′31″E  /  23.10083°N 87.32528°E  / 23.10083; 87.32528 is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) upstream from Siuri in West Bengal and is about 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Dumka in Jharkhand . It is 47.25 m high from its base and is 661.58 m long. The reservoir has an area of 67.4 square kilometres (16,650 acres) when full and has

104-504: A Tulasi plant in the garden inside Sri Andal Rangamannar Temple, Srivilliputhur . This child is an avatara of Lakshmi herself without any parents as a self created incarnation. He named the child as Godhai, who growed up as a devotee of Vishnu. She wears the garland before wearing it to Rangamannar in the Srivilliputhur Andal Rangamannar Temple. Periyalvar, who later found it by Andal's hair in

156-400: A cavalry of about 5,000 soldiers, and an infantry of nearly 20,000. In the battle, Asad Jama Khan was defeated and his zamindari was snatched. He took shelter amidst the very dense woods of Chotanagpur. There he had a clandestine meeting with a Maratha army general, Shivabhatta, and Shivabhatta joined him with a cavalry of two to three thousand soldiers as well as a large infantry. Another battle

208-574: A separate shrine for Andal. During the month of Margali , discourses on the Tiruppavai in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi take place all over India. The Srivilliputhur Andal Rangamannar Temple at Srivilliputhur consists of twin temples, one of which is to Andal and another temple to Rangamannar. There are a number of festivals dedicated to Andal, among the most notable being the Pavai Nonbu in

260-432: A storage capacity of 617,000,000 cubic metres (500,210 acre⋅ft). The length of the overflow section is 225.60 m and is controlled by 21 bays, each 9.144 m wide. The design discharge is 4.446 cumecs. The full reservoir level is 121.34 m and the flood level is 122.56 m. It cost Rs. 16.10 crore. Mayurakshi Left Bank Canal- Length 20.54 kilometres (Lined Canal). Mayurakshi Right Bank Canal-Yet to be constructed. The dam

312-450: A wide number of varieties, which includes Murabba of Satamooli . “Serious scholars of terracotta have accepted Birbhum as the place where some of the finest terracotta temples of Bengal are found… the oldest and the finest temple — known as Radha Damodar temple — is in Suri town. It’s a majestic aatchala dedicated to Damodar, the other name of Shiva.” David J. McCutchion mentions

364-467: Is Nachiyar. She writes Tiruppavai and Nachiyar Tirumoli . In Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Andal is remembered for her pure love and devotion. In the Tiruppavai, Andal, as a Gopi in Ayarpadi ( Vrindavana ), emphasizes that the ultimate goal of life is to seek surrender and refuge at Vishnu's feet. Ranganatha of Srirangam married Ranganayaki as Andal, both of whom miraculously went to Vaikuntha ,

416-537: Is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal . It is the headquarters of the Birbhum district . Suri is located at 23°54′36″N 87°31′37″E  /  23.910°N 87.527°E  / 23.910; 87.527 . Suri is 220 km from State capital Kolkata (Calcutta), 90 km from Durgapur, 34 km from Bolpur – Santiniketan , 55 km from Andal and 19 km from Sainthia on

468-417: Is a very famous fair held, called the 'Barobagan Mela'(Now postponed due to political problems). This historic fair was inaugurated by the then Governor of Bengal Lord Brabourne . Religious festivals like Durga Puja, Laxmi Puja, Kali Puja, Diwali, Jagaddhatri Puja, Janmashtami, Hanuman Puja, Ram Navami, Eid, Muharram, Christmas are celebrated in Suri. Book-fairs are also held every 3–4 years. The climate of

520-558: Is a very old and heritage temple of the town. it is situated at Seharapara. A lot of people visit this temple during the Durga Puja. The newly established Shiv Mandir attracts many people of the area. People will love to experience the rituals of the traditional Durga Puja. Singha Bahini Mandir, situated in Barui-Para is another very old temple which attracts many devotees every day. The traditional-style Durga puja and Kali puja at

572-860: Is also called Godha , and her contributions to the arts have created Godha Mandali (circle of Andal) in the Vaishnava tradition. Through poetry of saints (such as Andal) women are thought to be able to connect with Vishnu directly and those words are thought to encapsulate their personal emotions. Godha Mandali (circle) which was named after Andal was formed in 1970 and reorganized in 1982 spreads Andal songs widely through TV and radio programs. The group would gather weekly to learn songs and would sing at events such as festivals where they would raise money for shrines. In contemporary commentaries on Tamil bhakti poetry, A.K. Ramanujan 's work remarks on how many other religious traditions would keep and treat passionate love and devotion to Vishnu as separate, while in

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624-464: Is both here and beyond, both tangible as a person and intangible as a principle-such is the nature of the ground of all being. It is not or, but both and; myth, bhakti, poetry would be impossible without the presence of both attitudes". Several contemporary interpretations view her act of marrying Vishnu as feminist. Divine marriages and virginity allowed women's subjectivity, as she is able to choose her husband, and given an "aristocratic freedom". It

676-683: Is given below - For the Year 2011 (in degree Celsius)- For the year 2012 (in degree Celsius)- The average precipitation in Suri is 1307 mm (130.7 cm). It is the lowest in December with an average of 3 mm, while it is the highest in August (299 mm) and in July(297 ;mm). The average annual temperature is 26.2 °C. Andal Andal ( ISO 15919 : Āṇḍāḷ), also known as Godhai , Nachiyar , and Godhadevi ,

728-436: Is made with fresh green leaves each and every day. This parrot is kept in the left hand of Andal. A pomegranate flower for beak and mouth, bamboo sticks for legs, a banana fruit, petals of pink oleander flowers, a pinwheelflower are used to prepare this parrot. Andal composed two literary works, both of which are in the rich Tamil verse form and express literary, philosophical, religious, and aesthetic content. Her first work

780-473: Is said that by devoting herself to Vishnu and rejecting to marry humans, she avoided the regular works involved with being a wife that would inhibit her freedom. In one of her poems, Andal says that her voluptuous breasts will swell for Vishnu alone, and hates the idea of marrying people, comparing that with the Yajnas made by Brahmanas being attempted to be violated by jackals and driven away and completed in

832-564: Is the Tiruppavai , a collection of 30 verses in which Andal imagines herself to be a gopi , one of the cowherd girls known for their unconditional devotion to Vishnu's incarnation as Krishna. In Tiruppavai, Andal idolized Radha as the ideal gopi and also invoked the gopis of Vrindavana . Rukmini is a form of Lakshmi , who is accorded the status of the supreme consort of Vishnu in Sri Vaishnavism. In these verses, she describes

884-464: Is treated more than a saint and as a form of god herself and a shrine for Andal is dedicated in several Vishnu temples. Thousands of people from the state of Tamil Nadu participate in the "Aadi Pooram" festival celebrated in the Andal Temple. After early morning special pujas, the presiding deities, Sri Rengamannar and Goddess Andal are taken in decorated palanquins to the car. The festival marks

936-711: Is well connected to major towns and cities like - Kolkata , Durgapur , Asansol , Purulia , Bankura , Medinipur , Digha , Massanjore , Dumka , Bolpur , Burdwan , English Bazar , Jalpaiguri , Siliguri , Katwa , Balurghat , Raiganj etc. through roadway. Siuri is a model Railway Station. It is situated at the southern part of the town, at Hatjan Bazar. It connects Suri directly with places like Howrah , Kolkata , Bardhaman , Durgapur , Guwahati , Dibrugarh , Malda , Siliguri , Puri , Chennai , Surat , Jhajha , Asansol , Ranchi Nagpur , Bilaspur , Bhubaneswar , Visakhapatnam , Dimapur , Jamshedpur , Purulia , Cuttack , Vijayawada , Raipur , Durg etc. Some of

988-736: The aatchala Radha-Shyam temple built in the 17-18th century, brick-built with phulpathar facades richly carved. Suri is one of those places where religious harmony is found. Some famous temples are situated in Suri. Moumachhi Club has established a Kali temple in Suri, which is unique and grand in this town. Other famous temples are Bamni Kalibari, Bhabatarini Kalibari, Dangalpara Anandapur Sarbajanin Matrimandir and Shib Mandir, Radha Ballav Mandir, Shani Mandir, Damodar Mandir, Rabindrapalli Kalibari, Rakshakali Temple, Kendua Dakshin Para Kali Mandir. Durga temple of Chattoraj family

1040-552: The Andal–Sainthia branch line of Eastern Railway . It is on Panagarh–Morgram Highway .(known as N.H 60). It has an average elevation of 71 metres (233 feet). It is situated on the extended part of Chota Nagpur Plateau . Tilpara barrage on Mayurakshi River is located 3 km north-west of Suri. As per the District Census Handbook 2011, Suri covered an area of 9.47 km . Prior to

1092-723: The Tamil month of Margaḻi (December – January), Andal Rangamannar Thirukalyanam in Panguni , Pagalpathu, Rapathu, Adi Thiruviḻa , when Andal is depicted seated in the lap of Ranganathar. Andal is known for her unwavering devotion to Vishnu , the preserver god. Adopted by her caretaker, Periyalvar, Andal avoided earthly marriage, the normal and expected path for women of her culture, to marry Vishnu, both spiritually and physically. In many places in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu , Andal

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1144-669: The Tamil month of Purattaasi (September – October) and Kallalagar Sundaravalli Koyil during Chitra Pournami . Andal is also called as Nachiyar or Andal Nachiyar. Godhai is brought up by Periyalvar in an atmosphere of love and devotion. As Godhai grows as a woman, her fervor for Vishnu grew to the extent that she decided to marry only Vishnu himself. As time passed, her resolve strengthened and she thought constantly about marrying Ranganatha of Srirangam (the reclining form of Vishnu of Shesha in Tiruchirapalli ) and she married him as Rangamannar with she as Ranganayaki . Andal

1196-437: The bhakti tradition, they can be in resonance with one another: "All devotional poetry plays on the tension between saguna and nirguna, Vishnu as person and Vishnu as principle. If he were entirely a person, he would not be divine, and if he were entirely a principle, a god, one could not make poems about him. The Vaishnavas, too, say that Vishnu is characterized by both 'paratva, 'otherness' and soulabhaya, 'ease of access'; he

1248-533: The 'Jungleterry District'(1779). After the defeat of Siraj ud-Daulah , the Nawab of Bengal, the British placed many puppet-kings in his place. When Mir Quasim was the Nawab, he ordered all the zamindars (landlords) to pay more revenue. At this, the ruler of Rajnagar, Asad Jama Khan disagreed. In December 1760, the army of the Nawab and the British marched together to attack Birbhum. Asad Jama Khan also got prepared with

1300-537: The 2010 municipal elections, the municipality faced a hung verdict. Later, the Trinamool Congress with 8 councillors, formed the municipal board by taking the support of 6 Congress councillors. In municipal elections of 2015, TMC won 15 seats, INC won 3 seats, and BJP got 1 seat. Municipal Election 2021 Trinamool Congress won all 21 wards Suri is famous for a special sweetmeat called Murabba & Achar (fruits/vegetables preserved in sugar syrup) comes in

1352-696: The Garudaseva procession. Every year, Tirupati Venkateswara's garland is sent to Srivilliputtur Andal for marriage festival of Andal. Andal garland is also sent to Madurai Kallalagar temple for the Chithirai Festival. In poetry, 8th-century Andal became a well-known Bhakti movement poet, states Pintchman, and historical records suggest that by 12th century CE she was a major inspiration to Hindu women in south India and elsewhere. Andal continues to inspire hundreds of classical dancers in modern times choreographing and dancing Andal's songs. Andal

1404-589: The Singha Bahini Mandir is also enjoyed by the devotees. There are a few mosques in Suri and among them, the Masjid at Masjid More and the one at Madrasa Road deserve special mention. Suri is famous for Dargah of Hazrat Data Mehboob Shah. Dargah is flocked by thousands of devotees every day. There are three churches in this town. The oldest one is Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church, Suri situated near Lalkuthipara in Suri. Every year in Suri there

1456-479: The Vedas and Puranas, Andal creates imagery that is possibly unparalleled in the whole gamut of Indian religious literature. In Nachiyar Tirumoli , Andal wants to marry Vishnu and she marries him as Rangamannar and says she would offer Vishnu 1000 pots of akkaravadisal when he marries her, which was later fulfilled by Ramanuja in the 12th century CE. Nevertheless, conservative Vaishnava institutions do not encourage

1508-607: The adoption of presiding deity, Andal, by Periyalvar after he found her near a Tulsi plant in the garden of Rangamannar Temple at Srivilliputhur on the eighth day of the Tamil month of Aadi . For Tirupati Brahmotsavam , garlands worn to Andal in Srivilliputhur temple are sent to Tirupati Venkateshvara Temple at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh . These traditional garlands are made of tulasi, sevanthi and sampangi flowers. These garlands are worn by Venkateshvara during

1560-518: The advent of the British in India and their acquisition of the territory of Bengal, Suri was but merely a small village. Yet, the British colonists preferred to choose Suri as the district headquarters of Birbhum, probably owing to convenience of transport and communication. Suri was well-connected to many places via road, however, it is not possible to tell about the conditions of those roads clearly. These roads can be traced in James Rennel's map of

1612-532: The arms of Vishnu, making love to him: My life will be spared, Only if he will come, To stay for me for one night, If he will enter me, So as to leave, The imprint of his saffron paste, Upon my breasts, Mixing, churning, maddening me inside, Gathering my swollen ripeness, Spilling nectar, As my body and blood, Bursts into flower! William Dalrymple- In search of Tamil Nadu's poet-preachers. Quoted from Feminism and world religions by Arvind Sharma, Katherine K. Young: "What Andal and other women poets did by living

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1664-497: The district is generally dry, mild and healthy. The hot weather usually lasts from the middle of March to the middle of the June, the rainy season from the middle of June to the middle of October, and the cold weather from middle of October to the middle of March. They do not always correspond to these limit. The wind is from the south-east in the summer and from the north-west in the winter. The minimum and maximum temperature data for Suri

1716-643: The forests, and in another verse she dedicates her swelling breasts to Vishnu who carries a conch and a discus. Feminist interpretations look at some of Andal's verses as her open acknowledgement of her love for Vishnu, written with bold sensuality and startlingly savage longing, hunger, inquiry as widely found in Tamil Sangam literature that express women's longings and their separation from their men which ends in their union; even today, her most desirous poems are rarely rendered publicly. In one such verse Andal dispenses with metaphor and imagines herself lying in

1768-557: The future, all of them will burn like cotton in fire. The second work by Andal is the Nachiyar Tirumoli , a poem of 140 verses. "Tirumoli" literally means "Sacred Sayings" in a Tamil poetic style and "Nachiyar" means Goddess. Therefore, the title means "Sacred Sayings of the Goddess." This poem fully reveals Andal's intense longing for Vishnu, her lover. Utilising classical Tamil poetic conventions and interspersing stories from

1820-452: The garland, is shocked, but Andal to the old garland and wore it to Vishnu and Vishnu turned into gold, the new garland tore and fell down. Vishnu appeared in his dream and told him to dedicate only the garland worn by Andal to him because when the new garland was put on Vishnu's idol, it fell down but when the garland was worn by Andal, Vishnu turned into gold. Godhai is named Andal and was referred to as "Sudikodutha Sudarkodi Nachiyar", meaning

1872-509: The highest heaven. Her birthday is celebrated as Adi Puram during the Adi month and her wedding day and subsequent ascension is celebrated as Panguni Uthiram in the Panguni month. Andal's hairstyle and ornamentation are unique to ancient Tamil culture . The tuft of the hair is bunned to the side and adorned with jasmine flowers and elaborate jewellery. Srivilliputhur Andal's hand-crafted parrot

1924-458: The important trains that run via Siuri are, Principal language of communication is Bengali, Hindi and English. There few Diploma Technical Colleges (private), D.ED. Colleges and B.ED. colleges situated at Suri. Satsang Mission Medical College, Hospital & Cancer Research Institute is expected to be completed in the next 3 years. The first library set up in Suri was the library of Birbhum Zilla School (established-1851). Then, "Ratan Library"

1976-445: The municipality was A.A. Owen. Rail transport arrived in Suri in 1913 when the first train started on the route Andal – Sainthia . The chief industries of Suri include rice milling, cotton and silk weaving, and furniture manufacture. In March 2008, a private Kolkata-based firm, Ramsarup Group, unveiled a proposal for large-scale investment in a greenfield power plant and cement manufacturing plant worth Rs 2200 crores (US$ 550 million)

2028-430: The name. During this time, British officials used the name '(Laat) Hydrabad', the name Suri was also used, but only later. G.R. Foley was the first District Collector of Birbhum. He was appointed in 1786. Then, J. Sherburne became the collector and after him, Christopher Keating became the collector. Suri Municipality started functioning from 1876. Then, the population of Suri was no more than 7,000. The first Chairman of

2080-562: The option to avoid childbearing, male domination and live a new life of devotion to deities. Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar Dynasty composed the epic poem Amuktamalyada in Telugu , which is considered as a masterpiece. Amuktamalyada translates to one who wears and gives away garlands , and describes the story of Andal, the companion of Periyalvar . Amuktamalyada describes worries of separation experienced by Andal, who

2132-478: The population with male literacy of 92.8% and female literacy of 85.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Suri was 92.9%, of which male literacy rate was 94.8% and female literacy rate was 89.9%. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes population was 28,857 and 927 respectively. Suri had 25385 households in 2011. Suri has a well organized road transport system with both Govt. Bus Service ( SBSTC , NBSTC & WBTC ) and private bus service. The town

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2184-581: The propagation of Nachiyar Tirumoli as much as they encourage Tiruppavai because Nachiyar Tirumoli belongs to an erotic genre of spirituality that is similar to Jayadeva 's Gita Govinda . Andal is one of the reputed poet-saints of the Tamils. Hinduism shows that she is a incarnation of Lakshmi to show humanity the way to Vishnu's lotus feet. In Southern India, representations of her next to Vishnu are present in Vaishnava temples, many temples also have

2236-412: The way they did was to negotiate a space within a marriage-dominated society and made at least some sections of society make room for them". Andal fulfilled the expectation of becoming a wife by marrying Vishnu, but since her husband is a god, she gained her freedom. This act is referred to as virginal feminism by numerous scholars in patristic and matristic theology. Virginity is viewed as giving women

2288-467: The winter festival season of Margali. Andal is a prominent figure for women in South India and has inspired several women's groups such as Goda Mandali. In literary and religious tradition, Periyalvar is an ardent devotee of Vishnu and he used to string garlands to Vishnu every day. He was childless and he prayed to Vishnu to save him from the longing for a child. One day, he found a girl under

2340-561: The woman who wore and gave her garland to Vishnu as an incarnation of Lakshmi. Periyalvar took Andal to the Ranganatha Ranganayaki Temple in Srirangam and Lakshmi as Andal married Vishnu as Rangamannar. The practice is followed during modern times when the garland of Andal from Srivilliputhur Andal Rangamannar Temple is sent to Tirupati Venkateshvara Temple and Tirupati Padmavati Temple on Garudotsavam during

2392-555: The yearning to serve Vishnu and achieve happiness not just in one lifetime, but for all eternity. She also describes the religious vows (pavai) that she and her fellow cowherd girls will observe for this purpose. It is said that Tiruppavai is the nectar of Vedas and teaches philosophical values, moral values, ethical values, pure love, devotion, dedication, single-minded aim, virtues, and the ultimate goal of life. Andal extols Vishnu's incarnation as Krishna thus in this text: My dear girls! You all know Vishnu's incarnation as Krishna, who

2444-544: Was born in Mathura and who plays in the large waters of the river Yamuna, who shines like a pure lamp among the cowherd folk, the Damodara who brought name and fame to His foster-mother Yashoda! We shall approach Him in all purity, We shall strew pure and choice flowers at His feet and worship Him. We shall sing about Him and we shall unceasingly think of him: and thereby shall our sins, those already did and those we will do in

2496-421: Was fought near Kariddhya in 1763 in which he was defeated again. Thus, the British got the control of Suri. During the early years of the British rule, Bishnupur and Birbhum was administered from Murshidabad. Then, a new district was formed joining Birbhum and Bishnupur, and Suri was made the headquarters. The term "Suri" came from the people who lived here. In bengali"Suri" denotes the people who make alcohol, thus

2548-681: Was funded by the counterpart rupee fund created through supplies of wheat and other materials from Canada for use in India. Canada devoted those rupees to the further development of the Mayurakshi dam project. Unfortunately, the Massanjore dam was not allowed to have a flood reserve. In 1956 the state government selectively took over flood control embankments till then maintained by the landlords or local bodies. Suri (Birbhum) 731102 (Hatjan Bazar) 731103 (Barabagan) Suri ( pronounced [sIʊərɪ] ) (also spelt as Siuri )

2600-563: Was set up by Sibratan Mitra, The Ramaranjan Town Hall and Public Library was set up in 1900. The District Library of Birbhum (established-1955), set up during the implementation of the first five-year plan, stands beside the Vivekanada Library and Ramaranjan Town hall. There is a Suri municipality. It is divided into 21 wards. It was controlled by the Indian National Congress - Trinamool Congress alliance. In

2652-472: Was submitted to the Government of West Bengal. Bakreshwar Thermal Power Plant is around 12 kilometres away from Suri town. As of 2011 Indian Census , Suri had a total population of 1,06,789, of which 54,589 were males and 52,200 were females. The sex ratio in Suri is 963. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 8,935. The total number of literates in Suri was 94,348, which constituted 88.3% of

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2704-527: Was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India . She was posthumously considered an avatara of the goddess Lakshmi . As with the Alvar saints, she was affiliated with the Sri Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism . Active in the 8th-century CE, Andal is credited with two great Tamil works, Tiruppavai and Nachiyar Tirumoli , which are still recited by devotees during

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