Kolinjivadi - Topography

Following is the detailed map of Kolinjivadi Agraharam.
Various places of this agraharam were numbered in this map.

Descriptions for the numbered placeholders were explained below the map.

1.Krishna Temple	17.Meenakshi Sokkanathar Temple
2.Dakshinamoorthy Temple	18.ThillapuriAmman Temple
3.Pillayar Temple	19. Old Amaravathi Bridge (100 years old British period)
4.Elementary School	20. New Amaravathi Bridge
5.Main Double Street (Houses on both the sides of the street)	21. Agastheeswarar Temple
6.Small Double Street	22. Nadhi Krishnan Temple
7,8,9,10,11. Single Streets (Houses on one side of the street)	23.Chakkara Vinayagar Temple
12,13,14 Lanes without houses
15,16 Way to Amaravathi River

Kolinjivadi - People and Community

The major community of Kolinjivadi Brahmins are Smarthas(Iyers). Next to Smarthas Vaishnavas(Iyengars) and Siva-acharyas(Kurukkal) took their part.

There are more than 150 houses as a part of this Agraharam. It has various sub-sects of smarthas like Brahacharanam, Vadamal, Ashtasahasram, Mukkaani, Vaathima, Chozhia, Telugu & Kannada Brahmins,etc., Most of the Vaishnavas residing here belongs to Thenkalai (Pancharathram). Remaining we have Siva-acharya community.

People spread across all the major three vedas (Rig,Yajur and Sama)but the majority of Kolinjivadi population comprised of Yajur vedis.

Being a part of Coimbatore District of the British Period (Currently Tiruppur District), brahmins of Kolinjivadi were humble and modest by nature.

They were highly educated and very much respectful to elders. Due to the compulsion of time and family situation, most of them are migrated to cities like Madras, Bangalore, Coimbatore, etc.

A beautiful view of Amaravathi River and Agastheeswarar Temple by the side of it .

Many people migrated to foreign countries and settled across the globe like America, Dubai, Singapore, Uk, Australia, etc.

Now, the Agraharam still remains the same in structure but not with the Brahmin people. Today, only 15% of the families are Brahmin families.

Great Vaitheegas like Bhattar Krishna Sasthirgal, Ambi Vaadhyaar, Ramu Vaadhyaar, Ganapathi Vaadhyaar,Sri Viswanathan Mama, Sanskrit scholar Pandit Sri Venkateshwara Sharma,etc were lived in this Agraharam during my childhood days.

But now, people are searching for the vaidheegas in the near by towns(Coimbatore, Udumalpet, Palani) in order to perform the rituals.

Kolinjivadi - A Place of Tradition

Kolinjivadi - One of the ancient Brahmin establishments in Tamilnadu. It is a beautiful agraharam situtated by the banks of the river Amaravathi (Aan Porunai in Tamil). Here, the speciality of Amaravathi is, she is flowing as Uttaravahini (towards north).

This village is situated in the Kongu Region of Tamilnadu and the biggest brahmin establishment among the K-Villages(Kolinjivadi, Kaniyur, Kadathur, Kozhumam, Komaralingam, Kannadiputhur, Karathozhuvu) situated by the bank of Amaravathi.

The nearest town is Dharapuram(Viratapuram of Mahabharatham Period) of Tiruppur District. River Amaravathi seperates Dharapuram and Kolinjivadi.


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In ancient days, we have dense mango gardens by the sides of amaravathi and hence she got the name derived from the sanskrit word aambra(mango) vathi.

There is a temple dedicated to Lord Kameshwaran and Kamakshi by the banks of the river. Facing south, a beautiful Dakshinamoorthi is there within the temple premises. Scholars claim that the god is of type Medha Dakshinamoorthi.


Kolinjivadi is a well planned and well formed village having a beautiful Krishna temple to its centre as a nucleus. The presiding deity is Rukmani Sathyabama samedha Venugopala Krishnan. The moolavar Krishna is standing in a posture of playing flute and being accompanied by Rukmani and Sathyabama having encircled with a herd of cows.

At this temple, every year during April, we have a grand celebration of Sri Rama Navami Utsavam for ten days followed by Seetha Kalyanam and Anjaneya Utsavam. This celebration is being practiced for more than 85 years.

Great Bhagavathas and Vaidheegas will take part of the celebration and present their pravachanams time to time. Kuthcheri's of eminent classical musicians were also be a part of the Utsavam.

To the east of the agraharam, we can see lush green paddy fields. By the other end of the fields there is a huge temple of Pandya period. The presiding deities are Meenakshi and Sokkanathar. Nearby villages Meenakshipuram and Sokkanathapalayam were named after the deities of this temple. There is a canal catering the paddy fields flows, to the east of the temple.

The whole agraharam of kolinjivadi lies in between the amaravathi river to the west and the Meenakshi Sokkanathar temple to the east.

To the extreme north of the village there exists Thillapuri Amman Temple. This is the place where Pandavas hide their belongings during their Ajnana Vasam.