Aathiyandal

Athiyandal is a village in Tirukkoyilur, Taluk in Kallakurichi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is about 18 km from the town of Thiruvannamalai.

Athiyandal
village
Athiyandal Location in Tamil Nadu, India Athiyandal Athiyandal (India)
Coordinates: 12°00′00″N 79°05′47″E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Villupuram
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	605754
Vehicle registration	TN 32
Nearest city	Chennai, Salem, Trichy.
Lok Sabha constituency	Kallakurichi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Rishivandiyam

Festivals

Festivals are held in the village during the Tamil months of Karthikai; Thai (Makar Jyothi of Ayyappan) and Masi and Panguni (Panguni Uthiram is considered the birthday of Ayyanar). Usually the deity Murugan (Krishna) is worshipped within the temple, but on the day of the festival likenesses of the deities are taken through the streets so that all the locals can see them. Three richly decorated chariots, resembling temple structures, are pulled through the streets. Generally, a mass assembly of large a number of related family members is organized during the spring for a period of 2 to 3 days. The annual festival is traditionally opened with the hoisting of a flag. After this time, villagers neither can neither leave nor enter the village.

The Koothu performers dance and recite songs and narrations, which often end with moral quotes.

Climate

Athiyandal is heavily dependent on monsoon rains, and is therefore prone to droughts should the monsoons fail. The climate of the village ranges from dry sub-humid to semi-arid. The village has three distinct periods of rainfall:

1. The advancing monsoon period, South West monsoon (from June to September), with strong south-westerly winds.
2. North East monsoon (from October to December), with dominant north-easterly winds.
3. Dry season (from January to May).

The normal annual rainfall in the village is about 945 mm (37.2 in), about 48% of which falls during the North East monsoon, and 32% during the South West monsoon. As the village is entirely dependent on rains for recharging its water resources, monsoon failures can lead to acute water scarcity and severe drought.

Education

1.Name of School:	GOVT HIGH SCHOOL	2.School ID:	41632	3.Name of Habitation:	Athiyandal
4.Category of School:	Upper Primary	5.Classification of School:	Govt. Aided	6.Address:	Panchayat Union High School

Politics

Athiyandal assembly constituency is part of Rishivandiyam (assembly constituency).

Assembly	Duration	Winner	Party	Runner-up	Party	Margin	Constituency	Chief Minister
Sixth	1971-77	A. G. Padmavathi	DMK	K. A. Ranganathan	NCO	19,139	Mugaiyur	M. Karunanidhi(2)
Sixth	1977-80	G. Rangothaman	AIADMK	M. Shanmugam	DMK	13,283	Mugaiyur	M. G. Ramachandran
Seventh	1980-84	R. Sundaramurthy	INC(I)	G. Ragothuman	AIADMK	7,601	Mugaiyur	M. G. Ramachandran(2)
Eighth	1984-89	M. Chandrasekar	AIADMK	A. G. Sampath	DMK	14,735	Mugaiyur	M. G. Ramachandran(3)Janaki Ramachandran
Ninth	1989-91	A. G. Sampath	DMK	M. Longan	INC(I)	13,986	Mugaiyur	M. Karunanidhi(3)
Tenth	1991-96	R. Savithiri Ammal	AIADMK	A. G. Sampath	DMK	25,420	Mugaiyur	J. Jayalalithaa
Eleventh	1996-01	A. G. Sampath	DMK	T. M. Aranganathan	AIADMK	41,596	Mugaiyur	M. Karunanidhi(4)
Twelfth	2001-06	G. Gothandaraman	AIADMK	A. G. Sampath	DMK	10,341	Mugaiyur	O. PanneerselvamJ. Jayalalithaa(2)
Thirteenth	2006-2011	V. A. T. Kaliyavarathan	PMK	Sinthanai Selvan	VCK	8,457	Mugaiyur	M. Karunanidhi(5)
Fourteenth	2011-16	Vijayakanth	DMDK	S. Sivaraj	INC	30,795	Rishivandiyam	J. Jayalalithaa(3)