Nochur Agraharam - 100 Agraharams Project

Nochur Agraharam - 100 Agraharams Project
Nochur was once a village of 150 homes with brahmins. It was a center for vedic learning. As Sri Subbaraman says, the march of time has left the village with no Vedic Pundits even to do rituals and they currently depend on adjacent villages for the same.
"The village came into being during the middle of the 18th century during a period of upheaval and instability caused by the Carnatic wars in the south. Many smartha brahmin families started an exodus with all their belongings in search of a shelter and hopefully a permanent residence. Since most of the families hailed from the 3 paddy going district of Thanjavur, they were in search of a place that would be similar, and naturally, the present district of Palghat must have impressed them with her paddy fields, palm trees, coconut trees and ponds, and revived the memories of their old beloved homes. So they decided to settle in small groups in and around Palghat and the families that settled in Nochur formed one of the ancient settlements among the villages of Palghat."
"Prior to the migration the place was under a benevolent and pious namboodiri whose residence was called Nochupulli illam. The name of the illam must have come from the fact that the place was surrounded by the herbal plant “Nochi”, which is found even to this day. In course of time the village built by the Tamil speaking brahmins came to be called as Nochi Agraharam and subsequently Nochiyur and finally Nochur."
"In course of time the brahmins of the new settlement found their footing, and were well established by acquiring land for agriculture and dwellings, and became one with the place. They started evincing interest in the affairs of the temple and eventually the management of the temple and its related lands must have passed on to them. They also built a temple for God Vishnu, known as Krishnan temple which is at the junction of the two streets of Nochur. In addition a separate temple for God Siva was built that is now adjacent to the Bgagavathi temple but within the same premises. These temples became subsidiaries to the main Bhagavathi temple. Goddess Bhagavathi, being a Vana Durga, was found to be very powerful and the villagers found that even small omissions and commissions were enough to get retaliations in the form of fire and epidemics like chicken pox. The good samaritans of the village decided that something should be done to appease the Goddess. Under the guidance of the famous astrologer Rama Josyan from Cranganore (Kodungallur), it was decided to transform the Bhagavathi to a more peaceful form, “Shanti Durga”, and necessary propitiatory functions were performed. From that day onwards the Goddess came to be known as Shanti Durga Paramaeswari."
Transformation of the form of a deity from fierce to benevolent is possible by mantra shakthi.
Sri Sankaracharya visited the Tiruvotriyur temple and put an end to the ritual of offering sacrifices at the Amman shrine. He incepted a Sri Chakra and reduced the power of Devi and converted the fierce form of Devi into a graceful, beneficent form.
Sri Subbaraman has preserved his agaraharam home very well and the home and the priceless woodwork and vessels are immaculately preserved. I hope that all Agaraharam folks hold on to their family home and keep it intact.
Radhe Krishna
Sriram(Hari)
100-Agraharams Project
Rama Bhagavathar Charitable Trust
July , 24 2024

[@balasubramanian2735]

Its really touched My heart. My son-in-laws family originally from here now in Canada/USA I am from Mayavaram settled in US. His Grandpa was Sanskrit Scholar Sri Ramakrishna Sastrigal next to Nochur Venkataraman house. Its Goddess Bhagavathi's blessings 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Balasubramanian USA

[@kalpanasriram8409]

We should check about senthangudi agraharam and aanandhathandavapuram

[@ramaswamyvh8363]

I am ramaswamy from mumbai. Showing all agarharams all efforts taken by to show to all. God bless you.

[@VenugopalVenkateeswaran]

Ennodu adimaikavu, my blessings,I am very happy

[@hema20ful]

My grandparents were living in Nochur village. My grandmother passed away last year, just after the Nochur Bhagavathy theru .My grandfather's name is N.V.Sankaranarayanan. Grandmother's name - Seethalakshmi .Now, only my Mama is living in that house It's a great idea and initiative by Sriram Mama to create this video 🙏

[@pksridhar5197]

Thanks for sharing this. As a grandson of Erode viswanatha Iyer this was a real gift to me. Excellent work done on the presentation.

[@chandrasekaran9486]

தஞ்ஜை க்ராமங்களிலும் இதுபோன்று இருந்ததை எனது சிறுவயதில் பார்த்துள்ளேன். நன்றாக ஆவணப்படுத்தப்பட்டுள்ளது. பெரம்பூர் சேகர், கும்பகோணம்.

[@peruvembaramu]

I am from Veleesvaram Village, West Peruvamba, just 2-1/2 kms from Nocchur Village. There used to be a temple built by a Sanyaasi near the tank, and a great function took place in the early 1960s, and many books on Augusteeya Kritis, etc. were published at that time. I used to daily walk thru Nochur village as a shortcut to go to Koduvayur for attending the Shortand and Typing Institute in Koduvayur, in the early 1970s; and also before that also for going to Koduvayur for the Koduvayur-santhi purchases and other provision purchases for house and cow-food items from Koduvayur. Our gramma vadhyar was from Koduvayur, Sri Krishna Sastrigal and his sons, who used to come on bicycle. Also Sundaram Krishna Vaadhyar also used to come to our village for bigger japams, etc.

[@RADHRADHU]

For this temple we collected funds by conducting tms music function from Pollachi and remember came all the way from Pollachi via villayanur to attend sirgazhi givindarajan performance

[@RADHRADHU]

Gone are the days when we used to live without electricity, bathroom and walk to the river early in the morning to have a bath - early to bed early to wake - thinnai, relee, pathayath walk through to kitchen and stair case to maadi where ladies used to sleep along with children - thanks to the deadly combination of namboodri and pattar we lost lands and gone the grammam concept and i am not sure if the tillers of the soil till doing tilling and not selling those land ment for agriculture

[@rajalekshmikn3938]

Kodi Kodi Pranams to the Holy birthplace of our Guru Nochur Venkataraman🙏🙏🙏

[@sgopalakrishnan9926]

@Sriram (Hari) - glad to know you have started this noble endeavour of highlighting 100 Agraharms in Palakkad District. This is very essential as present generations who hailed from these Agraharams in Palakkad will get to know more about their original native Agraharam. Here's wishing you all the best in your efforts.

[@venkymusicmind]

Congrats to Sriram (Hari) for curating the 100 agraharam project. Nochurians are spread all over the world and you can find them even in the remotest corners.!

[@kalpakamraghavan2899]

Thanks for uploading such interesting facts and history of our Agraharams.

[@seethalakshmy9570]

I am Dr Seethalakshmy, residing in Pune, daughter of Late Shri PN Ramachandran & Vijayam Ramachandran. Shri PN Subbaraman,( affectionately called as Chupudu Chittapa, is my uncle, My father's youngest brother & President of Nochur Gramam ) Proud to be a Nochurian. 🙏🙏Bhagavati Kadaksham Paripoornam. 🙏🙏 Always seeking the Blessings of Nochur Bhagavati. 🙏🙏

[@balakrishnankk6891]

I used to visit Nochur from Koduvayur for the Ratholsavsm, during my student days between 1950 and 1957. Had friends from Nochur, studying at the Koduvayur HS. Wishing you all the very best in your endeavours to keep up the traditions of the community in the spiritual, cultural & traditional fields .

[@n.svenkateshwaran9836]

Proud to be Nochurian. Bhagawati Kataksham Paripoornam

[@rajalekshmikn3938]

Nochur is world famous because of Ramanacharana Theertha Nochur Venkataraman Swamigal

[@Vikasit952]

Please expand the scope of these Agraharams to include Sanskrit Villages also particularly in Maharashtra, Bihar ,Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh etc styled as Vedic Villages. Chief Minister Yogiji is receptive to these ideas .Thanks . Jai Hind !

[@sankaranarayanan6270]

I am V.Sankaranarayanan, Grandson of Nochur Sankaranarayana Sastrikal and son of Vaidyanathan. Now settled in Madurai and working in Karur Vysya Bank. I am blessed with one daughter who is qualified as a Triplet - that is, she is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary and CMA - Cost and Management Accountant, earlier known as ICWA. She obtained All India Rank in her professional courses by the Divine Blessings of Lordess Shanthi Durga Parameshwari - Nochur Bhagavathi. Namaskarams

[@RADHRADHU]

നല്ല പ്രയത്നം, പദ്ധതി വിജയിക്കാൻ ഞങ്ങളുടെ ആശംസകൾ, കാശ്മീർ കഥ പോലെ പാലക്കാട് കഥയുടെ ഭാഗമാകുമെന്ന് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കുന്നു

[@bhavanib9662]

My grandfather was Nochur Devaraja sastrigal. But do not know much about the village as he has relocated to Chennai . Thanks for this video.

[@raviush]

Bhagavathy Kadaaksham Paripoornam🙏🙏🙏

[@VijayamRamaswamy]

I am living in Nochur thanks

[@venkateswaranka9464]

My,,maternal,grandmother,was,from,nochur,village,married And,settled,in,koduvayur My,maternal,grand,uncles,are Settled,in,HYderabad

[@radhajayalakshmi5132]

🙏🙏

[@lalitharam1447]

Super intiative🙏

[@nyrajesh]

🙏🏻

[@sitaiyer7161]

The Shiva kshetram in chandrashekarapuram Gramam was built by my paternal grt grandfather, appavya sundaram pattar. This i am sure is over a hundred year old story. But I know both my lineage. His daughter, sita, was married (C. S. Sittaiammal) was married to alaikalmadam parashuraman, Perindalmaanai. I can get in touch with anyone who knows details. I have heard there is a third generation carnation music vocal artist from this family who gives performances. Hoping to connect.

[@sitaiyer7161]

If there is anyone from perrindalmannai, I wish to let them know, in my quest for a connect that my father, Late A. P. VENKATESWARAN was a student of Tharakan's school, angaadipuram. Later studied at Chembai music academy, under the tutelage of the Great Maestro during His lifetime.

[@NEELUGIRIJA]

Namaskar

[@vilwadripc9436]

❤❤❤

[@musicmind67]

I❤ Nochur

[@radhagopal8691]

Congrats tu sreeram for undertaking this project 👏

[@shankaran1948]

Bhagavathi Sahayam Paripoornam 😀🙏

[@saravanana.r8955]

Namaskaaram....

[@smuralidaran5575]

No mention about noted Ramanacharana Tirtha (Nochur) Swamigal whose poorvasrama name was Nochur Venkatraman

[@sudhaanantharaman4879]

He has been mentioned.

[@RADHRADHU]

Not sure whether the person brings laurels to the place or the place adds initials to the person

[@viswanathanvv6307]

Super. God bless you. Hope you would be covering all villages in Palakkad. I belong to sekharipuram, Palakkad.

[@lekhachandra7241]

You could have also interviewed ladies and show cased how they contribute to the welfare of the gramam.

[@parameswarkv92]

👍

[@VenugopalKrishnamoorthi]

Will you please send the sloga in Tamil letters told by Kanchi Mahaperiyava? Thank uou

[@VenugopalKrishnamoorthi]

Please write the sloga about Bhagavathi told by Kanchi Maha Periyava

[@SriSankaralayam]

Good effort to bring out the Traditional agraharams and the history behind it and current status . Is the objective to cover other agraharams across Tamil Nadu and Kerala ??

[@sitaiyer7161]

Can I get a contact for chandrashekarapuram Gramam pls.

[@venkatramaniyer4399]

PL SEND ME THE 3 SLOKAS RENDERED BY KANCHI MAHA SWAMIGAL ABOUT THE DAITY IF U DONT MIND. THIS IS FOR MY SELF PRACTICE.

[@sthulasiras]

Beautiful. Nice to see such sthalams maintained. Please share the contact details. Would be happy to participate in the contributions for amba.

[@anjalivision]

Is there a list of included agraharams? Are those in TamilNadu part of the project?

[@ramanpillai5287]

I would earnestly request you to conduct a Sreemath Bhagavatham Sapthaham by eminent NeturVenkatraman and to receive donation for the desired Project. I am sure, this will fetch huge donation nor only from the locality, but also Globally..as he has true wealthy devotees all over.

[@laxmanseetharaman8461]

Description about the location is missing Nearby bus route Train station if any Big land mark, route by orally If expressed it would tempt to visit the place

[@umavenkatraman1813]

Nochuris situated in between koduvayur & Pudunagaram Road. One can reach from Marian college koduvayur adjacent Road.

[@laxmanseetharaman8461]

Thank you very much 🎉

[@laxmanseetharaman8461]

What is the name of the web site?

[@kssiva4437]

All agraharms in kerala & tamilnadu are from Tanjore brahmins fled during tipp's invasion of tamilnadu malabar areas .they are pious tra,dition good examp.of sanatanams

[@iyerravichandran6201]

Tipu sultan was not like Vinayak Damodar Sarvakar,. he was great ruler

[@ramyar323]

Is kalpathy not part of agraharam?🤔

[@kannanananthan1961]

Great work. Pl include a map link also of the location

[@krishnamurthiramachandran2432]

Nochur Sri Ramananda Saraswathi Swamigal, ( venkataraman) is not seen!!!!!!!

[@sheilakrish1]

You mean ramanacharanatirtha swamiji?

[@shriramiyer770]

He become a sannyasi and abode at Thiruvanamalai Further sri subbudu mama mention his name

[@kssiva4437]

Kerala & tamilnas agraharsms similar onterchnged