Melattur

Melattur is a panchayat town in Thanjavur disrict in the Indian territory of Tamil Nadu. It is found 18 kilometers from the town of Thanjavur. It is well known as a position of starting point of the Melattur style of Bharatanatyam established by Mangudi Dorairaja Iyer and a progression of move dramatization exhibitions called the Bhagavatha Melas. Engravings at the biggest Shiva sanctuary in Melattur demonstrate that the town may have existed as ahead of schedule as the seasons of Vikrama Chola who lived in twelfth century AD. The primary vacation spot of Melattur is the Bhagavatha Melas, a progression of merriments that stamp the celebration of Narasimha Jayanthi or the introduction of Lord Narasimha.

The Bhagavatha Melas include dramatizations and move exhibitions. The soonest recorded festival of the Bhagavatha Mela was in the year 1888. Nonetheless, the mela has been held uninterruptedly just since 1938. In prior occasions, the Mela used to be held in the five adjacent towns of Soolamangalam, Saliyamangalam, Nallur, Oothukadu and Teperumanallur separated from Melattur. The agraharam at Melattur is encompassed by a Ganapathy sanctuary and a Draupadi sanctuary separated from the Shiva sanctuary and Perumal sanctuary. There is likewise a sanctuary devoted to Lord Ayyanar arranged on the edges of the town.