Welcome to Chaithanyapuram

‘Chaithanyapuram’ also known as ‘Sethanipuram' is a small village on the banks of river Cauvery, situated near Sri Vanchiyam, Nachiyar Koil and Kudavasal / Nannilam. The village is located at a distance of about 21 kms from Kumbakonam. As per Krishna Premi Anna’s citation in his book "South India and Brahmin's History", Sethanipuram is one among the four villages where the Shukla Yajur Vedis are living for ages.

There are also printed reports from Kalyana Kalpatharu (edition 1945) , published from Varanasi, stating that Sri Venkatrama Iyer, belonging to this village, was the first to spread Panduranga Nama in South India.

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