Tamil Trinity Memorial Hall

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Tamil Trinity Memorial Hall, also referred to as Tamil Trinity Mani Mandapam or lit. 'Tamizhisai Moovar Mani Mandapam' in Tamil, is a memorial located in Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai district in Tamil Nadu, India. The hall commemorates the Tamil Trinity of Carnatic music - Muthu Thandavar, Arunachala Kavi and Marimutthu Pillai who were prominent composers from Sirkazhi.

Background

The Tamil Trinity refers to an earlier group of Carnatic music composers who lived about five decades before the well-known Trinity of Carnatic music Tyagaraja, Muthuswami Dikshitar, and Shyama Shastri. The Tamil Trinity composed and sang all their works in the Tamil language. They are credited with developing the keertana (kriti) form of carnitic musical composition and giving a structured format to Pallavi, Anupallavi, and Charanam in Carnatic music.[1][2]

In 2010, the DMK-led government initiated the construction of a memorial hall and allocated 19,160 square feet (1,780 square metres) of land on the Mayiladuthurai to Chidambaram highway near Sirkazhi. Construction began on 2 August 2010, and the majority of the work was completed by the end of 2011.[3] The memorial hall was later inaugurated on 20 February 2013 by then Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa of the AIADMK-led government via video conference.[4][5]

Architecture

The memorial hall was constructed on an area of 4,772 square feet (443.3 square metres). Its facade features full-length bronze statues of the Tamil Trinity. At the center of the hall, seven kalasams are placed, symbolizing the seven walls.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "சீர்காழியின் தமிழிசை மூவர்". www.tnpscthervupettagam.com. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  2. ↑ Charan, N. Sai (2023-12-19). "Tamilisai Moovar of Sirkazhi: the pioneering trinity of Tamil kritis". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  3. ↑ தினமலர். "ஓராண்டாக மூடிக் கிடந்த தமிழிசை மூவர் மணிமண்டபம் திறப்பு". www.dinamalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  4. ↑ TN GOVT, Press Release (21 Feb 2013). "Honble Chief Minister inaugurated the Thamizh Isai Moovar Manimantapam at Sirkazhi through Video Conferencing and launched a website for Tamil Development Department". Retrieved 21 Feb 2013.
  5. ↑ தினமணி (2013-02-20). "சீர்காழியில் தமிழிசை மூவர் மணிமண்டபம் திறப்பு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  6. ↑ Fernando, Antony (2022-11-22). "Tamilisai Moovar Manimandapam in Sirkazhi to get Rs 47 lakh makeover". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2025-11-13.
  7. ↑ "Memorials - CR". dipr.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-11-13.

Sirkazhi Tamil isai moovar mandabam video