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| nickname                 = Kilakadayam
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| subdivision_name2        = [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]]
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'''Kadayam''' is a town in the district of [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>[http://iay.nic.in/netiay/benf_lvl.aspx?page=b&state_name=TAMIL%20NADU&state_code=29&district_name=TIRUNELVELI&block_code=2926009&block_name=KADAYAM&district_code=2926 Rural Housing Registered/sanctioned Beneficiary Report] Retrieved 27 September 2017.</ref> It was an important hub for revolutionaries in the 1900s. Kadayam boasts a notable association with [[Tamil language|Tamil's]] revolutionary poet, [[Subramania Bharati]].
==Etymology==
[[File:Kadayam Nithyakalyani Amman Temple.jpg|thumb|left|The Nithya Kalyani Amman temple at Kadayam]]
Kadayam was historically known as ''Kadayam'' which literally means the "Town of  Kadayam" (a specific Hindu caste).
A local legend says that its people were originally living around the Kalyani Amman temple; however, the temple goddess could not tolerate the noise created by the inhabitants, so she pulled out a ''Kadayam '' (a bracelet in ancient Tamil) and threw it outside. She instructed the people to go and reside around the spot where the bracelet fell, thus making the new area known as Kadayam which later became Kadayam.
==Climate==
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==Association with Subramania Bharati==
The poet and freedom fighter [[Subramania Bharati]] once lived in Kadayam, India. Bharati's wife was a native of Kadayam<ref name="Tamil_VU_1">{{cite web |title=Subramanya Bharathi biography |url=https://www.tamilvu.org/courses/degree/c011/c0111/html/c0111111.htm |website=Tamil Virtual University |access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref> and it is believed that [[Subramania Bharati|Bharathiyar]] often sang patriotic songs from his in-laws rooftop. Bharathi stayed in Pazhaya Gramam of Kadayam with his family, where he was known for his daily walks to the Nithyakalayani Amman Temple, during which he stopped to hug the donkeys straying into the Pazhaya Gramam. He composed his Kali songs, the [[Panchali (narrative form)|Panchali Sabhadam]] and most of his revolutionary poems including "Chinnanchiru Kiliye","Odi Vilayadu Pappa" and "Kaani Nilam Vendum" there.
==Temple Sites==
Kadayam is known for its ancient temples scattered across the length and breadth of the Town. The popular Nithyakalayani Amman Temple is in the village center. A [[Shasta (deity)|Shastha]] (Thala Malayan) temple lies on the banks of the Ramanadhi (a tributary of the [[Thamirabarani]]) as well as a  Sri Pathrakali Amman Temple and Sri Muppudathiamman  Temple in Kilakadayam. The former  is dedicated to the 18 Patti (Town) people, who celebrate the 8-day festival.
==Acid Lime==
Kadayam is famous for its acidic variety of lime. The uniqueness is due to rich soil in Kadayam. [[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]] has released a variety PKM-1, bred by local selection from Kadayam through its research station at Periakulam. These limes are exported to Kadayam and the neighboring states of [[Kerala]] and [[Andhra Pradesh]]. More than five commission markets offer [[Lime (material)|lime]] in Kadayam. The lemon cultivated mainly from Kadayam, Papaankulam, [[Gothandaramapuram]], Servaikaranpatti, Mayilanoor, Pulavanoor, etc., The lemon from these areas are more juices than other areas.
==References==
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[https://www.facebook.com/KadayamVillage/ Kadayam Village Facebook Page]
[[Category:Villages in Tenkasi district]]