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Maruthappuzha
The Maruthappuzha is a tributary of the Punnappuzha in Kerala, India, which merges with the Karimpuzha and thus finally joins the Chaliyar. The Maruthappuzha originates as two separate streams from the Devala (eastern branch) and the Pandalur (northern branch) areas of Nilagiri district and join near Marutha to form the Maruthappuzha. The Muringamunda Puzha (coming from forests north of Thannikkadavu) and Karakkodan puzha {{Use Indian English, date=January 2020 Karakkodan Puzha (കാരക്കോടന് പുഴ) is a small river joining with Maruthappuzha which is a sub-tributary of Chaliyar, in Malappuram district. The river originates from the foothil ... (originating from the foothills of Nadukani forests) also joins with the Maruthappuzha at Palemad and Munda respectively. The Maruthappuzha is also known as the Kalakkanpuzha because of the muddy colour of its water. The Maruthappuzha-Punnappuzha belt is famous for its gold deposits; although it has not been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marutha, India
Marutha is a place in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district. It is also known as village of gold hills. English & Malayalam , other_name Etymology Marutha is an areal which includes place such as Mundappoty, Kettungal, School Kunnu, Chakkappadam, Kanjirathingal, Vendekumpoty, Vengapadam, Mathalappara, Maruthakkadavu, etc. Marutha is a part of Vazhikkadavu Panchayath and is known for its gold deposits along the banks of river Maruthappuzha. Maruthappuzha originates as two streams from Devala and Pandalur and joins near Marutha (Randupuzhamukku). Manchakkoodu is the ending point up to which bus service is available. Some buses end their service up to Chakkappadam (buses keep the name Maruthakkadavu to attract the passengers to Marutha, continuing same name before opening the Marutha bridge). Chakkappadam is the city center in on which all villagers are dependant as a common meeting point and for available things like social services, Govt. services and others. The main educa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakkodan Puzha
{{Use Indian English, date=January 2020 Karakkodan Puzha (കാരക്കോടന് പുഴ) is a small river joining with Maruthappuzha which is a sub-tributary of Chaliyar, in Malappuram district. The river originates from the foothills of Nadukani forests near Gudalur. It pass through Vazhikkadavu Vazhikkadavu is a village in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Geography It is located on the CNG (Calicut-Nilambur-Gudalur) road 20 km north-east of Nilambur. Just after Vazhikkadavu town the ''ghat'' road known as ... panchayath and joins with Maruthappuzha near Munda. Rivers of Malappuram district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punnappuzha
Punnappuzha (Malayalam:പുന്നപ്പുഴ) is a tributary of Karimpuzha, which is the biggest tributary of the Chaliyar river in Kerala, India. Punnappuzha is also known as Pandiyar (പാണ്ടിയാര്) when it flows through Tamil Nadu. One branch of this river originate from northern slopes of Mukurthi National Park and another branch from Gudalur, in Nilagiri district of Tamil Nadu. These two branches join together 5 km south-west of Gudalur town. When it reaches Edakkara, the river Maruthappuzha joins with it. Punnappuzha ends its course by merging with Karimpuzha one kilometer before the Karimpuzha bridge. Nilambur, Vazhikkadavu, Chungathara and Edakkara Edakkara is a town located in Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is an emerging commercial hub, and one of the busiest towns in Nilambur Taluk. Location Edakkara is located near Nilambur, Malappuram District, in the State of K ... are the major towns on the bank of Pun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaliyar
Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it nears the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, Perakamanna, Areekode, Kizhuparamba, Elamaram, Cheekkode, Vazhakkad, Vazhayur, Cheruvadi, Edavannappara, Mavoor, Peruvayal, Feroke and Beypore are some of the towns/villages situated along the banks of Chaliyar. It mainly flows through Malappuram district. Its tributaries flow through both the districts of Malappuram and Kozhikode. The bank of river Chaliyar at Nilambur region is also known for natural Gold fields. Explorations done at the valley of the river Chaliyar in Nilambur has shown reserves of the order of 2.5 million cubic meters of placers with 0.1 gram per cubic meter of gold. It originates at Ilambaleri hills of Nilgiri Mountains in Nilgiris district (Ooty district), which is also near Wayanad-Malappuram district border. It f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimpuzha (Malappuram)
Karimpuzha is the largest tributary of Chaliyar river, Kerala, India. It is very near to Nilambur. Karimpuzha originates from western slopes between Mukurthi peak and Avalanche Dam in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Cherupuzha, which joins with Karimpuzha near Karulai, originates from the forests north-west of Upper Bhavani reservoir in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. Karimpuzha joins with Chaliyar at Chaliyarmukku, near Nilambur. Karimpuzha carries Punnappuzha Punnappuzha (Malayalam:പുന്നപ്പുഴ) is a tributary of Karimpuzha, which is the biggest tributary of the Chaliyar river in Kerala, India. Punnappuzha is also known as Pandiyar (പാണ്ടിയാര്) when it flows th ... and its tributaries. Punnappuzha joins Karimpuzha near Karimpuzha bridge. Rivers of Malappuram district {{India-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devala
In Hinduism, Devala was one of the great ''rishis'' or sages. He is acknowledged to be a great authority like Narada and Vyasa and is mentioned by Arjuna in ''Bhagavad Gita'' (10.13). According to the Devanga Purana, Sage Devala is the progenitor of the Devanga community. The person called "Agni Manu" was the first weaver, who weaves clothes for all. After his liberation, the demand for clothes became high. Devala is known to have emerged from the third eye or from the heart of Lord Shiva to create clothing and to teach weaving to the world. Sage Devala is the progenitor of the Devanga community. Weaver When Devala returned after obtaining threads from Lord Vishnu, a group of five demons attacked him. It is a dark night and the demons were all-powerful. Devala struggled with Vishnu's Chakra Chakras (, ; sa , text=चक्र , translit=cakra , translit-std=IAST , lit=wheel, circle; pi, cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandalur
Pandalur is the headquarters of Neliyalam Municipality and Pandalur taluk in Nilgiri District of Tamilnadu. Location Pandalur is located at 11° 29' 0" N, 76° 20' 0" E, at an altitude of 1100 meters. Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT+05:30. Pandalur is the headquarters of the Pandalur taluk. It is categorized as a third-grade municipality. One roadway is the only access to the town. A number of government bus services are available from: * Ooty (65 km), the district headquarters * Gudalur (23 km), the nearest township * Sulthan Bathery (30 km), one of the nearest municipal towns in Kerala. * The nearest international airports, Calicut International Airport in Kerala (110 km), Coimbatore International Airport (135 km), and Kannur International Airport (137 km) in Kerala. Public and private transportation is available from Pandalur to the nearest villages of the Pandalur Taluk. History The Gudalur and Pandalur taluks of Nilgiris district one time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilagiri
Nilagiri is a town and a Notified Area Council in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha. History Nilgiri is a very small town but replete with rich history and heritage. Its history can be traced back to paleolithic age. Its modern history is known for the growing consciousness of democracy and self-rule. At the dawn of the 20th century, peasants began to rise against the despotic king but such uprisings were crushed with brutal methods. However, those uprisings gained momentum with able leaderships and led to the first peasant movement of India. Odisha freedom fighters like Balaram Raj, Shyamsundar Parida, Kailashchandra Mohanty, Banamali Das, Baishnab Patnaik, Kashinath Mohapatra, Brundaban Chandra Sarangi, Satish Chanrdra Das and Nanda Kishore Patnaik violently fought against the local prince and forced him to surrender to newly formed Indian National Government. This was the beginning of the process of 576 princely states joining Republic of India and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurram Valley
Kurram District ( ps, کرم ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Kohat Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.The name Kurram comes from the river Kuramá ( ps, کورمه) in Pashto which itself derives from the Sanskrit name Krumuḥ (). Until 2018, it was an agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, with merger of FATA with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it became a district. Geographically, it covers the Kurram Valley region which is a valley in the northwestern part of Pakistan. Most of the population is Pashtun and the main religion is Islam (Shia and Sunni). Major tribes living in Kurram Agency are Bangash, Turi, Orakzai, as well as Mamozai, Muqbil, Zazai, Paracha, Mangal, Ghilzai, Para Chamkani, Hazara and Khoshi tribe (Persian speaking tribe). Until the year 2000, when the old divisions were abolished, the Kurram District used to be part of the Peshawar Division of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Description The name Kurram comes from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
