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Ramanathi River
Ramanathi (ராமாநதி) is a river flowing in the Tenkasi of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Gadananathi originates from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve.This river enters Gadananathi River in Kizha Ambur. The Ramanadhi has 7 anicuts, a reservoir of , and irrigates of wetlands. This river flows on many villages like Alwarkurichi, Ravanasamudram, Pottalpudur, Pillaukulam.The Gadananathi is fed by Thekkaru and Ramanathi Rivers.This was proposed and opened by Karunanithi. Ramanathi Dam Ramanathi reservoir is located at the foot of the Western ghats in Kadayam village of Kadayam Taluk in Tenkasi District. It is one of tourist place in this district. Now a lot of tourists are visiting the dam and park. References See also List of rivers of Tamil Nadu Rivers of Tamil Nadu Geography of Tirunelveli district {{India-river-stub ta:ராமாநதி (ஆறு) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenkasi District
Tenkasi is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi. Geography The district shares borders with Tirunelveli district in the south, Virudhunagar district in the north, Thoothukudi district in the east and Kollam and Pathanamthitta districts of Kerala in the west. The western part of the district runs along the Western Ghats, while the east is mainly flat plains. Tenkasi was formed from 6 talukas: Sivagiri, Sankarankovil, Veerakeralamputhur, Alangulam, Tenkasi and Shenkottai. Two more taluks were created afterwards: Kadayanallur and Thiruvengadam. Administration S. Gopala Sundara Raj IAS., is the District Collector since 16-06-2021. Politics Tenkasi Assembly constituency is part of Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency. The seat is reserved for scheduled castes. Parliamentary Constituency Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenkasi
Tenkasi is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural places in South Tamilnadu,Tenkasi houses The Kutraleeshwarar temple (Chitra Sabha), one of the five sabhas of Lord Nataraja, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Tamil poet Thirikooda Rasappa Kavirayar describes this temple in his poem as “Kutrala Kuravanji” which means 'beauty of Kutralam'. the city also houses the famous TenKasi Viswanathar temple, Sankarankoil temple and Ilangi Kumarar temple. Etymology Tenkasi in South Indian languages means South Kashi(''Then+Kashi''). As name goes, Tenkasi is situated in the Southern India and home to ThenKasi Viswanathar Temple. Demographics According to 2011 census, Tenkasi had a population of 70,545 with a sex-ratio of 1,020 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 7,413 were under the age of six, constituting 3,774 males and 3,639 females. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizha Ambur
Kizha Ambur also known as Keela Ambur is an ancient village situated closer to the Western Ghats in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India. The ancient name of this village is Snehapuri. Later it was called as Anpur (Sneham=Anpu) and currently called as KizhaAmbur. The village has a Railway Station and Bus Stand. Bus is the primary mode of transport due to the proximity of the bus stand closer to public compared to the Railway Station. The village is surrounded by other small villages like kakka Nallur, Poovan Kurichi, and Thattan Patti. Kizha Ambur is in good location surrounded by several tourist attraction. A few worth mentioning are: Siva Sailam Temple, Papanasam, Higher and Lower dams of Papanasam, Vaana Theertham, Mani Mutharu, Manjolai, Courtallam, Athri Theertham, and Sadai Udaiyar temple near Kallidai Kurichi. History Kizha Ambur is an ancient village with rich culture has an old name Snekapuri (Tamil: சிநேகபுரி). Sneka in Sanskrit means "Love" (Tamil: அ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve,Pothigai Hills
Agastyaarkoodam is one of the peaks in the Western Ghats of Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India. This peak is a part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve which lies on the border between the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli district and Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram district. The perennial Thamirabarani River originates from the eastern side of the range and flows into the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is 1,868-metres (6,129 ft) tall. Agastyaarkoodam is a pilgrimage centre for devotees of the Hindu sage Agastya, who is considered to be one of the seven rishis (Saptarishi) of Hindu Puranas. In Tamil traditions, Agastya is considered as the father of the Tamil language and the compiler of the first Tamil grammar called Agattiyam or Akattiyam. There is a small stone statue of Agathiyar at the top of the peak and the devotees can offer pujas. Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is among 20 new sites added by UNESCO to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kizha Ambur
Kizha Ambur also known as Keela Ambur is an ancient village situated closer to the Western Ghats in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India. The ancient name of this village is Snehapuri. Later it was called as Anpur (Sneham=Anpu) and currently called as KizhaAmbur. The village has a Railway Station and Bus Stand. Bus is the primary mode of transport due to the proximity of the bus stand closer to public compared to the Railway Station. The village is surrounded by other small villages like kakka Nallur, Poovan Kurichi, and Thattan Patti. Kizha Ambur is in good location surrounded by several tourist attraction. A few worth mentioning are: Siva Sailam Temple, Papanasam, Higher and Lower dams of Papanasam, Vaana Theertham, Mani Mutharu, Manjolai, Courtallam, Athri Theertham, and Sadai Udaiyar temple near Kallidai Kurichi. History Kizha Ambur is an ancient village with rich culture has an old name Snekapuri (Tamil: சிநேகபுரி). Sneka in Sanskrit means "Love" (Tamil: அ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian State
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty ( suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadananathi River
Gadananathi (கடனாநதி)also can be called as Gadananadhi or Gatananadhi or Kadananathi or Kadananadhi is a river flowing in the Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Gadananathi originates from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. The towns Ambasamudram and Kallidaikurichi are located respectively on the left and right banks of Thamiraparani, after which the river meets the tributary Gadananathi River at Tiruppudaimaruthur. Before the Gadananathi's entry into the Thamirabarani, the Gadananathi is joined by the rivers Kallar, Karunaiyar and Veeranathi or Varahanathi which joins the river Gadananathi about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) north-east of Kizha Ambur. The Gadananathi is fed by the Jambunathi and Ramanathi Rivers. The Gadananadhi has 6 anicuts and a reservoir of 9,970,000 cubic metres (8,080 acre·ft), and irrigates 38.87 square kilometres (15.01 sq mi) of wetlands. The anaicuts are Arasapattu anaicut, Alwarkurichi Thenkal anaicut, Manjapalli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwarkurichi
Alwarkurichi is a panchayat town in Tenkasi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Location Alwarkurichi is a small town 35 km or 45 Min travel from west of Tirunelveli town and 25 km from Tenkasi town. Located near western ghats (Ambasamudram - Tenkasi highway) surrounded by paddy fields, western ghats locate west of the town. The village has Gadananathi River on its east and rama river on its west Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ..., Alwarkurichi had a population of 9447. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Alwarkurichi has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females literate. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Tamil Nadu
{{Use Indian English, date=August 2020 This article lists the main rivers of Tamil Nadu. Out of the below rivers, Kaveri , Thenpennai, Palar, are the three largest rivers of Tamil Nadu followed by Vaigai River, Noyyal River, Cheyyar River, Then Pennai, Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu), Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu), Moyar River, Pampar River, Bhavani River, Thamirabarani River, Vaippar River are the major rivers in Tamil Nadu. (Listed in the order of longest rivers first). Sarabanga nadhi ( Idappadi) Nallaru ( Aninasi ) Kausika nadhi ( Periyanaickan palayam) A # Adyar River # Amaravati River # Ambuliyar River # Agniyar River # Arasalar River # Agaram Aru # Arjuna River # Ayyanarkovil River # Adappar River # Arani River # Agniar River - Tirupur B # Bhavani River # Bambar River C # Chittar # Coonoor # Cooum # Cheyyar G # Gingee River # Gomukhi River # Goddar River # Gadananathi River # Gundar River H # Hanumannathi River # Harichandra River J # Jambunath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
