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Sivasailam
Sivasailam (Sivasaailam per the Indian census) is a village located on the bank of River Gadananathi River in Tenkasi taluk, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. The census village code is 642940. The postal code is 627412. The spoken language in this area is Tamil. Climate The place is greenish even during the summer months. During the month of Chitirai (mid April) to Puratasi (mid October) wind from the mountains blows gently and rain sprinkles and makes the place cool. Temple Within the village, there is an ancient Shiva temple named Sivasailanathar Temple. The main God of the temple is Sivasailanathar (a form of God Shiva) and his consort is Goddess Paramakalyani Amman, a form of Goddess Parvathi Amma. The temple is located on the bank of River Gadananathi River (Karunai River). The village is surrounded by Velli malai, Mulli malai and Podhigai hills, and these hills and the hill-forests are the special places of the God and Goddess. Stone inscriptions This temple was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivasailam
Sivasailam (Sivasaailam per the Indian census) is a village located on the bank of River Gadananathi River in Tenkasi taluk, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu, India. The census village code is 642940. The postal code is 627412. The spoken language in this area is Tamil. Climate The place is greenish even during the summer months. During the month of Chitirai (mid April) to Puratasi (mid October) wind from the mountains blows gently and rain sprinkles and makes the place cool. Temple Within the village, there is an ancient Shiva temple named Sivasailanathar Temple. The main God of the temple is Sivasailanathar (a form of God Shiva) and his consort is Goddess Paramakalyani Amman, a form of Goddess Parvathi Amma. The temple is located on the bank of River Gadananathi River (Karunai River). The village is surrounded by Velli malai, Mulli malai and Podhigai hills, and these hills and the hill-forests are the special places of the God and Goddess. Stone inscriptions This temple was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivasailam Temple
Sivasailanathar Paramakalyani Amman Kovil, popularly known as Sivasailam Temple, :ta:சிவசைலம் கோயில் is a Hindu temple in Sivasailam village of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 3 miles from Alwarkurichi in Tenkasi District. It is "an old Siva temple of large size, well sculptured and containing inscriptions." Sivasailam is surrounded by Velli Malai (Silver Hill), Western Ghats and Mulli Malai, and is located beside the Gadananathi River. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams. Religious significance Appearance of Shivalingam It is told that a landlord had many cows in his house. Usually, he made his labourers milk the cows, but one day all the cows refused to give milk. The labourers complained about this leading the owner to get angry and he chased all his cows and labourers from his house. All the cows gathered on a hill with a rock upon it and flooded their milk upon the rock. On the place of this flooding of milk a shivalingam appeared. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sambankulam
Sambankulam is a village in District of Tirunelveli.The spoken language in this area is Tamil.Sambankulam is located on the bank of Gadananathi River (Kadana Nadi), which means "kadana dam river" and flows throughout the year. The area is surrounded by mountains and hills which are part of the Western Ghats. Sambankulam is located between two tourist spots - Sivasailam temple 2 km from the village.and Gadananathi River dam,3 km from the village. The village has many paddy fields, mango orchards, vegetable gardens, palm trees and tall coconut trees. Transportation Bus and train are the major transport methods. The nearest railway station is in 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 ... , 5 km from the village. Climate The place will be green ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambasamudram
Ambasamudram is the principal town of the Ambasamudram taluk in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The entire taluk had a population of 392,226 as of 2001, with 42.5% classified as rural. The town of Ambasamudram had a population 35,645 as of 2011. The Thirumulanathar temple is located in Ambasamudram, on Melapalayam street. Kasibanathaswami Temple is another ancient temple of Ambasamudram which has a history of more than 200 years. Geography This town is situated in the foothills of western ghats on the northern bank of Tamirabarani (Tamiram = copper, it contains traces of copper) river with a twin town Kallidaikurichi/Kallidai is situated on the southern bank. Climate Demographics According to 2011 census, Ambasamudram had a population of 35,645 with a sex-ratio of 1,048 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929. A total of 3,293 were under the age of six, constituting 1,658 males and 1,635 females. Scheduled Castes and ... [...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] |
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] |
Karuthapillaiyur
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Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30. India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time, IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh Fort in Allahabad district, so that it would be as close to UTC+05:30 as possible. Daylight Saving Time (DST) was used briefly during the China–India War of 1962 and the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971. Calculation Indian Standard Time is calculated from the clock tower in Mirzapur nearly exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post. On 15 August 2022, the PIN system celebrated its 50th anniversary. History The PIN system was introduced on 15 August 1972 by Shriram Bhikaji Velankar, an additional secretary in the Government of India's Ministry of Communications. The system was introduced to simplify the manual sorting and delivery of mail by eliminating confusion over incorrect addresses, similar place names, and different languages used by the public. PIN structure The first digit of a PIN indicates the zone, the second indicates the sub-zone, and the third, combined with the first two, indicates the sorting district within that zone. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices within the sorting district. Postal zones There are nine postal zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenkasi Taluk
Tenkasi taluk is a taluk of Tenkasi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Tenkasi. In addition to the headquarters town, the taluk includes the towns of Aygudi, Courtalam, Ilanji, Kadayanallur, Melagaram, Sambavar Vadagarai and Sundarapandiapuram as well as some twenty-five villages. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Tenkasi had a population of 399,823 with 199,317 males and 200,506 females. There were 1,006 women for every 1,000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 72.55%. Child population in the age group below 6 years were 20,277 Males and 19,621 Females. References Taluks of Thirunelveli district {{Tirunelveli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambasamudram Taluk
The Ambasamudram taluk is in the Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language .... The headquarters is the town of Ambasamudram. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ambasamudram had a population of 427,557 with 209,974 males and 217,583 females. There were 1036 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 77.53. Child population in the age group below 6 was 20,705 males and 19,945 females. See also * Rengasamudram References Taluks of Thirunelveli district {{Tirunelveli-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Territories Of India
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] |
