Thamirabarani Rive
Thamirabarani River
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The Thamirabarani River (also spelt Tamaraparani,Tamiraparani or Thamiravaruni, Tamil: தாமிரபரணி) originates from the famous Agastyarkoodam peak in the hills of the Western Ghats above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk and flows through Tirunelveli & Tuticorin districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It was called the Tamraparni River in olden days and it is also associated with Sri Lanka. Contents[hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 Geography * 3 Ancient history * 4 Origin of Tamiraparani * 5 Tributaries * 6 Irrigation * 7 Course and tributaries * 8 Tamirabarani river system * 9 Notes * 10 External links |
[edit] Etymology
The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper, hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade. The river has also been historically known as Porunai. Thamaraparani in Tamil is ThAn Marantha Para Nir means the river which spreads forgetting itself.
[edit] Geography
Vanatheertham waterfalls
It originates 1,500 metres above sea-level on a part of the Annamalai range on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats in the Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, near the peaks of Aduppukkal Mottai, Agastya Malai and Cherumunji Mottai. The headwaters of the Thamirabarani River are at 8°35′32″N 77°16′12″E. It flows generally east and enters the Gulf of Mannar of the Bay of Bengal near Punnaikayal.
The 40 metre panatheertham waterfalls are located close to the origin of the main river. The Papanasam Reservoir is 16 km downstream. It is fed both by monsoons and by its tributaries. In the year 1992, there was an unexpected flood in Thamirabarani, which claimed hundreds of lives.
The river is mentioned in existing ancient Sangam and Tamil texts.[1] There is an ancient script written as Thamirabarani mahathmiyam
[edit] Ancient history
Spelt differently as Tampraparani, Tamraparni, Tamiravaruni, etc., the river is mentioned as the
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Thamirabarani River (also spelt Tamaraparani,Tamiraparani or Thamiravaruni, Tamil: தாமிரபரணி) originates from the famous Agastyarkoodam peak in the hills of the Western Ghats above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk and flows through Tirunelveli & Tuticorin districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It was called the Tamraparni River in olden days and it is also associated with Sri Lanka. Contents[hide] * 1 Etymology * 2 Geography * 3 Ancient history * 4 Origin of Tamiraparani * 5 Tributaries * 6 Irrigation * 7 Course and tributaries * 8 Tamirabarani river system * 9 Notes * 10 External links |
[edit] Etymology
The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper, hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade. The river has also been historically known as Porunai. Thamaraparani in Tamil is ThAn Marantha Para Nir means the river which spreads forgetting itself.
[edit] Geography
Vanatheertham waterfalls
It originates 1,500 metres above sea-level on a part of the Annamalai range on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats in the Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, near the peaks of Aduppukkal Mottai, Agastya Malai and Cherumunji Mottai. The headwaters of the Thamirabarani River are at 8°35′32″N 77°16′12″E. It flows generally east and enters the Gulf of Mannar of the Bay of Bengal near Punnaikayal.
The 40 metre panatheertham waterfalls are located close to the origin of the main river. The Papanasam Reservoir is 16 km downstream. It is fed both by monsoons and by its tributaries. In the year 1992, there was an unexpected flood in Thamirabarani, which claimed hundreds of lives.
The river is mentioned in existing ancient Sangam and Tamil texts.[1] There is an ancient script written as Thamirabarani mahathmiyam
[edit] Ancient history
Spelt differently as Tampraparani, Tamraparni, Tamiravaruni, etc., the river is mentioned as the