Tamirabarani Run
A brief log of a three-day trip along the banks of the River Thamirabarani (Taamraparni) , in Tirunelveli district , Tamil Nadu ( March 2024), sampling random temples to get an idea of the unique culture of the land where Pandya, Chola , Chera and Nayaka influences were intermingled . THAMIRABARANI has a lot of historical , spiritual, cultural and emotional significance to the Tamils in general and to the people of the region in particular. A "lifeblood " kind of thing . It even has its own mythology in "Thamraparni Mahatmyam". Geography : It originates in the southern part of Sahyadris (Western Ghats) , in the Pothigai Malai hillrange ( aka Agasthyarmalai) , runs about 120kms and empties into The Gulf Of Mannar (a bay in Indian Ocean around Lakshadweep ) . Name : Tamira - Parni translates to Copper Leaves . Visualising a sparkling river sprinkled generously with shiny russet leaves , swishing along emerald valleys?......but no , cannot see a single