RISING FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF THE VELLINGIRIS AND GLUSHING
INTO THE PLATEAU OF COIMBATORE WETTING THE LAND AND GRAINING FERTILITY
RESULTING IN TREMENDOUS AGRICULTURAL GROWTH………… MAN –O-MAN WORDS FLOW FROM MY
MOUTH AS I START TO THINK OF THE RIVER WHICH MY DAD LONG LONG AGO SHOWED FROM A
BRIDGE ., PERUR BRIDGE ON SIRUVANI ROAD……………………IF AND ONLY IF MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES DON’T LET ME
DOWN…………. AND SAID “ LOOK SON.,THIS IS THE RIVER THAT FLOWS INTO OUR CITY…….I
REMEMBER THE SUN SCORTHING MY HANDS AS I TRIED TO HOLD ON THE SIDE –REST OF THE
BRIDGE……SO THAT MEANS IT MUST HAVE BEEN SUMMER……AND THERE WAS WATER BUT FOLKS.,
NOW I FEEL DEPRESSED AND SHATTERED WHEN I CROSS THE NOYYAL BRIDGES FROM VARIOUS
PARTS OF THE CITY …THE RIVER THAT LED TO HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN THE CITY IS NOW A
DRY BASIN OPEN FOR SAND MINING ., WHEN I SAY MINING ITS ALWAYS ILLEAGAL IN THE
RIVER BED……. AND DOUBLES ITS FUNCTIONS AS A DUMPYARD FOR INDUSTRIAL AND
BUSINESS WASTES NOT ONLY FROM THE CITY BUT FROM
THE NEIGHBOURING STATE KERALA TOO……I CANT EXPLAIN THE AMOUNT OF CHICKEN
WASTES DUMPED IN THE LAKES AND TANKS OF THE NOYYAL BY THE CROOKED PEOPLE!!! I
CURSE DEATH UPON THEM…….WELL I LOST A BIT OF MY AUSTERITY THERE……HMM., FIRST OF
ALL I HAD NO AUSTERITY #FACT!!...OKAY LET ME NOT LENGTHEN THE INTRODUCTION …I
FEEL LIKE TELLING YOU A LOT OF STUFFS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL RIVER……GODESS NOYYAL.,I
PRAY THEE FOR YOUR BLESSING., HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND OUT IN
THIS EPISODE OF ARO’S HEROICS ……. :P > < ……THESE BLOGS ARE CUNNING THEY
DON’T ALLOW SMILEYS…….HMM OK FOLKS U LL NEVER HAVE A GLIMPSE OF MY EXPRESSIONS
THROUGHOUT THIS BLOG :p TUFF LUCK!!!!!
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| The Noyyal at Perur Temple[ MONSOON 2010] |
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| NOYYAL AT SEMMEDU FOREST |
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| THATS US AT SEMMEDU FOREST IN SUMMER 2014 |
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| I WISH HE WAS PRAYING FOR RAIN...... |
OK AS
USUAL THIS HISTORY FREAK IS GONNA START WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ……………….IN
THE 2ND CENTURY A.D A TRIBE
LED BY ITS CHIEF KOVAN SETTLED ON THE BANKS OF THE NOYYAL AND THE SETTLEMENT WAS
POPULAR AS KOVANPATTI….INCOURSE OF TIME ITS NAME CHANGED TO KOVANPUTHUR…AND
THEN THE BRITTS PRONOUNCED IT AS COIMBATORE…….HMM ...,,.FOR SOME REASON WE STILL
STICK TO THE BRITISH WAY OF SAYING
IT…..”COIMBATORE” IS HOW WE CALL OUR CITY ………THE HISTORY IS NOT AS SHORT AS
THAT……. THERE ARE STONE SCRIPUTURES AT PERUR THAT SUGGEST THE FACT THAT THE
GREAT RISHI “NARADMUNI” HAD VISITED THE NOYYAL AND INSTALLED A SHIVLING ON ITS
BANKS……THIS LING IS PRESERVED @ THE VADAKAILAYAR KOIL @ PERUR………IS THAT ALL???
NOT YET MY DEAR VIEWERS…..THE NOYYAL ONCE GUSHED WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT IT
FLOODED THE KAVERI…..THIS WAS IN THE 2ND CENTURY A.D …….AND THE
THEN KING KARIKALA CHOLAN’S MEN DISCOVERED THAT AND THE KING REACTED BY
CREATING A WATERSHED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER AND ITS STARTING
ZONES……..NOW YOU NO WHY THE KALLANAIMANAN BUILT KALLLANAIS OR CHECK DAMS ON THE
NOYYAL…..HE DID INCLUDE 32 LARGE TANKS AND 36 SHIVALAYAS ON THE RIVER’S
BANKS…THE SHIVALAYAS INCLUDE THE ONES AT PERUR, VELLALUR, SINGANALLUR ETC.,……
FOR SOME REASONTHE NOYYAL WAS KNOWN AS KANCHIMANDHI IN THE PERURPERIYAPURANA BY
KASHYAP MUNI…….SO YEA..THAT’S YOUR HOME WORK ….FIND IT OUT AND ADD COMMENTS TO
THIS BLOG!!! :p …..EEE….AGAIN I MISS THE SMILEYS………OK NOW THE 12TH
CENTURY AVAINASHILIGESHWARAR TEMPLE BY THE CHOLAS IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE BANKS
OF THE NOYYAL…….THE TEMPLE HOISTS TAMIL NADU’S LARGEST CAR….I MEAN THERU OR
RATHA OR HOWEVER U CALL IT……..HOW LONG WILL WE SIT WITH HISTORY ……LETS MOVE ON
TO GEOGRAPHY……..
OK NOW
THERE ARE 3 RIVERS..I THINK I LL BE FAIR CALLING THEM AS RIVULETS……PERIYAR ,
SADIYAR AND KANCHIMANADHI …….PERIYAR IS THE EXTENTION OF YOUR KOVAI KUTRALAM
WATERFALLS….PEOPLE THIS WATERFALLS IS VERY POPULAR AMONG THE
COIMBATOREANS…….PLEASE DON’T ENQUIRE TO THE BROOKEFIELDS B@$T@#D$ ….THEY WONT
KNOW…….THERE LL BE ADVENTURE GUYS LIKE ME AND FROM MY CIRCLE I CAN SAY
….SIMILAR GIRLS ALSO EXIST IN THE CITY…VERY FEW IN NUMBER THOUGH!!!....SADIYAR
IS THE EXTENTION WATERS OF THE VAIDEHI FALLS…….THAT’S A COOL SHOOTING SPOT YOU
GOTTA GO THERE ONCE ATLEAST IN YOUR LIFETIME………THESE 3 FRIENDS JOIN HANDS AT A
PLACE CALLED SADIVAYAL., NEAR ALANDURAI VILLAGE AND THERE KICKS STARTS THE
JOURNEY OF THE NOYYAL….36 STREAMS STRENGTHEN THE NOYYAL ON ITS COURSE., 2/3RD
OF IT FROM THE SOUTHERN BANKS AND REST FROM THE NORTHERN BANKS ON A MAP…….THE
RIVER TRAVELS 25 KMS BEFORE IT REACHES THE CITY ……..THE RIVER ITSELF SERVES THE
AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE CITY BUT IT’S
THE TANKS FILLED BY THE RIVER THAT ADDS A LOT MORE VALUE…NOT ONLY TO
AGRICULTURE BUT ALSO TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY …THE TANKS ALSO SERVE 100S AND
1000S OF MIGRATORY BIRDS YEAR ROUND…..OK I WONT BE COVERING ALL THE TANKS ON
THE NOYYAL BUT HERE ARE SOME KEY TANKS THAT SERVE MORE THAN 100 SPECIES OF
FISHES AND MORE THAN 100 SPECIES OF BIRDS ATLEAST…..
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| THIS IS UKKADAM LAKE FED BY NOYYAL WATERS....A MONSOON PICTURE |
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| KURUCHI LAKE |
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| THE SAME PERUR YOU SAW FLOODING ON TOP NOW IN 2014 SUMMER...... |
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| DOES THIS SCHOOL TEACHER FROM MADHAPATTI KNOW OUR NOYYAL....OUR CREW TRIED TO FIND THAT OUT |
1]PERUR BIG TANK[PERIYAKULAM]
2]UKKADAM LAKE[TANK]
3]VALANKULAM[TANK]
4]KURUCHI TANK
5]SELVA SINTHAMANI TANK
6]SINGANALLUR TANK
7]SULUR TANK
8]KUMARASAMY TANK
9]PERUR CHETTIPALAYAM LAKE[TANK]
10]SELVAMPATHY TANK
11]NARASIMPATHY TANK
12]KUMARASAMY TANK
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| PROJECTS ARE FUN...AND WE TRY TO ENJOY IT WITH A FEW RELAXING SESSIONS |
GARGENAY DUCKS, WHITS IBIS , PELICANS,PAINTED STORK , BLUE
TAILED GODWIT , WOOD SANDPIPER ,PIED WAGTAIL , ORIENTED DARTER ETC., ARE SOME
OF THE BIRDS NORMALLY SPOTTED IN THESE TANKS BESIDES DOVES, SPARROWS N OTHER
COMMON BIRDS……..CATFISH ., VARAYAN[TAMIL]., JILABI.,RIVER CRABS AND OTHER FISHES AND MARINE CREATURES ALSO EXIST IN THESE LAKES……….
HMM…I AM FORCED TO QUIT WITH THIS FOLKS….I LL UPLOAD A
DOCUMENTRY TO WHICH I CONTRIBUTED…..RELEASED UNDER THE BANNER “I-TWISTERS”
…….I AM NOT READY TO BREAK THE SUSPENSES IN IT IF U WANNA KNOW MORE OF ABOUT
THE NOYYAL AND ITS TANKS PLEASE DO PURCHASE IT AND WATCH IT…I LL TRY TO UPLOAD
A COPY ON THIS BLOG…SO STAY TUNED…OUR SCHEDULED RELEASE DATE IS 21ST
OF APRILS 2014 …….
THIS BLOG IS FOR THE NOYYAL BYTHE NOYYAL TO THE NOYYAL……..SO
HATERS OF NOYYAL AND COIMBATORE STAY AWAY!!!!!
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