Travelogue | Thiruvattar
We are happy to introduce the small village Thiruvattar (Tamil: திருவட்டார், Malayalam: തിരുവട്ടാര് ). It is located in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu, in between the towns of Marthandam and Kulasekharam. It is about 6 kilometer from Marthandam. Here the most important thing to say is the name of the place, Thiru (sacred) + vatt (surrounded) + aru (river). The two main rivers Parallaiyar (which is originating from Mahendragiri) and Kothaiyar (which originating from Kothaiyar lake) surrounded the village and giving the name. A check dam in Parallaiyar near Thiruvattar (Now replaced with a bridge) Since it is watery place, the mud will be always wet, so main occupation of this village is Brick making. Also we can find the coconut, banana and rubber plantations. A brick fu...