Saturday, September 14, 2013

TIRUR RIVER

Tirur River originates from Athvanad village of Tirur taluk and flows 48 km upto Thirunavaya and joins with bharathapuzha to ends up it flows in Arabian Sea ponnani in Malappuram disrtict.

Tirur  town is a most important business centres of Malappuram district  and is a trading centre of fish and betel leaf in the region. 

Betel leaf combined with areca nut and and slaked lime paste/or cured tobacco for making pan and chewing Pan. Pan is a stimulator using in many asian countries with has its combinations with variety of taste and style of chewing turn to be a traditional behaviour of people.    Betel leaf  with areca nut  synonymously indicates in marriages and all the mangala karma's (to start or to enter a new way of life giving dakshina(gift) with betal leaf and areca nut to the elders and supporters  for a good future and success). Pookkottur is a beautiful village in Malappuram was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British administration in the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Province.Ponnani is a smallest taluk primarily as a fishing harbour and an oldest ports in southern India. Ponnani town  has so many mosques.

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