Human settlements in south India were situated around temples, and temple tanks were the focal point of all activity. These tanks were used for bathing and religious rites. With houses being built in the catchment area of these tanks, it is mostly sewage that flows into these tanks now.
Human settlements in south India were situated around temples, and temple tanks were the focal point of all activity. These tanks were used for bathing and religious rites. With houses being built in the catchment area of these tanks, it is mostly sewage that flows into these tanks now.
Human settlements in south India were situated around temples, and temple tanks were the focal point of all activity. These tanks were used for bathing and religious rites. With houses being built in the catchment area of these tanks, it is mostly sewage that flows into these tanks now.
The Wwestern Ghats form the catchment of the Tamarparni river which flows through this area. Anicuts built on this river inTtirunelveti district date back to between 13th and 16th centuries.