Pettavaithalai
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Pettavaithalai is a town between Kulithalai and Tiruchirappalli. The distance from Pettavaithalai to Trichy is 24 km and Pettavaithalai to Kulithalai is 8 km. The Pettavaithalai town is an important place of pilgrimage
. The important temples are Karumbai Amman Temple and Madhyarjuneswaraswamy(Lord Shiva) temple at Devasthanam. Pettavaithalai is by the river Cauvery and this is the takeoff point for the Uyyakondan canal which is the major irrigation canal for the fertile lands in Trichy district.
Pettavaithalai is belong to Srirangam Assembly Constituency in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu
State in India
One of the EID parry sugar factories is located in this small town. This is one of the very few factories that has a captive power plant.
This town is also known for its "korai mat" – the mat spun using the korai
grass. This is the main village industry here.
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
. The important temples are Karumbai Amman Temple and Madhyarjuneswaraswamy(Lord Shiva) temple at Devasthanam. Pettavaithalai is by the river Cauvery and this is the takeoff point for the Uyyakondan canal which is the major irrigation canal for the fertile lands in Trichy district.
Pettavaithalai is belong to Srirangam Assembly Constituency in Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
State in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
One of the EID parry sugar factories is located in this small town. This is one of the very few factories that has a captive power plant.
This town is also known for its "korai mat" – the mat spun using the korai
Korai
The Korai are a Baloch tribe settled in the Balochistan province of Iran, Balochistan Province of Pakistan; Sindh; Punjab provinces of Pakistan; and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujrat, Maharastra, Haryana, and Indian Punjab....
grass. This is the main village industry here.