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Sholavandan Vetrilai
Sholavandan Vetrilai is an important traditional crop variety of Betel leaf cultivated in the State of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is mainly cultivated in Sholavandan, Sholavandan block panchayath of Vadipatti taluk in Madurai district. Under its Geographical Indications in India, Geographical Indication tag, it is referred to as "Sholavandan Vetrilai". Name It is named after its place of origin, the Sholavandan block panchayath. "Vetrilai" means "betel leaf" in the local state language of Tamil language, Tamil. Description Sholavandan is situated on the left bank of the Vaigai River, Vaigai River, 16 miles northwest of Madurai, in a fertile region with Sholavandan and Vadipatti blocks. The color of the betel leaves determines their pungency, with darker leaves being more pungent. An inscription at the Jeynagar Narayana Perumal temple in Sholavandan, built by Kulasekara Pandian in the 5th century AD, reveals that betel farmers were instructed to donate their income to ...
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