Hanuman Nadhi or Hanumannathi is a

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

flowing in the

Tenkasi district Tenkasi () is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India, separated from Tirunelveli district on 22 November 2019. The Government of Tamil Nadu announced its creation on 18 July 2019. The district headquarters is at Tenkasi. Geography The ...

of the

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. It is a tributary of the Chittar River. It rises at an altitude of 1,650 m (5,413 ft) above Courtalam in Tenkasi taluk, traverses in the slopes about 10 km (6 mi). receives Karuppanathi, its tributary, then it flows and merges with Chittar in Thayar Thoppu village in

Veerakeralampudur Veerakeralampudur is a small town in Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Economy Agriculture Agriculture is the main occupation. Most of the people work in farm fields and rolling Beedi. The main crops are paddy, onion, tomato, ...

taluk. The total length of Hanumannathi is 32 kilometres. The Adavinainar Reservoir is situated across the Hanumanathi river which is in Mekkarai village of Sengottai taluk with a capacity of 175 Mcft (47.20 meter height). The anaicuts built across the river, are Mettukal anaicut, Karisalkulam anaicut, Panpoli anaicut, Vallalkulam anaicut, Elathoor anaicut, Nainaragavan anaicut, Pungamkal anaicut and Kambli anaicut . The famous Ayikudi Balasubramanya Swami Temple is situated on the banks of Hanuman Nadhi. The Hindu deity Hanuman was said to have stopped by and rested on the banks of this river on his way to Lanka, hence the river was named Hanuman nadhi.

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This river flowing in Ayikudy,

Tenkasi Tenkasi () is a town and headquarters of the Tenkasi district in Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Tenkasi is the third largest city in tenkasi district after Kadayanallur and Sankarankovil. Being one of the most significant spiritual and cultural ...

taluk,

The restoration and desilting work is being done to the Hanuman Nadhi (Sep 2020) by a self interest group with the help of officials https://tirunelveli.nic.in/public-works-department/

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