Manimuthar River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. It is a major tributary of the Tambaraparani River. The Agasthiyamalai range of the Western Ghats The Western Ghats are a mountain range in India. ... Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ...

The river begins in the dense forest on a mountain peak 1300 meters above sea level in Ambasamudram taluk and flows 9 km though small cataracts until it reachs the Tambaraparani River near Kallidaikurichi. Ambasamudram is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. ...

The tributaries of the Manimuthar are the Keezha River and the Varattar River. As a tributary, the Manimuther River adds a considerable amount of water the water to the Tamiraparani River as it seasonally it is always in full.

In 1957, Manimuthar anicut was built across the river three km. before its juncture with the Tamiraparani.^[1] Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...

Pilgrims

The town of Vridhachalam on the banks of the Manimuthar River, 60 km from Cuddalore, has an ancient Shiva temple dedicated to Lord Vridhagirishwarar. The yearly festival of Masi Magam draws large numbers of pilgrims to bathe in the sacred waters of the river.^[2] Cuddalore is a large industrial city in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Shiva (Sanskrit: शिव; Hindi: शिव; Malayalam ശിവന്‍ (when used to distinguish lordly status), also known as Siva and written Śiva in the official IAST transliteration, pronounced as ) is a form of Ishvara or God in the later Vedic scriptures of Hinduism. ...

Notes

1. ^ Rivers. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
2. ^ Vridhachalam. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.