Tenkasi, which emerged as a new (33rd) district in Tamil Nadu in 2019, has a long history. Tenkasi is a district with all the highlights of nature, agriculture, education, tourism and shrines, Sacred sites. Apart from these things tenkasi Incorporates is the queen of Falls.
History
The history of Tenkasi has closely related to the history of Muvendars. The history of the Pandya Empire is very long, the history of the Pandya kings can be divided into five categories namely Early Pandyas, Medieval Pandyas, Late Pandyas, Later Pandyas, and Tenkasi Pandyas, of which the fifth and last Tenkasi Pandyas are responsible for the history of Tenkasi.
Jatavarman Parakrama Pandyan
Jatavarman Parakrama Pandyan was the first king of the fifth and last period of the Pandya kings, the Tenkasi Pandyas. In the fifteenth century, he departed from Korkai in 1422 and began to rule the fort at Vindankottai. Veera Parakrama Pandian was also well versed in the arts and learned many languages. It is noteworthy that he is the greatest Lord Shiva server.
During the reign of Veera Parakrama Pandian, he fought against the Cheras and conquered and conquered cities like Courtallam and Veerakeralambudur around the Chenbaga Pozhil(Red Fort).
Tenkasi temple
There is a huge story behind the construction of a temple to Lord Shiva in Tenkasi. It was very difficult for the people of the south to go to Kasi to worship Lord Shiva. They died on the way before they reach Kasi. People were losing their lives due to fatigue due to long-distance travel and lack of any travel facilities at that time.
Thus Lord Shiva appeared in the dream of the heroic Parakrama king and said one thing. Seeing the misery of the people, Lord Shiva appeared in the dream of king Veera Parakrama and said one thing. That thing is, The ant herd will march from the castle. A Shiva lingam will appear where the ant herd ends. At that place, a Shiva temple was to be built in the south, similar to the Kasi in the north.
Thus the next day the ant herd left the fort and ended the ant herd in the red forest called Sembaka Pozhil. There Parakrama Pandian found a Shivalinga. Veera Parakrama Pandya King started the Kasi Vishwanathar Temple in 1446 and completed it in 1467 in the same red forest. After the completion of the temple, a village called Tenkasi was formed. It later became the last capital of the Pandyas.
Geography of Tenkasi
The total land area of Tenkasi is 2782.43 sq km. Of this, 2665.22 sq km is a rural area and just 177.22 sq km is an urban area. It also covers an area of 439.99 sq km of forest. Tenkasi district is bounded on the south by Tirunelveli district, on the north by Virudhunagar district, on the east by Thoothukudi district, and on the west by Kollam district of Kerala.
Tenkasi District consists of 8 talukas namely Thiruvenkadam, Sankarankoil, Sivagiri, Alangulam, Weerakeralambudur, Kadayanallur, Red Fort, and Tenkasi. It also has road traffic connecting many major cities
Nature of Tenkasi
In the Tenkasi district, many rivers and streams flow along with many waterfalls. Tenkasi district is the source of the rivers Chittaru, Gundaru, Hanuman and Harihara. Courtallam Falls, Thenaruvi, Puli Falls, Peraruvi, Aintaruvi, Shenbagadevi Falls, and Chitraruvi are some of the waterfalls located in the Tenkasi district.
Since most of the land area in Tenkasi district is a village, the main occupation of the people there is agriculture. As agriculture flourishes there, coconut groves, mangroves, orchards, trees, plants, and lush green farmland can be found all around. Due to the proximity of the Tenkasi district to Kerala, the rainfall is high and one can enjoy the beauty of the monsoon. You can also enjoy the beauty of the Western Ghats.
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