1. About the Name Ariyalur
is believed to have obtained its name from Hari Nindra Oor, meaning the place
where Hindu god Vishnu had his presence.
2. Best
site to get comprehensive information about /on Ariyalur.
Official website http://www.ariyalur.tn.nic.in/
Interesting Fact: This is the third least populous districts of Tamil Nadu after Perambalur and Nilgiris
3. Complete list of villages of Ariyalur
Pin
codes of Ariyalur
4. Dinosaur eggs -Ariyalur
Ariyalur ‘s land mass was previously under the sea, about 65
to 146 million years ago. Thanks to a rare event called 'marine transgression',
huge deposits of limestone sediments can be found throughout the district.
After the sea water receded, the area has been left littered with ‘relatively’
easy to find marine fossils all over the place. This natural museum of the
cretaceous period is a treasure trove for geologists, paleontologists and
science enthusiasts.
For further detailed info on this read this link http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report-steps-sought-for-protecting-geological-site-at-ariyalur-1298419
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5.
Ecology
Soil Types: Loamy soil, Limestone deposits, Black soil, Alluvial soil, Sandy clay
are the soil types found in the district.
6.
Factories of cement are
many in Ariyalur
Arasu cements, Sakthi cements, Dalmia
cements, Birla cements, Tamil Nadu cements.
7. FOSSIL Tree at
SATHANUR (Ariyalur, Perambalur) Tamilnadu
8.
Geology
DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE IN THE KALLA
KURICHCHI FORMATION, (LOWER MAASTRICHTIA
) , ARIYALUR GROUP, TAMIL NADU by Mu.RAMKUMAR Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem-636 011. muramkumar@yahoo.co.in
KURICHCHI FORMATION, (LOWER MAASTRICHTIA
) , ARIYALUR GROUP, TAMIL NADU by Mu.RAMKUMAR Department of Geology, Periyar University, Salem-636 011. muramkumar@yahoo.co.in
Paper here in pdf
and
Bathymetric significance of the ichnofossil assemblages
of the Kulakkalnattam sandstone, Ariyalur area, Cauvery Basin- Raghavendramurthy Nagendra,Satish Patel and
team
http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ariyalur
9. Horticulture known for Onions and other major Agricultural Products: Banana, brinjal, red gram, coriander, coconut, chillies,
cholam, sugarcane, cotton, gingelly, green gram
10. Important places of tourist attractions
and regional festivals of Ariyalur:
Gangaikondacholapuram (World Heritage Site), Chola Gangam, Sri Kaliyuga
Varatharaja Perumal Temple, Vettakudi Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary, Perumal Kovil,
Sivan Kovil, Melapalur
Ariyalur has
almost 1000 temples, even as per Hr & CE administration records there are
906 temples under its control.
Ariyalur Kottai
Muniappan Koil
Car festival at Kaliyaperumal temple,
Incidentally Ariyalur is also
known for the idols thefts from its temples and which have been sold in markets
across the globe
11.
Informative and interesting blogs on Ariyalur
Typical photo depicting Ariyalur naturally
12. Important
reference work in Tamil about
this district is Ariyalur
Varalaru -Anrum Inrum -By Pulavar Kumaraswamy but it is predominantly used as
reference in caste issues.
13.
Wiki on Ariyalur
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariyalur
