Iruvanjippuzha Explained

Iruvanjippuazha
Name Etymology:Iruvanjipuzha
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Kerala
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Asia
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Anakkampoyil
Thiruvambady
Mukkam
Kumaraneloor
Kodiyathur
Chennamangallur
Cheruvadi
Length:50km (30miles)approx.
Discharge1 Location:mouth
Source1:Vellarimala
Source1 Location:Western Ghats, Kerala, India
Source1 Coordinates:11.2679°N 75.9785°W
Source1 Elevation:1,544 meters
Mouth Location:Chaliyar River, India
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)
Tributaries Left:Chalippuzha
Tributaries Right:Cherupuzha

Iruvazhanjippuzha, or Iruvanjipuzha, is a major tributary of River Chaliyar and joining to Chaliyar at Koolimadu near Cheruvadi. Its major tributary is Chalippuzha, which joins with it about 3 km north of Thiruvambady town. Other tributaries are Muthappanpuzha (joining at Anakkampoyil), ulingappuzha (joining at Thiruvambadi) and Karamoola river (join at Mukkam). The famous Thusharagiri waterfall is in the Chalippuzha river. Every year, the Malabar River Festival happens in this river, which is recognized as the biggest Kayak event in Asia.

The villages of Anakkampoyil, kandappanchal,Narangathode,Thiruvambady, Mukkam, Kodiyathur, Chennamangallur and Cheruvadi are on the banks of this river.

Naadan Premam (transl: Love in the Countryside), a major romantic novel by Malayalam writer S. K. Pottekkatt, is set in the backdrops of Iruvanjippuzha. The river is also mentioned in the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. In this film it shows how the real character dies B. P. Moideen after drowning in the Iruvanjippuzha River.

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