South India · Tamil Nadu
Erode, Tamil Nadu
About Erode
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Where it is
Erode is a city on the banks of the Kaveri River in western Tamil Nadu, in the Kongu region between Salem and Coimbatore, close to the point where the Bhavani River joins the Kaveri.
History
Erode lies in the ancient Kongu Nadu, ruled by the Cheras in the Sangam period and later by the Cholas, the Vijayanagara Empire, the Madurai Nayaks and the Kingdom of Mysore, before the British annexed it in 1799. From the early 20th century it grew as a centre of handloom weaving and the textile trade. The social reformer E. V. Ramasamy, known as Periyar, was born here.
People
Erode's people speak Tamil, and farming, weaving and the trade in turmeric, cotton yarn and cloth have long been the backbone of life in the city and its villages.
Known for
- Turmeric trading and Erode turmeric
- Handloom and knitwear textiles
- Wholesale textile markets
- The Sangameswarar temple at the Bhavani confluence
Did you know?
The mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan was born in Erode in 1887, though he grew up in Kumbakonam.
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