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	{{Vaigai River}}		{{Vaigai River}}
	The '''Vaigai''' is a [[river]] in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of southern [[India]]; it passes through the towns of [[Theni]], [[Dindigul]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>[http://www.madurai.com/ Madurai, Temple Town of South India. Cultural capital of Tamilnadu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It originates in [[Varusanadu]] Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the [[Western Ghats]] range, and flows northeast through the [[Cumbum, Tamil Nadu\|Kambam Valley]], which lies between the [[Palani Hills]] to the north and the Varushanad Hills to the south. The [[Vattaparai Falls]] are located on this river. As it rounds the eastern corner of the Varushanad Hills, the river turns southeast, running through the region of [[Pandya Nadu]]. Madurai, the largest city in the Pandya Nadu region and its ancient capital, lies on the Vaigai. The river empties into the [[Palk ~~Strait~~]] near [[Uchipuli]], close to [[Pamban Bridge~~\|Pamban bridge~~]] in [[Ramanathapuram]] District.		The '''Vaigai''' is a river in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of southern India; it passes through the towns of [[Theni]], [[Dindigul]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>[http://www.madurai.com/ Madurai, Temple Town of South India. Cultural capital of Tamilnadu<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It originates in [[Varusanadu]] Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the [[Western Ghats]] range, and flows northeast through the [[Cumbum, Tamil Nadu\|Kambam Valley]], which lies between the [[Palani Hills]] to the north and the Varushanad Hills to the south. The [[Vattaparai Falls]] are located on this river. As it rounds the eastern corner of the Varushanad Hills, the river turns southeast, running through the region of [[Pandya Nadu]]. Madurai, the largest city in the Pandya Nadu region and its ancient capital, lies on the Vaigai. The river empties into the [[Palk Bay]] near [[Uchipuli]], close to [[Pamban Bridge]] in [[Ramanathapuram]] District.

	The Vaigai is {{convert\|258\|km\|mi}} long, with a [[drainage basin]] {{convert\|7031\|km2\|sqmi}} large.<ref name="Garg1999">{{cite book\|last=Garg\|first=Santosh Kumar\|title=International and interstate river water disputes\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrcqGF3agsEC&pg=PA10\|access-date=16 May 2011\|year=1999\|publisher=Laxmi Publications\|isbn=978-81-7008-068-8\|page=10}}</ref>		The Vaigai is {{convert\|258\|km\|mi}} long, with a [[drainage basin]] {{convert\|7031\|km2\|sqmi}} large.<ref name="Garg1999">{{cite book\|last=Garg\|first=Santosh Kumar\|title=International and interstate river water disputes\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrcqGF3agsEC&pg=PA10\|access-date=16 May 2011\|year=1999\|publisher=Laxmi Publications\|isbn=978-81-7008-068-8\|page=10}}</ref>
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	==Vaigai Mention==		==Vaigai Mention==

	[[Sangam literature]] (circa 300 B.C.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} has paid many tributes to Vaigai, extolling it as 'the river that brings water when one touches it', viz the etymology Vai (place your) + gai (hands) = place one's hands.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} The following story is told about the birth of the river Vaigai etc. Meenakshi, the daughter of a Pandyan king, was an incarnation of [[Parvati]]. From a very young age, she made up her mind to marry Lord [[Shiva]] and none else. Her family was initially against this but eventually consented to her wish and arranged the wedding. Sundareswara (Siva), being an ascetic, came to the wedding without any family or relatives accompanying him. Disappointed at this, the Pandyan king angrily showed Siva the huge amount of food prepared for the bridegroom's relatives. Siva pointed to a friend he had brought with him saying 'He will consume all the food that you've made'. This friend was a Rakshasa named Kundodhara. After Kundodhara finished all the food that was prepared, He became very thirsty and started asking for water. All the wells and canals in Madurai were not sufficient to quench his thirst. Then, Siva asked Kundodhara to put his hand out and opened a small part of his hair lock and Ganga began to flow into his hand. After quenching his thirst, The rest of the waters began flowing in Madurai as the Vaigai river. Vaigai means 'put your hand out' in Tamil.		[[Sangam literature]] (circa 300 B.C.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}}) has paid many tributes to Vaigai, extolling it as 'the river that brings water when one touches it', viz the etymology Vai (place your) + gai (hands) = place one's hands.{{citation needed\|date=November 2019}} The following story is told about the birth of the river Vaigai etc. Meenakshi, the daughter of a Pandyan king, was an incarnation of [[Parvati]]. From a very young age, she made up her mind to marry Lord [[Shiva]] and none else. Her family was initially against this but eventually consented to her wish and arranged the wedding. Sundareswara (Siva), being an ascetic, came to the wedding without any family or relatives accompanying him. Disappointed at this, the Pandyan king angrily showed Siva the huge amount of food prepared for the bridegroom's relatives. Siva pointed to a friend he had brought with him saying 'He will consume all the food that you've made'. This friend was a Rakshasa named Kundodhara. After Kundodhara finished all the food that was prepared, He became very thirsty and started asking for water. All the wells and canals in Madurai were not sufficient to quench his thirst. Then, Siva asked Kundodhara to put his hand out and opened a small part of his hair lock and Ganga began to flow into his hand. After quenching his thirst, The rest of the waters began flowing in Madurai as the Vaigai river. Vaigai means 'put your hand out' in Tamil.

			It was formerly called Kritamala, a sacred river where Vishnu appeared as [[Matsya]] before [[Vaivasvata Manu\|Satyavrata Manu]] who had spent his time offering penance there.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/471042225\|title=The Agni-Purāṇa\|date=1998–2007\|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers\|others=Natesa, ... Gangadharan\|isbn=81-208-0359-0\|edition=Reprint\|location=Delhi\|oclc=471042225}}</ref> The deity presiding over this temple visited [[Lakshmi]]-[[Narayana]] at their wedding.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/274273850\|title=Skandamahāpurāṇam of Shrimanmaharshi Krishnadwaipayan Vedvyasa.\|date=2003\|publisher=Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office\|others=David E. Pingree Collection\|isbn=81-7080-097-8\|location=Varanasi\|oclc=274273850}}</ref>

	[[File:A sunrise over Vaigai River in Madurai Tamil Nadu India.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu]]		[[File:A sunrise over Vaigai River in Madurai Tamil Nadu India.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu]]

	==Tributaries==		==Tributaries==
	The main tributaries of the river Vaigai are, the river Suruliyaru, the river Mullaiyaaru, the river [[Varaha River\|Varaganadi]], the [[Manjalar River\|river Manjalaru]], [[Kottagudi River\|river kottagudi]] and river Kridhumaal, Upparu river. [[Vaigai Dam]] is the major dam in this river which is present in [[Theni district~~\|Theni District~~]]		The main tributaries of the river Vaigai are, the river Suruliyaru, the river Mullaiyaaru, the river [[Varaha River\|Varaganadi]], the [[Manjalar River\|river Manjalaru]], [[Kottagudi River\|river kottagudi]] and river Kridhumaal, Upparu river. [[Vaigai Dam]] is the major dam in this river which is present in [[Theni district]]

	Vaigai gets major feed from the [[Periyar River\|Periyar Dam]] in Kumili, [[Kerala]]. Water from the Periyar River in Kerala is diverted into the Vaigai River in [[Tamil Nadu]] via a tunnel through the [[Western Ghats]]. In summers, the Vaigai river ends up dry very often. The water never reaches [[Madurai]], let alone flowing into places past Madurai.{{fact\|date=July 2020}}		Vaigai gets major feed from the [[Periyar River\|Periyar Dam]] in Kumili, [[Kerala]]. Water from the Periyar River in Kerala is diverted into the Vaigai River in [[Tamil Nadu]] via a tunnel through the [[Western Ghats]]. In summers, the Vaigai river ends up dry very often. The water never reaches [[Madurai]], let alone flowing into places past Madurai.{{fact\|date=July 2020}}
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	==Dams==		==Dams==
	[[File:Vaigai River Illumination.jpg\|thumb\|Vaigai River Illumination]]		[[File:Vaigai River Illumination.jpg\|thumb\|Vaigai River Illumination]]
	The Vaigai Dam is built across the river in [[Periyakulam taluk~~\|Periyakulam Taluk~~]], in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. It provides water for irrigation for the [[Madurai district]] and the [[Dindigul district]] as well as drinking water to Madurai and Andipatti.<ref>{{cite web		The Vaigai Dam is built across the river in [[Periyakulam taluk]], in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. It provides water for irrigation for the [[Madurai district]] and the [[Dindigul district]] as well as drinking water to Madurai and Andipatti.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007071551970300.htm&date=2007/07/15/&prd=th&		\|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007071551970300.htm&date=2007/07/15/&prd=th&
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125211359/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007071551970300.htm&date=2007/07/15/&prd=th&
			\|url-status=usurped
			\|archive-date=25 November 2020
	\|title= Water released from Vaigai dam for irrigation		\|title= Water released from Vaigai dam for irrigation
	\|~~publisher~~=The Hindu		\|work=The Hindu
	\|access-date=2007~~-08-09~~}}</ref> Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including [[rice]], [[sorghum]], [[blackgram]], [[cowpea]] and [[cotton]].<ref>{{cite web		\|access-date=9 August 2007}}</ref> Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including rice, [[sorghum]], [[blackgram]], [[cowpea]] and cotton.<ref>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.tnau.ac.in/vaigai.html		\|url=http://www.tnau.ac.in/vaigai.html
	\|title= Welcome to Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai Dam		\|title= Welcome to Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai Dam
	\|publisher=Tamil Nadu Government		\|publisher=Tamil Nadu Government
	\|access-date=2007~~-08-09~~}}</ref>		\|access-date=9 August 2007}}</ref>

	The [[Periyar Dam]] was built in 1895 by John Pennycuick, who implemented a plan proposed over a century earlier by [[Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai]] of Ramnad. The dam was built by the British Army Engineering corps for the [[Travancore kingdom]]. The first dam was washed away by floods, and a second masonry dam was constructed in 1895.{{fact\|date=July 2020}}		The [[Periyar Dam]] was built in 1895 by John Pennycuick, who implemented a plan proposed over a century earlier by [[Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai]] of Ramnad. The dam was built by the British Army Engineering corps for the [[Travancore kingdom]]. The first dam was washed away by floods, and a second masonry dam was constructed in 1895.{{fact\|date=July 2020}}

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The '''Vaigai''' is a [[river]] in the [[Tamil Nadu]] state of southern [[India]]; it passes through the towns of [[Theni]], [[Dindigul]] and [[Madurai]].<ref>[http://www.madurai.com/ Madurai, Temple Town of South India. Cultural capital of Tamilnadu]</ref> It originates in [[Varusanadu]] Hills, the Periyar Plateau of the [[Western Ghats]] range, and flows northeast through the [[Cumbum, Tamil Nadu|Kambam Valley]], which lies between the [[Palani Hills]] to the north and the Varushanad Hills to the south. The [[Vattaparai Falls]] are located on this river. As it rounds the eastern corner of the Varushanad Hills, the river turns southeast, running through the region of [[Pandya Nadu]]. Madurai, the largest city in the Pandya Nadu region and its ancient capital, lies on the Vaigai. The river empties into the [[Palk Strait]] near [[Uchipuli]], close to [[Pamban Bridge|Pamban bridge]] in [[Ramanathapuram]] District.

The Vaigai is {{convert|258|km|mi}} long, with a [[drainage basin]] {{convert|7031|km2|sqmi}} large.<ref name="Garg1999">{{cite book|last=Garg|first=Santosh Kumar|title=International and interstate river water disputes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nrcqGF3agsEC&pg=PA10|access-date=16 May 2011|year=1999|publisher=Laxmi Publications|isbn=978-81-7008-068-8|page=10}}</ref>

==Vaigai Mention==

[[Sangam literature]] (circa 300 B.C.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} has paid many tributes to Vaigai, extolling it as 'the river that brings water when one touches it', viz the etymology Vai (place your) + gai (hands) = place one's hands.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} The following story is told about the birth of the river Vaigai etc. Meenakshi, the daughter of a Pandyan king, was an incarnation of [[Parvati]]. From a very young age, she made up her mind to marry Lord [[Shiva]] and none else. Her family was initially against this but eventually consented to her wish and arranged the wedding. Sundareswara (Siva), being an ascetic, came to the wedding without any family or relatives accompanying him. Disappointed at this, the Pandyan king angrily showed Siva the huge amount of food prepared for the bridegroom's relatives. Siva pointed to a friend he had brought with him saying 'He will consume all the food that you've made'. This friend was a Rakshasa named Kundodhara. After Kundodhara finished all the food that was prepared, He became very thirsty and started asking for water. All the wells and canals in Madurai were not sufficient to quench his thirst. Then, Siva asked Kundodhara to put his hand out and opened a small part of his hair lock and Ganga began to flow into his hand. After quenching his thirst, The rest of the waters began flowing in Madurai as the Vaigai river. Vaigai means 'put your hand out' in Tamil.

[[File:A sunrise over Vaigai River in Madurai Tamil Nadu India.jpg|thumb|left|Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu]]

==Tributaries==
The main tributaries of the river Vaigai are, the river Suruliyaru, the river Mullaiyaaru, the river [[Varaha River|Varaganadi]], the [[Manjalar River|river Manjalaru]], [[Kottagudi River|river kottagudi]] and river Kridhumaal, Upparu river. [[Vaigai Dam]] is the major dam in this river which is present in [[Theni district|Theni District]]

Vaigai gets major feed from the [[Periyar River|Periyar Dam]] in Kumili, [[Kerala]]. Water from the Periyar River in Kerala is diverted into the Vaigai River in [[Tamil Nadu]] via a tunnel through the [[Western Ghats]]. In summers, the Vaigai river ends up dry very often. The water never reaches [[Madurai]], let alone flowing into places past Madurai.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==Dams==
[[File:Vaigai River Illumination.jpg|thumb|Vaigai River Illumination]]
The Vaigai Dam is built across the river in [[Periyakulam taluk|Periyakulam Taluk]], in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu. It provides water for irrigation for the [[Madurai district]] and the [[Dindigul district]] as well as drinking water to Madurai and Andipatti.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2007071551970300.htm&date=2007/07/15/&prd=th&
|title= Water released from Vaigai dam for irrigation
|publisher=The Hindu
|access-date=2007-08-09}}</ref> Near the dam, the Government of Tamil Nadu has constructed an Agricultural Research Station for researching the growing of a variety of crops, including [[rice]], [[sorghum]], [[blackgram]], [[cowpea]] and [[cotton]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.tnau.ac.in/vaigai.html
|title= Welcome to Agricultural Research Station, Vaigai Dam
|publisher=Tamil Nadu Government
|access-date=2007-08-09}}</ref>

The [[Periyar Dam]] was built in 1895 by John Pennycuick, who implemented a plan proposed over a century earlier by [[Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai]] of Ramnad. The dam was built by the British Army Engineering corps for the [[Travancore kingdom]]. The first dam was washed away by floods, and a second masonry dam was constructed in 1895.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

"Greater than the mother bearing child/Greater than the child that is born/Every breath is Periyar/Every word is Periyar/In every place, in all the world/As far as Periyar water flows/Your name will stand-Pennycuick-your name/Though written on water, will always stand".{{fact|date=July 2020}}

That is how Anthony Muthu Pillai (1863–1929) had paid tributes in Tamil to John Pennycuick, the engineer who had taken up the "audacious and unprecedented feat of...engineering" for transferring some water from the Periyar river in Travancore State to the Vaigai basin in Madras Presidency.{{fact|date=July 2020}}

==See also==
*[[Kaveri–Vaigai Link Canal]]

==References==
{{commons category|Vaigai}}
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