Aralvaimozhi
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Tamil Nadu
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, India
India
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. It is a small village
Village
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situated in southern India
India
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Aralvaimozhi is near the Muppandal wind farm. This farm is the largest in Asia and supplies the villagers with electricity for work. It is well-known for being the greatest source of wind energy
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
in Asia
Asia
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. The farm is located near the once impoverished village of Muppandal
Muppandal
Muppandal is a small village on the southern tip of India in Kanyakumari District, in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in a hilly region where wind from the Arabian Sea gusts through mountain passes....
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Aralvaimozhi is famous for a Catholic church located in the hill of Kattadi malai where Devasahayam Pillai
Devasahayam Pillai
Devasahayam Pillai was an 18th century convert from Hinduism to Christianity in the southern part of India.He may have been an official in the court of the Travancore king, Maharaja Marthanda Varma, during which time he came under the influence of the former Dutch naval commander, Captain...
was martyred.
The name "Aral" was derived as it was having a fort
Defensive wall
A defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city or settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements...
. The remains of the fort can be seen near railway station; but neglected by both railway and archeology departments.
External links
- News about heritage grinding stone found at Aralvaimozhi - reported in The HinduThe HinduThe Hindu is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded and continuously published in Chennai since 1878. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.46 million copies as of December 2009. The enterprise employed over 1,600 workers and gross income reached $40...