Thiruvaiyaru (TN)

Tam: திருவையாறு tiruvaiyāṟu ‘Five Rivers’  Town, Tamil Nadu From Tam:  tiru, ‘eminent’, ‘prosperous’;  aintu, ‘five’; and āṟu, ’river’. Thiruvaiyuru sits in the middle of three parallel rivers and their tributaries: Kollidam, Kaveri (+Kudamurutti) and Vennar (+Vatar)....