Tamraparni

For other uses, see Thamirabharani (disambiguation).

Tamraparni (Sanskrit for "with copper leaves"[1] or "red-leaved"[2]) is an older name for multiple distinct places, including Sri Lanka, Tirunelveli in India, and the Thamirabarani River that flows through Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.

  1. ^ Wendy Doniger (2010). The Hindus: An Alternative History. Oxford University Press. p. 665. ISBN 978-0-19-959334-7.
  2. ^ Edward Grey, ed. (2010). Travels of Pietro Della Valle in India: From the Old English Translation of 1664. Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-108-01493-9.