Bharathapuzha

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Bharathapuzha is one of the longest and most culturally significant rivers in the Indian state of Kerala, often associated with the region’s literary and spiritual heritage.

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Bharathapuzha canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Nila
Perar
associatedWith Kerala’s literary heritage
Kerala’s spiritual heritage
cremation ghats
pilgrimage
basinCountry India
basinState Kerala
Tamil Nadu
continent Asia
country India
crossedBy Shoranur bridge
drainageBasin Arabian Sea
surface form: Arabian Sea basin
flowsThrough Kozhikode
surface form: Kozhikode district

Kuttippuram
Malappuram district
Ottapalam
Palakkad district
Ponnani
Shoranur
Thrissur district
hasCulturalSignificance Hindu rituals
Kerala literature
Malayalam poetry
hasIssue riverbank erosion
sand mining
seasonal water scarcity
hasNotableTownOnBank Kuttippuram
Ottapalam
Ponnani
Shoranur
length approximately 209 km
locatedIn Kerala
Tamil Nadu
mouth Arabian Sea
mouthLocatedIn Malappuram district
mouthLocation Ponnani
rank second longest river in Kerala
region Malabar Coast
surface form: Malabar region
sourceLocatedIn Tamil Nadu
Western Ghats
sourceLocation Anaimalai Hills
surface form: Anamalai Hills
tributary Gayathripuzha
Gayathripuzha
surface form: Kalpathipuzha

Gayathripuzha
surface form: Kannadipuzha

Thuthapuzha
surface form: Panchapuzha

Thuthapuzha

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Kerala majorRiver Bharathapuzha
Palakkad district hasMajorRiver Bharathapuzha