{"id":361950,"date":"2026-05-01T14:55:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=361950"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:55:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T09:25:03","slug":"bharathapuzha-river-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bharathapuzha-river-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bharathapuzha River"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Kerala Mahamagham 2026 one of the oldest and most spiritually significant religious events took place from\u00a0 19 January till 3 February 2026 on the sacred banks of the Bharathapuzha River.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bharathapuzha River<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_361951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-361951\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-361951 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Location-of-Bharathapuzha-River-basin-South-India-along-with-the-major-stream-networks.webp?resize=478%2C269&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bharathapuzha River\" width=\"478\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Location-of-Bharathapuzha-River-basin-South-India-along-with-the-major-stream-networks.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Location-of-Bharathapuzha-River-basin-South-India-along-with-the-major-stream-networks.webp?resize=768%2C434&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Location-of-Bharathapuzha-River-basin-South-India-along-with-the-major-stream-networks.webp?w=850&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-361951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It rises in the<\/span> Eastern slopes of the<b> Anamalai hills of the Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and <\/span><b>flows in the North-Westerly direction in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also th<\/span><b>e second-longest west-flowing rive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">r that <\/span><b>drains into the Arabian Sea in Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered the <\/span><b>Nile of Kerala <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and is also <\/span><b>known as Nila, Ponnani, and Kuttippuram.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Course: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enters the<\/span> <strong>Palghat<\/strong> district of<b> Kerala through the Palghat gap <\/b>in the<b> Western Ghats <\/b>and <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flows through the<\/span><b> Malapuram district of Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It finally<\/span><b> discharges into the Arabian Sea near Ponnani town.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Boundary: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its basin is <\/span>bounded in the<b> East by the Cauvery basin<\/b> and in the <b>West by the Arabian Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Total length: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The total length of the river is<\/span><b> about 209 km.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upper reaches of the river are called <\/span><b>Aliyar.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it enters Kerala, it is called <\/span><b>Kannadipuzha till it meets the Kalpathipuzha.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After confluence with the Kalpathipuzha, it is known as <\/span><b>Bharathapuzha or Ponnani River.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Tributary: The Gayathripuzha, Kalpathipuzha and Pulanthode<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are its three important tributaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Drainage area:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its drainage area is <strong>6,186 sq.km<\/strong> spread over<strong> Tamil Nadu and Kerala (71% lies in Kerala).<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Reservoirs and Dams: Malampuzha Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, constructed across the river, is the <strong>largest reservoir in Kerala<\/strong> and is utilised for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Aliyar reservoir, Tirumurthi reservoir and Malampuzha reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are also situated on it.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Hydrological Observation Stations: <\/b>T<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here are <strong>five<\/strong> Hydrological Observation Stations on this river &#8211; <\/span><b>Kumbidi, Pulamanthole, Mankara, Pudur &amp; Amabarampalayam.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Significance<\/strong>: <strong>Kerala Kalamandalam,<\/strong> a renowned centre for Indian performing arts like <strong>Kathakali, Koodiyattam, and Ottamthullal<\/strong>, is located at <strong>Cheruthuruty on the banks<\/strong> of the Bharathapuzha River in <strong>Thrissur<\/strong> district.\n<ul>\n<li>Kerala Mahamagham is a <strong>major religious festival<\/strong> held on the <strong>banks of the Bharathapuzha River<\/strong> in Thirunavaya,<strong>\u00a0attracting devotees from across South India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Kerala Mahamagham 2026 one of the oldest and most spiritually significant religious events took place from\u00a0 19 January till 3 February 2026 on the sacred banks of the Bharathapuzha River. 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