Tirunelveli district in the south is really the cradle of the dravidian civilizations, supported by the excavations of Adichanallur. The burial urns discovered here proclaim the antiquity of this region made fertile by the thamirabarani river. The tamil hill called podhiyamalai is on the western border with evergreen vegetation. It is the abode of agastya who is said to be the father of Tamil grammar. It is the land of pandyas, and the art , architecture, cave temples of pandyas are abound in this district. The district headquarters is Tirunelveli.
Tirunelveli stands on the banks of Thamirabarani river. Its history goes back to the Sangam age and beyond it to prehistoric times. It is the 6th major city of Tamil Nadu.
