The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c6.s8.6

c6.s8.6

Tâmbaravarî—The river Tâmraparṇî in Tinnevelly, which has been formed by the united stream of the Tâmbaravarî and the Chittar. It was celebrated for the pearl-fishery at its mouth even at the time of the Vâyu Purâṇa. Âmalitalâ, a celebrated place of pilgrimage, where the birth-place of Saṭhakopa as also the Gajendra-moksha-tîrtha both visited by Chaitanya are situated, is on the bank of this river. It has its source in the mountain called Agastî-kûṭa.