Solar, Erode

Solar (or Solarpudur) is a selection Grade residential town located 6 km from Erode Junction, Tamil Nadu, India, well known for the Temple of Lord Muruga at Lakkapuram Hill. Solar includes the geographical area that is now called as "Solar Junction" and the area that surrounds the Karur Highway Road till "Transport Nagar". It is said, that the scientific sounding name was derived from the name of a natural fibre rope producing factory called "Solar Ginning Factory" in the same locality. The factory has shut down and the buildings were used as Godowns. Recently a yarn business unit is running up there.

Geography

Solar is surrounded by Vendipalayam in the north, Lakkapuram in the south-west and Transport Nagar in the south-east. Solar (including Solarpudur) is now part of Erode city. This area was proposed for the upcoming new Mofussil Bus Terminus for the south-bound buses, to reduce the burden in Central Bus Terminus. The exact location of the Bus Terminus is still not clearly announced. But it is said that the location near Solar R.T.O. and the place near the Vendipalayam Railway bridge are under consideration. The arterial road connecting Erode Central Bus Station to the southern Tamil Nadu, runs through the heart of the town. It is a developing area due to the initiation of various educational institutions and group of Industries.

Erode

Erode ([iːroːɽɯ]) is a city in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu and is the administrative headquarters of Erode District. Located on the banks of River Kaveri, it was part of historical Kongu Nadu and has been ruled at different times by the Cheras, Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, kindom of Mysore, Carnatic kingdom and the British. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about 400 kilometres (249 mi) southwest of the state capital Chennai and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Coimbatore.

Erode is an agricultural and textile hub. It is one of the largest producers of turmeric in India and is a major producer of hand-loom and knitwear. Erode is a part of the Erode Lok Sabha constituency that elects its member of parliament. The city is administered by a municipal corporation which was established in 2009.

Etymology

The etymology of Erode is attributed to multiple theories. It might have its origin in the Tamil phrase Eru Odai meaning two streams based on the presence of two water courses, Perumpallam and Kalingarayan Canal. The name might have also been derived from Tamil phrase "Eera Odu" meaning wet skull. Dakshaprajapathi, who married his daughter to Hindu god Shiva, conducted a yajna for which Shiva was not invited. Shiva's wife Dakshyayini attended the ritual against the wish of her husband and she was not welcomed by her parents without her husband. Enraged at this, she threw herself in a fire pot and burned to ashes. Shiva became agitated and threw everyone present at the ritual including Brahma, the Hindu god of creation into the sacrificial pot. The skulls and bones were later thrown in river Kaveri which remained wet.

Erode (State Assembly Constituency)

Erode (State Assembly Constituency) was a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, India. Post delimitation in 2008, the constituency ceased to exist and was replaced by two constituencies namely Erode East and Erode West.

Madras State

Tamil Nadu

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Erode (Lok Sabha constituency)

Erode is a Lok Sabha Constituency in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.

Assembly constituents

Members of Parliament

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