"The Stream where the baby was dropped to take a Jackfruit" ("பிள்ளைய போட்டு பலாப்பழம் எடுத்த ஓடை")
This is the actual name of a stream in #Tirunelveli (marked in red in old satellite image). 20 years ago my uncle explained why it got it's name and I am posting that story here
It's a very small stream that is part of the Thamirabarani river system in #Tirunelveli close to District Science Center near Kokkirakulam. The stream merges with the thamirabarani (Porunai) river near the Sulochana Mudhaliyar Bridge
The story goes like this- Once upon a time,a lady was giving bath to her baby in the stream. Due to heavy rains the previous night, the stream had flooded. Along with the flood waters, a jackfruit was coming in the stream.The lady seeing the jackfruit tried to take the jackfruit.
While concentrating on the fruit, the lady dropped her baby into the stream and the flood took the baby away never to be seen again.
One might think that this is a warning story but this is how old timers in the city call the stream
A recent image of the stream n the surrounding area which has urbanized a lot.The last time when I saw the stream it was mostly covered with stagnant water and sewage
I don't think any lady would be giving bath to her baby in this stream anymore and no jackfruit would come in it
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