Kudavasal

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Kudavasal

{kudam, 'pot,' and vdsal entrance'). — Town in the Nannilam taluk of Tanjore District, Madras, situated in to° 52' N. and 79° 29' E. Population (1901), 5,419. It is a -tahsildar's station. Silk cloths for women are woven here. Kudavasal and Kumbakonam are supposed to have a legendary connexion, both names being said to be derived from the Tamil word for a pot. It is declared that the mouth of a pot of nectar carried by Garuda, the celestial kite who is the vehicle of the god Vishnu, fell at Kudavasal and another portion at Kumbakonam.