Erode is a city an urban agglomeration a municipal corporation and headquarters of the Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani. It is located on the Western Bank of the river Cauvery while its Twin City Pallipalayam is on the Eastern Bank of the river. Erode is an important market centre for turmeric. Being in a cotton-growing region Erode is the marketing hub of handloom power loom and readymade garments with textile products such as cotton sarees bed spreads carpets lungies printed fabrics towels and dhotis being exported in bulk. It has also been nicknamed as Manjal Maanagaram (Turmeric city) and Javuli nagaram (Textile city).
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