Aruval - Citizendia

Aruval, with its various forms, is an Indian sword variety, particularly seen in South India. South India is the area encompassing India 's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union

It is unique in the fact that the blade starts from the grip to the main cutting part, more like an extended sickle. In effect it is a reverse curved sword and does not fall specifically under the categories of a sword or an axe. It is useful in slicing coconuts when it is shorter in length and sometimes in harming people when it is longer. The Coconut Palm ( Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family

Sometimes, these Aruvals that are used in combat may reach a length of 3 to 4 feet. Those Aruvals that are worshipped as the weapons of the Tamil Kaval Deivams can be of great lengths as 5 to 6 feet. Tamil people (also called Tamils or Tamilians) ( are an Ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, a state in India, and the north-eastern Village deities of Tamil Nadu that do not belong to the Agamic pantheon of Hinduism are found in almost all villages throughout India and

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