शिवकाशी
Sivakasi (also pronounced Shivakaashi) is a city in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is known for firecrackers and match factories that produce 70% of the country's output. The printing industries in Sivakasi produce 30% of the total diaries produced in India. The industries in Sivakasi employ over 25,000 people and the estimated turnover of the firecracker, match making and printing industries in the city is around . It is the second largest town in Virudhunagar district after Rajapalayam.
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- Sivakasi
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- City
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- Little Japan of India, Cracker City of India
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- Kasi Viswanathar temple in Sivakasi, after which the city is named
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- India Tamil Nadu#India3
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- right
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- Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
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- 22px Tamil Nadu
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