In those days the halwa was sold in streets by walk. However the origin of the halwa dates back to 1882 when Mr.Jegan Singh who is considered as the father of Halwa took the initiation of opening a shop in Tirunelveli. It was the first halwa shop and was name as "Tirunelveli Halwa" History . A beautiful comparison is made between the halwa and saliva where the saliva had fallen in love or has a deep love affair with the saliva. It is always anticipated and appreciated by anybody with the smacking of their tongues. The superior and the genuine quality of halwa are sold in the "Iruttukadai" which is supposed to be the best shop to get the original quality of Tirunelveli halwa. They are the pioneers of Tirunelveli halwa. The shop is referred or more popularly known as Iruttukadai or the dark shop for the shop still follows the tradition of selling halwa in a dark place with just a minimal facility of just a 40 watt bulb.

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