Palani

TOURIST PLACES IN PALANI

Palani is a holiest resort for all the devotees of LORD MURUGAN. He is the son of LORD SIVA. Palani is located at the district of Madurai about 112km from Madurai and 152km from Trichi. The shrine of lord Arulmigu dandayudhapani swami is at the top of the hill nearly 500feet high, but there are several god and goddess surrounding the hill itself. Devotees reach the shrine either by climbing the fight of the steps or travel by the winches.Devotees believe that Lord Murugan came to this scared place. Narada Muni, a sage, brought a golden mango to the divine court of Lord Shiva and Parvathi and gave the miraculous fruit Jnanapalam to them but they announced whoever completes a round of globe first will get the fruit. Lord Murugan moves fastly with his peacock. Lord vinayakar symbolize his parents as a world, so he circumbulated around them and got the fruits. Murugan thought he was cheated. He decided to leave them so pravathi calls Murugan as “Pazham Nee”. Hence Palani gain its popularity.

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* Murugan Temple – This is the prime attraction in Palani. One has top climb 670 steps to reach the temple. Alternatively ,there is a Haulage Winch [1] (a small rope train) and a Rope Car to goto the temple on the top of the hill. From the hill top, one can have a beautiful view of entire Palani town and the agricultural places around it.

Tiru Avinankudi Temple

* Tiru Avinankudi Temple is in the foot of the Palani Hills. This is oldest and largest temple. Usually before going to the main hill temple, devotees visit this temple.

Mariamman Kovil

* Mariamman Kovil is one of the famous temples in the surrounding area. This temple is located about 1 km from the bus stand.

Periyanayaki amman kovil

* Periyanayaki amman kovil or Aanai Kovil is one of the oldest temples in Palani. This temple is carved out of stones. There won’t be much crowd in this temple.

Kuthiraiyar Dam Falls

* Kuthiraiyar Dam Falls – located near Pappampatti, Palani. It has a water falls at the back of the dam. Once you reach the dam, one can find the way to go to falls with the help of the local villagers. There is a small trekking route available to reach the Kumbai which is about 1 km from the falls.

Thekkanthottam

* Thekkanthottam – another small water falls near the Palani. Water from this place is taken into Palani through pipes and stored in Palani Hill Water Tank named as Water dam, which then distributed to Palani after filtration. To reach this water falls, you have to take bus from Palani and get down at Thekkan thottam, where there is a forest department check post. From the village you have to walk 3 to 4 km to reach the falls. The places on the are beautiful and pleasant. On the way you can find a small dam. after that the path becomes difficult. Actually there is no pathway after this point. you have to climb small rocks and find your own way. you can find many small water falls of about 6 to 7 feet height. The mountain on the two sites of the path looks really good and dense. There is no way of getting lost in the forest, as you can always find your way back by following the water ways.

Varathamanathi Dam

* Varathamanathi Dam – A picnic spot where children can amuse themselves. It is on the way to Thekkanthottam and about 7 km from Palani. you can reach there by city buses and buses bound for Kodaikanal.

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