November 9th, 2008 by admin

Distance: 60 km from Dindigul, around 100 km from Coimbatore and Madurai and very near to Kodaikanal.

Where to stay:

1. Dandayudapani Nilayam (04545) 242325 - It is very near to Malai koil.

2 . Karthikeyan Lodge (Phone: 04545 - 242493 ) — This is very near to Dandayudapani Nilayam. It has Double Cot facilities in 78 rooms with all modern facilities.

3 . Small Huts — In Giri Street, near to Thirukoil Head Office there are 66 Small Huts, 2 Special huts & 1 small Hut Hall available.

4. Koshala Small Huts — It is near Vinch Station.There are 14 small huts available

5. Thirukoil Chattram — It is near to Palani Bus stand , on the way to Railway station.

6. Hotel Ganapat Palani, 103, Poonga Road, Palani, Tamilnadu, India

7. New Tirupur Lodge, Adivaram Road, Palani-624 601 , Tamil nadu, India

How to reach there: Private bus operators like K.P.N run direct service from Bangalore and Chennai. Also, one can travel via train/road to Palani. 

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Palani Hill at night

Palani is a small town in the Dindigul district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located around 60 km from the district headquaters Dindigul city. It is famous for a Murugan temple on top of a hill. It attracts huge number of devotees all over the world, specially Tamil Nadu.

The temple hillock is the star attraction of the town and looks amazing in the night. A small train car transports people to the top of the hill. You can check the timmings and fare here. Please visit the official website, to find our more details like puja timmings, fees etc.

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A view of Palani town

Official Palani Devasthanam website: http://palani.org/

Useful websites: http://murugan.org/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palani

Bank ATMs available at Palani:

State Bank of India (With ATM)
ICICI Bank (With ATM)
Indian Bank (With ATM)
Indian Overseas Bank(WITH ATM)
Canara Bank (With ATM)
Lakshmi Vilas Bank (With ATM)
Karur Vysya Bank (with ATM)

October 20th, 2008 by admin

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