venugopalaperumal-300x225, Venugopala Perumal Temple, palani
venugopalaperumal-300x225, Venugopala Perumal Temple, palani

Venugopala Perumal Temple, palani

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Deity:venugopala
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Major festivals
Locale:palani
District::Dindigul
Address:
Marudham, Tamil Nadu 603406
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At a little distance in the midst of the bazaar is an entrance facing north. Atop is a stucco figure if Gopalan with his flute. Within is big Mahamandapam with a Garuda in its center. To his right and left on the wall are Alvars. There is a corridor with only a Basil plant. We are now at the sanctum. Hanuman himself has stationed as a Davarapalaka. Even though this temple is in the bazaar, there are practically no devotees. This is administered by the Palani temple.

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How to Reach:

Palani is approximately 100 kilometers from the Coimbatore. Mode of transport from the Coimbatore to the Palani includes taxi, bus and train.

By plane

The nearest air port is in Coimbatore. Coimbatore has has regular flights from Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Mumbai, New Delhi and Sharjah. Air India, Kingfisher,Indigo,Spicejet and Jet Airways operate flights out of Coimbatore Airport.

By Train

There is a rail line through Palani station, stretching Madurai to Coimbatore via Pollachi. Now Tiruchendur to palani via madurai, Chennai central – Palani Express, operating on this line.

By bus

The state transport corporation and a lot of private bus operators ply bus from Palani to major cities in Tamil Nadu (Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Trichy, Tuticorin etc) and also to the neighboring Kerala(Palakkadu, Kochin).

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