Sirumalai

Sirumalai

Located in Sirumalai is Agathya Puram. Named after the prominent Agathya Siddhar. Located in Agathya Puram is Silver Hill, this is the tallest hill in Sirumalai. It is said that the peak of the Silver hill was made up of Silver but to avoid man's destruective actions during the Kali Yuga the hill was transformed via Alchemy in to stone by Agathya Siddhar, hence it got the name silver hill. The hills silver glitter can be still seen in the sun light. In the peak of this Silver hill is a 500-year-old Shiva Lingam, walk to top of the hill is about 30 – 45 minutes. The view from the…

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Kollimalai

Kollimalai

The Mountain is named Kolli Malai ( Mountain of Death ) after the name of Goddess Ettukkai Amman temple. Kolli Hills is visited by nature lovers, hikers, trekking clubs, tourists and meditation practitioners among hill stations in Tamil Nadu. Agaya Gangai is the waterfall situated near the Arappaleeswarar temple. This mountain is full of herbs which retains health and vigour.

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Valparai

Valparai

Valparai is a Taluk and hill station in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats, at a distance of 100 kilometres  from Coimbatore and 65 kilometres from Pollachi. There are 40 hairpin bends on the way up to Valparai from Azhiyar. While major portions of the land are owned by private tea companies, large forest areas continue to be out of bounds. As of 2011, the town had a population of 70,859.

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Aliyar Dam

Aliyar Dam

The Aliyar Dam was constructed during 1959-1969 across the Aliyar river, mainly for irrigation purposes. Aliyar Dam was inaugurated on 2nd october , 1962 ( Gandhi Jeyanthi day) by then Prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, K Kamaraj, the CM of TN state presided over the function. The project was commissioned in September 2002 to generate Hydro Electric Power. Aliyar Reservoir is a 6.48 km2 (2.5 sq mi) reservoir located in Aliyar village near Pollachi town in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, South India. The dam is located in the foothills of Valparai, in the Anaimalai Hills of the Western Ghats. It is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Coimbatore.…

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Isha Yoga

Isha Yoga

Isha Foundation is a non-profit, spiritual organization founded in 1992 by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. It is based at the Isha Yoga Center near Coimbatore, India. The foundation offers yoga programs under the name of Isha Yoga. It has over 5 million volunteers. Isha Yoga is the masthead under which the Isha Foundation offers yoga programs. The word isha means "the formless divine". A yoga course for the Indian national hockey team was conducted in 1996. Isha Foundation began conducting yoga programs in the United States in 1997 and, in 1998, yoga classes for life-term prisoners in Tamil Nadu prisons were initiated.

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Thirumoorthy falls

Thirumoorthy falls

Panchalinga waterfalls located at a distance of 3 km from Thirumoorthy Temple and 20 kms from Udumalaipettai. It is cool place and well known for meditation, waterfalls, temple and dam. It is situated on the highway from the pilgrim centre Palani to Coimbatore. The Thirumoorthy temple or the Sri Amanalingeswarar temple is at the foot of the hill adjacent to Thirumoorthy dam. This waterfall is very popular among tourists and can be accessed via the Thirumoorthy Temple road. The nearest bus stop is the Thirumoorthy Water Fall.Thirumoorthy falls also has a temple named after it which is located at the foot Thirumoorthy hills. The temple is also in close proximity…

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