Pasumalai

Worth seeing in and around Pasumalai

4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Thiruparankundram

   Subramaniya Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan, located in Thiruparankundram, a suburb of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, a set of foremost and sacred Hindu temples, dedicated to Murugan.

   2 km · Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Thiruparankundram Dargah

   The Thiruparankundram Dargah, also known as Thirupparankundram malai Dargah, is a dargah located in Thiruparankundram, Madurai district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the northeastern side of the Tirupparankundram hillock, the complex was built in the 14th century CE as a memorial for Sikandar Shah, the last ruler of the Madurai Sultanate, and was expanded in the later years.

   2.4 km · Sufi shrine in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription

   Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription, also known as Umai Andar or Umaiyandar temple, is a rock cut cave temple with inscriptions at the foot of the Thirupparankundram rock hill's south face. It is located in the town of Thirupparankundram, about 10 kilometres southwest of Madurai city, Tamil Nadu, India.

   2.6 km · Cave in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kovalanpottal

   Kovalanpottal is a place located in Palanganatham near Madakulam in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India. As per Tamil epic Silappatikaram, Kovalan is believed to be beheaded here by the orders of Pandyan king Neduncheziyan.

   2.6 km · Archaeological Site in Madurai · Wikipedia

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Getting to Pasumalai

Airports

Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 119 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 169 km · Cochin (COK), 186 km

Stations

Tirupparankundram railway station, 2.3 km · Pasumalai railway station, 1.1 km

• Tiruchirappalli → Pasumalai

  122 km · quickest by road, 3h 2m · ₹890–1,110
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• Coimbatore → Pasumalai

  173 km · quickest by road, 3h 57m · ₹1,340–1,670
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• Kochi → Pasumalai

  199 km · quickest by road, 5h 56m · ₹1,800–2,250
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