Thiruparankundram
Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India.
Thiruparankundram, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Located about 7 km (4.3 mi) from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. The town is situated abutting a huge monolithic rock hill that rises to a height of 1,048 ft (319 m).
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Worth seeing in and around Thiruparankundram
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.
- 01Subramaniya 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.
300 m · Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 02Thiruparankundram 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 km · Sufi shrine in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia - 03Thirupparankundram 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.
900 m · Cave in India · Wikipedia - 04Kovalanpottal
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.
3.9 km · Archaeological Site in Madurai · Wikipedia
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Getting to Thiruparankundram
- Airports
- Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 121 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 170 km · Cochin (COK), 185 km
- Stations
- Tirupparankundram railway station, 700 m · Pasumalai railway station, 2.2 km
- Tiruchirappalli → Thiruparankundram125 km · quickest by road, 3h 5m · ₹900–1,130
- Coimbatore → Thiruparankundram174 km · quickest by road, 3h 59m · ₹1,360–1,700
- Kochi → Thiruparankundram198 km · quickest by road, 5h 55m · ₹1,790–2,240
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Thiruparankundram. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundThe buses required to get around will all mostly be available in Periyar bus stand and you can also get an auto rickshaw (you should know to negotiate and bargain the cost of the ride) or a cab or rent a car.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are readily available in the city and they are not equipped with meters.
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Thiruparankundram is 7 km from Madurai, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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