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PROJECT LOCATION & AVAILABILITY
DISTANCE MAP
Distance chart
- Thuraiyur bus stand- 3 kms
- Jayaram engineering collage- 2kms
- OAS engineering college -8 kms
- Thiruvellarai kovil- 20 kms
- No 1 toll gate- 29 kms
- Sri rangam -31 kms
- Chatram bus stand -33 kms
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ABOUT THURAIYUR
THURAIYUR
Thuraiyur is a town and a municipality in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was upgraded to a III Grade Municipality from Town Panchayat on 17 January 1970, and to a II Grade Municipality in May 1998. It was upgraded to Selection Grade Municipality in the year 2008. It is also a taluk.
TRANSPORT
Thuraiyur is well connected by road to cities like Trichy, Namakkal, Musiri, Perambalur, Coimbatore, Ooty, Chennai, Karur, Attur and Salem & Madurai. In addition to the main bus routes, mini buses play an important role in connecting village within the hinterland. The nearest railway station is located in Trichy. The nearest airport is Tiruchirappalli International Airport which offers international and domestic flights. It has an separate RTO Unit Office Numbered as TN-48-Z-****. It has an TNSTC depot under Trichy Division.
CULTURE
Prasanna Venkatachalapathi, situated in the Thuraiyur-Perambalur road, is the most prominent temple in the town. The temple is located at the top of Perumalmalai, which lies 960 ft (290 m) above ground level in Pachamalai hills, 3 km from Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district. The site is accessible via a mountain road. The temple is believed to have been constructed by the grandson of Karikala Chozhan. The kings were later named as Karuppannar and Veeraswamy and they are worshiped at the temple. Thousands of devotees take part in the Girivalam (circumambulation around a mountain or hill) procession around the Perumalmalai hillock on all full-moon days. In the Tamil month, “Puratassi” Saturday is very popular where lot of devotees from different places come to worship. The buildings are up to 1800 years old and one of the living examples for Chola temple construction. The temple contains the “Sabthasvara thoongal”, the seven musical pillars that produce musical sounds when banged. Nandhikeshuvarar aalayam, a Shivatemple and a Vishnu temple which were built many centuries ago are other prominent temples in the town.
EDUCATION
The Sowdambika Matriculation HS School was established in 1985. Zamindhar HS School is another educational institute. Kamaraj, the famous Tamil politician of the 1960s, during his initiative to educate the underprivileged and downtrodden Tamil people, funded Thuraiyur Zamindars to start this school. Jayaram Engineering College and Nehru Memorial College are located 7 km and 12 km from Thuraiyur respectively. Apart from the above colleges, Imayam and Sudharsana Colleges are located within 5 km distance. Jayaram Polytechnic College is also located 8 km away from Thuraiyur. Imayam Institute of Agriculture and Technology (IIAT) is an agricultural institute started in 2013.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
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On the foothills of Kollimalai,a place of scenic beauty is the Puliyancholai which is located 30 km from Thuraiyur.Puliyancholai is well known for greenish trees and tamarind groves.This forest region is cool and green with added attraction of the stream. The stream is the natural bathing area for the tourists throughout the year. There is a water falls in the higher hills which is called Akaya Gangai, Besides, the water here has medicinal value .The 18 th day of the Tamil month Adi is the time for worshipping the river here and more people visit Puliyancholai that day . Accommodation of two resorts and one Dormitory Building are available here. Puliyancholai to Agasa Gangai Falls(Hill top)is five hours hard Trek.One can have fantastic views of Million years old curved rocks, Dolmens, Pithukkuli Cave, different shaped big stones, forest produces on the way and at the Top plain – Honey, Guava, Orange, Mustard, Fenugreek, Garlic, Paddy, Maze, Millets, Jack fruits (more than 12 varieties) etc.,
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Other than Puliyancholai, Pachaimalai Hills is also located near to Thuraiyur.