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Dindigul to Megamalai, Theni Trip 

Dindigul Tourism 

The Dindigul District, which was under the rule of the famous Muslim king, Tipu Sultan, has a glorious history. In the past, Dindigul used to marginalise the three great realms of South India, namely the Pandyas, the Cheras, and the Cholas. It was under the rule of the popular king, Tipu Sultan. The famous Naik King, Muthukrishnappa Naicker, founded the historic Rock Fort in this district. Established by the famous Naik King, Muthukrishnappa Naicker, this district's historic Rock Fort The Dindigul District was carved out of the composite Madurai District on September 15th, 1985.

Theni Top most sightseeing places

Veerapandi Gowriamman Temple: The legend says that a king ruled this village aeons ago, he was afflicted by some eye disease, he underwent all sorts of treatments but could not recover from his illness, at last one sage advised him to worship Gowriamman and Kanneswaramudaiyar, the king prayed to those gods as well. His eyes were miraculously restored, so he erected this temple in reverence to those two Gods.

In this temple, the goddess is a Suyambu, which means it is not a man made one, it is naturally discovered while digging out, and so this goddess is considered more powerful.The Chithrai festival starts on the night of Shivaratri and lasts for 7 days.

About Vaigai Dam

Vaigai Dam : Vaigai Dam is also a great destination for picnics and casual afternoon visits with friends and relatives, a lifeline for the districts of Madurai and Dindigul as both a source of irrigation and drinking water. The Tamil Nadu government has also developed an Agricultural Research Station for research and cultivation of a range of crops including rice, sorghum, black gramme, cowpea and cotton due to its 174,000,000 cubic metre size.

In Periyakulam Taluk, in the Theni district of Tamil Nadu, the Vaigai Dam is being constructed across the river. The Government of Tamil Nadu has established an Agricultural Research Station near the dam to investigate the cultivation of a variety of crops, including rice, sorghum, blackgram, cowpea and cotton.

John Pennycuick, who initiated a scheme suggested over a century earlier by Pradani Muthirulappa Pillai of Ramnad, constructed the Periyar Dam in 1895. The dam was designed for the Travancore kingdom by the British Army Engineering corps. The first dam was washed away by flooding and in 1895, a second masonry dam was built.


This is how Anthony Muthu Pillai (1863-1929) paid tributes in Tamil to John Pennycuick, the engineer who took on the "audacious and unprecedented feat of...engineering for moving some water from the Periyar River in Travancore State to the Madras Presidency of the Vaigai basin.

Sangam literature (around 300 B.C.) paid Vaigai many tributes, extolling it as the river that brings water when you touch it', namely the etymology Vai (place your) + gai (hands) = place your hands.[citation needed] The following storey is told about the birth of the Vaigai river, etc. Meenakshi, King Pandyan's daughter, was the embodiment of Parvati. She had made up her mind from a very young age to marry Lord Shiva and no one else. Her family was against this initially, but ultimately agreed with her wish and arranged the wedding. Sundareswara (Siva), being an ascetic, came to the wedding without being accompanied by any family or relatives. Disappointed by this the King of Pandyan angrily showed Siva the enormous amount of food prepared for the relatives of the bridegroom.


The majority of the waters in Madurai started to flow like the Vaigai River after quenching his thirst. In Tamil, Vaigai means put out your hand'. It is said that Lord Vishnu gave the river a garland for the precious act of providing water and removing Sage Agastya's thirst. Presently, however the title refers primarily to the Kirthimaalai tributary of the river.

Chinna Suruli Falls is a picturesque destination to visit from Theni, set in the lap of lush, green forests. If you visit Theni and its nearby attractions, it may be included in your local sightseeing itinerary.

Megamalai Tourism 

From Theni via Chinnamanur, or Andipatti via Kandamanayakkanur, the Meghamalai mountain range can be accessed in two ways. From Madurai, Theni is 76 km away. The Woodbriar party was responsible for the road from the turnoff near Chinnamanur before Iravangalar; the government has begun to maintain it because of a lack of maintenance. At the hilltop, only forest lodges and panchayath rest houses are open. Day-trippers are allowed to stay at Theni, Chinnamanur and Andipatti hotels. From Madurai, the distance is 130 km.

Itinerary

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Day 1 - Megamalai Sightseeing Day 2 - Theni Sightseeing Day 3 - Theni Sightseeing