Tirupattur

Tirupattur


Tiruppattur is a town located in Vellore District, India, which is one of the oldest towns in Tamil Nadu. The name Tirupattur means a group of ten villages/small towns. There exists a village called Aathiyur in the southern fringes of the Town and Kodiyur in the northern fringes of the town. It is surrounded by several of these villages, making Tirupattur a Taluk.It has Old Shiva, Vishnu temples and Tanks built during the Hoysala Dynasty. It is well connected by road and rail to other important cities of Tamil Nadu such as Thiruvannamalai, Chennai, Salem, Coimbatore and Vellore and to Bangalore in Karnataka. This town is also famous in Islamic religious circles as many great saints "Awliyas" had made it their home town. Some of them are buried at various places in the town, including Hazrat Syed Sha Mohammed alias Syed Khawja Meeran Hussaini Jaffari, Hazrat Syed Shameenuddin Hussaini Chisty ur Kahdri; he was the last among a series of saints who have lived and have been buried at Tirupattur.



Sri vetkaaliamman temple 142 feet height (13 km) kandhili, Bheeman Falls(38 km from Tirupattur), Jalagamparai Falls (14 km from Tirupattur) are other prominent tourist destinations around the town. Jalagamparai waterfalls is found on the eastern slope of the Yelagiri hills. The Javadi Hills are located about 35 km from Tirupattur. In the middle of this hill, lies the Kavalur Observatory, which has several optical and reflective telescopes run and governed by the Indian Institute of Astrophysi



Best Time To Visit


The best time to visit October to March.

How To Reach


By Air

The nearest airports are at Salem (105 km).

By Train

Tirupattur Railway Station is under the administrative control of the Southern Railways.

Shopping


Shopping in Tirupattur is an absolute delight. After a day of some fine sightseeing and other activities, it’s but natural to indulge in a little bit of shopping. Explore the shops and the markets of Tirupattur to find the most famous of its offerings. Buy souvenirs and other gifts for yourself and your friends and families – after all shopping in Tirupattur means splurging a little bit! Shopping in Tirupattur is the most important activitie



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