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About Periyakulam
Periyakulam (Tamil: [peɾijagɯɭam]) is a major town in Theni district, in the Madurai Region, South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 42,976. Periyakulam is the northern gateway of the district.
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History
There are three very old temples. The Balasubramaniam Swamy temple is located on the banks of the Varaha nadhi (Varaha river). Periyakovil Temple and Karanamoorthy Swamy temple are located on the Periyakulam pond. On the southeast side Kailasanathar temple located in the hills.
From the History section of Periyakulam on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Periyakulam
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Getting there and nearby towns
Madurai International Airport (IXM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 68 km away.
- Tāmaraikkulam 2 km southeast, about 2 min by car
- Vadugappatti 4 km southeast, about 4 min by car
- Devadanapatti 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Marayur 45 km west, about 45 min by car
- Munnar 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Dindigul 55 km northeast, about 55 min by car
- Tirupparangunram 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Madurai 67 km east, about 1 h by car
- Valparai 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Srivilliputhur 69 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Road Junction, Sameer.udt, CC BY-SA 3.0
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