PalaniPalani (paɻani or Palni as in British records, is a town and a taluk headquarters in Dindigul district of the western part of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about south-east of Coimbatore and north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal. The Palani Murugan Temple or Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple (Thiru Avinankudi), dedicated to Murugan is situated on a hill overlooking the town. The temple is visited by more than 7 million pilgrims each year.
Tirupati(తిరుపతి en télougou, திருப்பதி en tamoul, तिरुपति en sanskrit) est une ville indienne située dans le district de Chittoor dans l'État de l'Andhra Pradesh. Célèbre lieu de pèlerinage vishnouïte, Tirupati est la porte d'accès des Seshachalam, une série de sept collines qui abritent les sept demeures de Adisesha et de Venkateshwara, notamment le mont Venkatadri, sur lequel est bâti le temple de Tirumala, l'un des sanctuaires les plus visités de toute l'Inde. En 2011, la population de la ville était de . Catég
PalakkadPalakkad (malayalam : പാലക്കാട്, tamoul : பாலக்காடு), anciennement connue sous le nom de Palghat, est une ville de l'État du Kerala en Inde, chef-lieu du district homonyme. Palakkad se trouve dans la brèche ou trouée de Palghat, un seuil au travers de la chaîne des ghâts occidentaux parallèles à la côte ouest de l'Inde. Une localisation stratégique qui permet le passage du Kerala aux plaines de l'État du Tamil Nadu, situé à l'est. La ville s'étale entre les rives du fleuve Bharatapuzha (appelé Kannadipuzha à cet endroit) au sud, et son affluent, le Kalpathipuzha au nord.
KodaikanalKodaikanal (en tamoul : கோடைக்கானல்) est une ville de habitants située sur les Monts Palnis dans le district de Dindigul (Tamil Nadu), en Inde. Fondée en 1845, à plus de mètres d’altitude au bord d’une agréable pièce d’eau, le lac de Kodaikanal, la ville s’est développée comme station de montagne (Hill Station) pour ceux qui fuyaient le climat tropical et les lourdes chaleurs de la plaine. Ceci explique le grand nombre d’écoles et collèges résidentiels (internats) qui y furent fondés et sont encore actifs.
MuthurajaMuthuraja (also known as Mutharaiyar) is a [ people|] and Telugu speaking community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The etymology of the community name is unclear. The names Muthuraja and Muthuraiyar may be derived from two words, the Tamil name muthu meaning "pearl" and raja or raiyar both meaning "king". Muttaraiyar may also be derived from mundru meaning "three" and tharai meaning "earth". Their title Ambalakkarar is derived from the Tamil word ambalam meaning panchayat or "village council", as they served as the heads of these councils.
Carnatic SultanateThe Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Their rule is an important period in the history of the Carnatic and Coromandel Coast regions, in which the Mughal Empire gave way to the rising influence of the Maratha Empire, and later the emergence of the British Raj.
TiruppurTiruppur or Tirupur (t̪ɪɾɨppuːr ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Tiruppur is the administrative headquarters of Tiruppur district and the seventh largest city as well as an urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of Noyyal River, it has been ruled at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Mysore Kingdom and the British. It is about southwest of the state capital Chennai about east of Coimbatore south of Erode and north of Dharapuram.
PudukkottaiPudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a town located on the banks of the Vellar River. It has been ruled, at different times, by the mutharaiyar dynasty , Cholas, Early Pandyas, Thondaimans, and the British. It is situated about southwest of the state capital Chennai and about southeast of Tiruchirappalli. Tamil Nadu's first woman Asian Games competitor, Santhi Soundarajan, is from Pudukkottai.
CheraLes Chera est une des trois dynasties tamoules de l'antiquité indienne, les deux autres étant les Chola qui règnent sur la côte de Coromandel et les Pândya occupant la pointe sud de l'inde actuelle, qui dominent une grande partie de l'histoire du sud de l'Inde et qui sont en conflit quasi perpétuel pour assurer leur prédominance. Ses rois appartenaient à la tribu des Vânavar, peut-être le Vanara ou peuple des singes du Rāmāyana. Les Chera règnent sur la côte de Malabar dans une région qui correspond à l'État moderne du Kerala, dont le nom provient de Keralaputra ou fils des Chera.
KarurKarur (kaɾuːɾ) is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Karur is the administrative headquarters of Karur district. It is located on the banks of River Amaravathi, Kaveri and Noyyal. Karur is well known for the export of Home Textile products to USA, UK, Australia, Europe and many more countries. It is situated at about 395 kilometers southwest of the state capital Chennai, 75 km from Tiruchirappalli, 120 km away from Coimbatore, 295 km away from Bengaluru and 300 km away from Kochi.
