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Aiyaru River

Beautiful river, its constituent streams are Aroychi Aru, Kanappadi Moolai Aru, Maasimalai Aruvi, Nakkattu Aru, and Thazhigai Aru. It Orignates in the Siddhan Kuttu Peak (4500) as Vellaipaazhi Aru. At various points of its course in the kolli malai, this river is known as the Arappalli isvarar Aruvi. Beyond the Arappalli isvarar Kovil it falls down as Akaasa Gangai and flows out of the district at Puliyamsolai to join with the Kaveri.

Akasagangai Water Falls

Kolli Hills situated on the Eastern Ghats at an altitude of 1190 meters in Namakkal District.  It is situated at 40 Kms from Namakkal. Kolli Hills is known for medicinal herbs and plants. Arappaleeswarar Temple, Government Herbal Farm, Aiyaru (River), Akasagangai Waterfalls, Botanical Garden, Telescope house are the important tourist attractions.

Anjaneyar Koil

Namakkal is famous for a life size Hanuman Statue(Anjaneynar) of about 200 feet height carved out of a single stone. The city lies at the foot of a huge rock, upon which there is a fort. 

Arthanari Iswarar Koil

The only Siva temple in Tami1 Nadu dedicated to the Halved-woman lord. The temple is situated on the Thiruchengode mountain at a height of 465 metres. The chief deity is a statue of 5' high and is believed to have been created by siddhas out of a herbal compound. The temple also contains shrines for Murugan (Chengottu Velavar) and Vishnu.

Kailasanathar Koil

This Siva temple is known as the Keezh Kovil (Lower temple) with reference to its location in the town as  as against the Mael Kovil (upper temple) of Arthanari Isvarar, which is up on the hill. Its chief deity was referred to as Vikrama, Pandeeswarar after the Pandian King Vikrama who is said to have begun the construction of the temple. A well in the south eastern part of the town is still known as the Parian Pazhi.

Namakkal Dhurgam Fort

It is one of the naturally strong forts steeped in bloody history of the district. It was retaken by Hyder Ali a few months afterwards and was lost again to the British in 1792.

Kolli Hills I Kolli Water Falls

Kolli Hills is a major mountain range and is an outliner of the Eastern Ghats. It is eighteen miles (28 Kilometers) long (North South) twelve miles (19 Kilometers) wide (EastWest) and covers approximately 400 square miles. Viewed from plains of Namakkal the mountain appears as a flat-topped mass next to the Servarayan.

Kavinger Raamalingam Pillai Memorial Illam

He was born on 10-10-1888. He had the distinction of being appointed as 'Aasthana Kavignar' (poet of the state) and later honoured with the title of 'Padmabushan' .As a mark of respect his memorial was opened on 21-02-2000. His Memorial Illam is located in 39, Kavinger Ramalingam Street.

 

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