Vriddhāchalam
Virudhaachalam is a town in the Cuddalore to Salem Highway next to Neyveli in Tamil Nadu state in India. It is primarily a pilgrimage centre with an enormous Shiva temple, the Viruthagiriswarar temple, from which the name arose.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vriddhachalam Junction railway station and Kolanjiappar temple.
Vriddhachalam Junction railway station
Railway station
Vriddhachalam Junction railway station is an NSG–4 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is located in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and serves Virudhachalam.
Kolanjiappar temple
Hindu temple
Photo: கி. கார்த்திகேயன், CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kolanjiappar temple in Manavalanallur, a village on the outskirts of Virudhachalam in Cuddalore district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan.
Vriddhāchalam
- Type: Locality with 61,500 residents
- Also known as: “Vriddhachalam”
- Location: Virudhachalam, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.5183° or 11° 31′ 6″ northLongitude
79.3241° or 79° 19′ 27″ eastPopulation
61,500Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
7J3XG89F+8JGeoNames ID
1253080
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