Vengikkal
Vengikkal is the Suburb of Tiruvannamalai city and a census town in the Tiruvannamalai district of Tamil Nadu state of Indian sub-continent. It lies north to the world famous Tiruvannamalai city.Places of Interest
Highlights include Arunachala and Arunachalesvara Temple.
Arunachala
Peak
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Arunachala is a hill in Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five main Shaiva holy places in South India. The Arunachalesvara Temple to Shiva is located at the base of the hill. Arunachala is situated 2½ km southwest of Vengikkal.
Arunachalesvara Temple
Hindu temple
The Arunachalesvara Temple or Annamalaiyar Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, located at the foothills of the Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. Arunachalesvara Temple is situated 3½ km south of Vengikkal.
Tiruvannamalai railway station
Railway station
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Tiruvannamalai railway station is an NSG–5 category Indian railway station in Tiruchirappalli railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a station of the Indian Railways system, station code TNM. Tiruvannamalai railway station is situated 3 km south of Vengikkal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiruvannamalai.
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai, also known as Arunachala, is one of the greatest Saivite shrines in Tamil Nadu, India, on a sprawling 24 acre temple campus, drawing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every full moon.
Vengikkal
- Type: Locality with 18,200 residents
- Description: Village in Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Vengikkal” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Vengikkal”
- Hindi: “वेंगिक्काल”
- Irish: “Vengikkal”
- Malayalam: “വേങ്ങിക്കൽ”
- Persian: “ونگیکل”
- Spanish: “Vengikkal”
- Tamil: “வேங்கிக்கால்”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Annāmalai Reserved Forest and Subramanya.
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