Palani Murugan Temple - Connectivity
By Road
The state transport corporation and a lot of private
buses are available from Palani to major cities in Tamil Nadu (Chennai,
Coimbatore, Madurai, Tuticorin etc) and also to the neighboring Kerala
(Palakkadu, Cochin).
The nearest tourist information office is at Madurai.
There is a Palani Devasthanam Information Centre at the Palani bus stand.
National Highway NH
209 connects Palani to Coimbatore and Bangalore. TNSTC Buses connect the town to other parts of the
state.
This place is situated at a distance of
·
56 Kms from Dindigul,
·
472 Kms from Chennai,
·
114 Kms from Madurai,
·
103 Kms from Coimbatore,
·
126 Kms from Erode
·
156 Kms from Trichy
·
Kodaikanal is 64 Kms away
on the South of Palani.
By Train
Trains to Palani are available from Coimbatore, Palakkad
and Dindigul. The Murugan Temple is about 2 km from the railway station. It is
an important railway station on the Dindigul-Coimbatore line.
Palani railway station is a train station serving Tamil
Nadu's pilgrim town of Palani situated in the western part of the state. The
station is a part of the Madurai railway division of the Southern Railway Zone and falls on the Pollachi - Dindigul section. Contact Number is 04545-242268.
Trains originating from Palani railway station:
|
Train Number/Name
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From
|
To
|
Time
|
|
56771 Passenger
|
Palani
|
Dindigul
|
9.15 am -10.45 am
|
|
56773 Passenger
|
Palani
|
Dindigul
|
11.15 am -12.40 pm
|
|
56709 Passenger
|
Palani
|
Madurai
|
5.00 pm -8.15 pm
|
|
56769 Passenger
|
Palani
|
Thiruchendur
|
7.45 am -4.00 pm
|
|
22652 Chennai Express
|
Palani
|
Chennai Central
|
6.15 pm- 4.15 am
|
By Air
The nearest major airport is Coimbatore International
Airport located 100 km
from Palani.
Palani can be reached by just three hours drive from any
of the nearest airports: Coimbatore, Madurai and Tiruchy.
Reaching Palani Hill temple
Way to
Hill Temple:
There are 5 ways on the hill to reach the Palani Murugan
temple. The 4 ways are mentioned below; the 4th way is not widely used by
public. It is known as Theertha Pathai - Theertham for
Abishegam is brought through this way.
At the starting of the steps route there is a temple for
Lord Ganesh (also known as Vinayagar). Since this Vinayagar is at the steps,
He is known as Paadha Vinayagar (Vinayagar at steps).
Steps
Route:
For brief details, Please refer the below link;
Elephant
Path:
For brief details, Please refer the below link;
Winch
Facility:
For brief details, Please refer the below link;
Rope Car
Facility:
For brief details, Please refer the below link;
