UDUMALPET

Location:

Udumalpet hierarchi is World/Asia/India/TamilNadu/Coimbatore/Udumalpet. It is also called as Poor Man's Ooty and Textile city, connected by a metre gauge railway line. Following is the memorial hall of the famouts poet "Narayana Kavi" who belongs to udumalpet.

Growth:
Udumalpet is an industrial town, since a number of textile, paper and variety of industries have been established here,Udumalpet, once popular for having spinning mills, is slowly turning into a town of windmills.Now a days the surrounding areas of the town has seen a huge rise in windmill installations across the Palghat Gap.One of the biggest poultry companies in India, Suguna Poultry Ltd, was founded in Udumalpet.

Tourist places:

Its also having a Lots of Tourist spots.Palani Murugan Temple (35 km), Munnar (88 km), Kodaikanal (100 km) and Thirumoorthy Hills (21 km), Amaravathi Dam(), Topslip, Aaliyar (35 km). Waterfalls in Thirumoorthy hills draws quite a number of tourists.Thirumoorthy hills houses a beautiful dam which is a very famous shooting spot for Tamil movies.The temple of Lord Muruga is located on the Palani Hills. The presiding deity is Dandayuthapani. The idol is made of medicinal herbs. Following photos shows the Amaravathi crocodile farm and Palani temple.

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Thirumoorthy hills & Amanalingeshwara Temple

Thirumoorthy hills & Amanalingeshwara Temple





Place :
Thirumoorthy hill is one of the major cini shooting spot in Coimbatore Dist in Tamilnadu State, India.Most of the Malayalam and TamilMovies are taken here due to the pleasant climate and the elegant view of the nature. There is also a swimming pool and a well laid out garden and boating facilities in the dam.

How to Reach:
This is apx. 20 km from udumalpet on the Highway from Palani to Coimbatore. Local buses are available from Udumalpet to this place.Meter Gauge Railway is passing from dindigul to coimbatore through Udumalpet.Through Air Coimbatore Flights connect to Chennai and other important cities.

Attractions:
The Temple is set on the foot of the Thirumoorthy Hills near the Dam which has the same name. There are some waterfalls nearby the side of the temple. This Place is now being developed by the Tourism department to make it a good District Excusion centre.

Thirumoorthy Hills is one of the place you should visit once.

DEEPAVALI

DEEPAVALI

A colorful festival that is celebrated by all Hindus is Deepavali, which is also known as the festival of lights.
This festival usually falls around late October and November.
They consider Deepavali as one of the most important festivals to celebrate.
They get up early in the morning and take oil bath and prey god.

The Legend -
The story goes that Narakasura, a demon, ruled the kingdom of Pradyoshapuram. Under his rule, the villagers suffered a lot of hardship as the demon tortured the people and kidnapped the women to be imprisoned in his palace. Seeing his wickedness, Lord Khrishna set out to destroy the demon and the day Narakasura died was celebrated as Deepavali, the triumph of good over evil!
Preparations -
Preparation for Deepavali starts usually at least two to three weeks before the festival. It is known that the Hindus will be busy cleaning their houses to prepare for the festival. Some would even renovate their houses to prepare it for Deepavali. Usually the family will shop for new clothes and for accessories to decorate their homes. Prior to the festival, Indian shops will be selling festive items like Deepavali greeting cards, carpets, Punjabi suits and flowers. The Hindus will frequent these shops when they are shopping for Deepavali.
Celebrations -
The Hindus usually awake early in the morning of deepavali around 3am and the first ritual will be having an oil bath, which is an important feature of Deepavali. Hindus will be dressed in their new clothes on Deepavali. Hindus particularly dislike dressing in black on that day, as they consider black an inauspicious color for the festival. Hindus would also pay their respects to the elderly and most families would go to the temple after having breakfast. This is also an important practice for them. The reason why they would be going to the temples is to pray to get happiness and prosperity on Deepavali. The houses would be decorated with oil lamps and children will play with firecrackers to celebrate the festival. On the first day, they would not go visiting but would stay at home to welcome the guests who visit them.
Food -
In every home that you visit you are bound to be served with a tempting spread of sweets. Some of the popular sweets are halwa, burfi and laddu.
Hindus love eating spicy food and for non-vegetarians they indulge in favorites like chicken tandoori, prawn sambal and fish head curry.
In homes of Hindus who are vegetarians popular dishes like thosais, idlis and naans are prepared.

PONGAL FESTIVAL IN TAMILNADU,INDIA

PONGAL is one of the most celebrated harvest festival of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu. In Palappampatti also celebrated grantly.
Each and every house celebrates with “MURUKKU“ a kind of snacks.
In palappampatti also every one will make Murukku.

First Day:
First day in cities make "Thai pongal" in houses. In villages they make a function "Kappu Kattu". This function celebrates in cities 1 day before.

Second Day
Second day pongal is called "Mattu Pongal" and "Ulavar Thirunal". On that day evening they goto their gardens with relations and make pongal for all gods.
Serve the pongal and other curries to cows and bullocks and share with relations also. Then they return home midnight aprox.

Third Day:
On third day of Pongal is called “POO PONGAL” . On that day, the girls gets up early in the morning and will go for collecting “AVARAM POO” . At that time we used to take Murukku, Coconut, Sugarcane etc. After plucking Avarampoo they sit in one place and take snacks by sharing with each other. Then all are return back home.Evening they fill the bamboo baskets with full of Avaram Poo and gather in one common place. Ladies and girls gives a function “kummi” that is keeping the baskets in the center and make a round with walking and claps their hands. After that they drop the flowers in well.
In some places they celebrates the function "Jallikkattu".

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Festivals in Palappampatti, Udumalpet, Coimbatore Dist, Tamil Nadu, India

Hai..!
Palappampatti is situated in National Highways 209, between Udumalpet and Palani. It comes under Udumalpet Taluk. This taluk is called as Poor Man's Ooty. It comes the hierarchy under Coimbatore Distict, Tamil Nadu State, India country in the world.

24 Manai Thelungu chettiar:
Palani Padhayatra :Once in every year they (thelugu chettiar community people of Palappampatti) used to goto Madathukulam and bring theertham from there to do pooja for Godesses Kamatchi Amman .On the next they gave annathanam, and evening starts his padayatra to Palani Temple. They reached Palani before next day morning. After all devoties are coming together at the arranged Madam, they starated their Girivalam after taking bath. On that day those who are putting Mala will do fasting from morning till reach that Madam after their Prayer with Lord Muruga from the Hill Temple. Evg they return to palappampatti.

God (Kamatchi Amman) Bless you
With Regards
Sakthivel