Back পালনি Bengali/Bangla পালানি BPY Palani Catalan Palani (lungsod) CEB Palani German Palani Spanish پالانی، هند Persian पलनी Hindi Palani Italian Palani Malagasy
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Palani | |
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 Clockwise from top left: Gopuram of Palani Murugan temple, Winch pulled car climbing uphill, Vaiyapuri Pond, View of temple atop the hill | |
  Palani Palani, Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 10°27′00″N 77°30′58″E / 10.450000°N 77.516100°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| Region | Kongu Nadu[1] |
| District | Dindigul |
| Government | |
| • Type | Selection-Grade Municipality |
| Elevation | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 70,467 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 624 601 |
| Telephone code | 04545 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 94 |
| Website | palanimurugantemple |
Palani or Pazhani(Tamil: [paɻani]), is a town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about 54 kilometres (34 mi) west of Dindigul, 106 kilometres (66 mi) south-east of Coimbatore, 122 kilometres (76 mi) north-west of Madurai, 67 kilometres (42 mi) from Kodaikanal. The Palani Murugan Temple or Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple (Thiru Avinankudi), dedicated to Murugan is situated on a hill overlooking the town. The temple is visited by more than 7 million pilgrims each year. As of 2011, the town had a population of 70,467 and the Taluk had a population of 292,301[3] which makes it the second largest town in the district after Dindigul.[4]
- ^ "Kongu Nadu". coimbatore.com. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2011censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Palani Population (2021/2022), Taluk Village List in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu".
- ^ "Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani | Dindigul District | India". Retrieved 19 June 2022.