Namakkal Travel Guide
Namakkal is the headquarters of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu. Namakkal is nearby Kolli hills, which are the most attractive destination in Namakkal district, known for medicinal herbs and plants. Cauvery River flows through the Namakkal district. Namakkal is also known as "Namagiri", which is the name of the rock formation at the centre of the town. Sri Namagiri Thayar temple, Lakshmi Narasimha's cave temple and Lord Hanuman temple are the three popular temples located around the Rock fort. Namakkal is well known for its poultry farms and its trucks. The bulk of poultry products are supplied to the all over India. The district is principally dependent on agriculture. Lakshmi Narasimha's cave temple is one of the main attractions of the town. Scene of Kolli Hills valley, few remote hills and ridges scattered over Namakkal, Rasipuram and Tiruchengode along with the valleys and undulating landscape constitute the distinctive physiography of this beautiful town. The 18 feet tall Hanuman statue carved out of a single stone at the Hanuman Temple is a major tourist attraction of Namakkal.
Places to see:
Namakkal offers you an unforgettable experience of boathouses and Eco friendly cottages. For a peaceful and serene ambience in the embrace of the Mother Nature, the town has very interesting botanical gardens and gushing waterfalls. Some of the tourist attractions that we would like to suggest are:- Namakkal Rock Fort
- Hanuman Temple
- Tiruchengode
- The Arthanareeswarar
- Kolli Hills The Arapaleswarar Temple
- The Horticulture Farm
- The Herbal Farm
- Agaya Gangai Waterfalls
- The Telescope House
Shopping:
The town is an industrial area but it has a modern market, which offers a varied range of goods and services. There are a number of shopping complexes and movie theatres.Where to stay:
Namakkal offers a number of sophisticated and budget hotels, resorts and lodges. Following are the hotels that we would suggest the tourists for absolute comfort and pure pleasure:- Hotel Golden Palace
- Hotel Pandyan
- Hotel Sri Poorana
How to reach Namakkal:
Namakkal is well connected in all major cities by road Namakkal district is enclosed between other prime tourist destinations of Tamil Nadu, Salem on the north; Attur taluk of Salem, Perambalur and Tiruchirapalli on the east; Karur on the south and Erode on west.By Air: The nearest is the Madurai Airport which connects Namakkal to all parts of the country.
By Rail: Salem, Villupuram, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Trichy, Thanjavur, Karur, Dindugal, Madurai, Tiunelveli, Kanyakumari, Erode, Coimbatore, Thiruppur and Ooty are the other main tourist places of Tamil Nadu that are close to Namakkal. Therefore there are trains connecting Namakkal with other important towns.
By Road: Transport in Namakkal is good due to the heavy industry of lorry bodybuilding and it is the prime poultry-farming district of the state. Namakkal is central in linking other important districts of Tamil Nadu via bus routes.
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