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- 1 min read - original <http://www.hoparoundindia.com/travel-blogs/216/Sathuragiri-Hills---Sundara-Mahalingam-Temple.aspx> Sathuragiri Hills, also known as "Sundara Mahalingam" is situated in Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu. Located about 10 km from Watrap Village. The name Sathuragiri Hills orchathuragiri was derived from Chathur (4) Veda (Vedas) Giri (Hill), where all the four Vedas met and formed the hill. This Hill also called by other names "Mahalingam Hill", "Siddargal Boomi" where 18 Siddhas used to live here. It is also said that Siddhars still worship Lord Shiva. [image: Sathuragiri] Temples at Foothills of Sathuragiri Hills : 1. Vinayagar/Ganesha 2. RajaKali Amma 3. Paechi Amma 4. Karuppasamy Temples on the way to Sundara Mahalingam : Interesting part of trekking this hill is, you can see some old temples on the way to Top Hill 1. Gorakkar Cave 2. Sankaran Narayan Lingams 3. Vana Durgai Amma 4. Pilavadi Karuppasamy The Main Temples of the Hill are : 1. Sundara Mahalingam Temple 2. Santhana Mahalingam Temple 3. Anandavalli Amma Temple [image: Sathuragiri] If you are looking for a spiritual trekking journey towards up hill and down the hill, Sathuragiri Hills is one of the best places. Places around Sathuragiri Hills:- Nearby Attractions include Pilavakkal Dam across Arjuna River and is one of the beautiful and excellent picnic spots in this area. Sathuragiri Hills is a must see place for a Nature Lover. How to Reach Sathuragiri Hills:- By Road: From Madurai it's about 80 KM, head towards Tirumangalam, Krishnan Koil Bus top and then to Watrap, Thaaniparai. By Train: One has get on to Shenkottai Express from Chennai and get down at Srivilliputhur. From there, government RTC buses available to reach Thaniparai. If you are a First time visitor, it takes about 4 to 5 hours to climb the Top of Hill. Accommodation: - Temple authority provides free shelters near Temples and Free Food (Annadhanam) available every day especially on no moon (Amavasya) and full moon days (Pournami). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
