Virudhunagar

The meaning of the city’s name has a unique and interesting story behind it. A man who was a warrior had travelled many land killing many people and has acquired many flag. The warrior visited this place too and challenged the people in this city a resident of the city accepted the challenge and killed the warrior in battle and captured his flag. The city is the birthplace of Thiru.K.Kamaraj, a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and a prominent leader of the Congress Party.

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The city is the birthplace of Thiru.K.Kamaraj, a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and a prominent leader of the Congress Party.

Predominant feature in Virudhunagar is the business. The main industry is cotton and cotton products. Along with that, dry chillies, peanuts, coriander seeds, coarse sugar, and rice, are exported to other countries. This is one of the best places to shop fresh and original spices and other essentials.

When it comes to tourism, Virudhunagar is said to be a hidden gem. Majority of the tourist visit only temple like Parashakthi Maariamman Temple, Srivilliputhur Andal Temple, Irukankudi Temple and satchiyapuram CSI Church but there are a lot of interesting places in and near virudhunagar that you must visit once in your life time. There are beautiful falls like Ayyanar Falls, Sastha Falls and mudhaliyar oothu in Virudhunagar which are less crowded.

Visit the residence of two legends The Kamarajar house and Thiruchulli – the birth place of Ramana Maharishi where you can know the unique way of their living.

Frequent visit of temples would be boring for teens and kids. The place that would entertainment kids would be boring for the adults. So try going to a single place which both the age members can enjoy just drive towards the Sathuragiri hills, that has a temple dedicated to lord Shiva, but the travel towards the temple would be a trekking experience, as you will walk through dense forest, a pond and many other adventurous pathways.

If you have kids it is a must to visit the Golwarpatti and the Pilavakkal dam which is the best picnic spot that has children’s play area.

Create big memories by visiting this small beautiful city.

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