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Historic Sites Attractions In Tiruvannamalai District

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Tiruvannamalai District is one of the 32 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu, in South India. It was formed in the year 1989 from non-existing North Arcot District as Tiruvannamalai Sambuvarayar and Vellore Ambedkar. Tiruvannamalai town is the district headquarters. The district is divided into 12 Taluks - Aarani, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai, Polur, Thandarampattu, Vandavasi, kalasapakkam, chetpet , Cheyyar and vembakkam . Arani is famous for silk sarees. As of 2011, the district had a population of 4,164,875 with a sex-ratio of 994 females for every 1,000 males.
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Historic Sites Attractions In Tiruvannamalai District

  • 3. Gingee Fort Gingee
    Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It lies in Villupuram District, 160 kilometres from the state capital, Chennai, and is close to the Union Territory of Puducherry. The fort is so fortified, that Shivaji, the Maratha king, ranked it as the most impregnable fortress in India and it was called the Troy of the East by the British. The nearest town with a railway station is Tindivanam and the nearest airport is Chennai , located 150 kilometres away. Originally the site of a small fort built by the kings of konar dynasty and maintained by Chola dynasty in 9th century AD, it was later modified by the Vijayanagar empire in the 13th century to elevate it to the status of an unbreachable citadel to protect the small town of Gingee. It...
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  • 4. Vedagiriswarar Temple Thirukalukundram
    Vedagiriswarar temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Tirukalukundram , Tamil Nadu, India.
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