Tiruvannamalai

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Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvarunai
City
Clockwise from top left: view of Tiruvannamalai with Annamalaiyar Temple towers in the centre and hills in the background, Sri Ramana Ashram entrance, Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram, Great Chariot, view of Annamalai Hill from outskirts, Tiruvannamalai at night.
Clockwise from top left: view of Tiruvannamalai with Annamalaiyar Temple towers in the centre and hills in the background, Sri Ramana Ashram entrance, Yogi Ramsuratkumar Ashram, Great Chariot, view of Annamalai Hill from outskirts, Tiruvannamalai at night.
Tiruvannamalai is located in Tamil Nadu
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai
Coordinates: 12°17′N 79°04′E / 12.28°N 79.07°E / 12.28; 79.07
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTiruvannamalai
TalukTiruvannamalai
RegionVellore
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • BodyTiruvannamalai Municipal corporation[1]
 • MayorNirmala Karthik Velmaran
Area
[2]
 • City13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • City145,278
 • Rank22nd (in Tamilnadu)
 • Metro
398,100
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606 601 to 606 611
Telephone code91-4175
Vehicle registrationTN 25
Member of Legislative assemblyE. V. Velu (DMK) Tiruvannamalai Assembly constituency K. Pitchandi (DMK) Kilpennathur Assembly constituency (partly)

Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: Tiruvaṇṇāmalai IPA: ˈtiɾɯʋaɳːaːmalɛi̯, otherwise spelt Thiruvannamalai; Trinomali or Trinomalee[3] on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The city is home to the renowned Annamalaiyar temple, Annamalai hill, Girivalam and the Karthigai Deepam festival and a prominent pilgrimage destination.[4]

Tiruvannamalai has a thriving service sector industry, including retail, resorts and recreation activities. Apart from the service sector, the city is also the hub for many industrial setups including SIDCO,[5][6] spinning mills and premier educational institutions.[7][8] The city is administered by the Tiruvanamalai City Municipal Corporation, originally constituted in the year 1886 as Tiruvannamalai Municipality.[9] The city has a good network of roadways and railways connecting it with Chennai (150 km) and Bengaluru (145 km). The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation is considering setting up a new airport at Tiruvannamalai.[10]

  1. ^ Service, Express News (16 March 2024). "CM Stalin announces creation of 4 new corporations in TN, total goes up to 25". The New Indian Express. Chennai. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "District Census Handbook : Tiruvannamalai" (PDF). Census of India. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. pp. 9, 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ Orme, Robert (1799). A History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan, from the Year 1745, To which is Prefixed, A Dissertation on the Establishments Made by Mahomedan Conquerors in Indostan. F. Wingrave. p. 305.
  4. ^ Mathew, Tharian (13 August 2018). "Spiritual tourism taking off in Tiruvannamalai". DT Next. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "TANSIDCO". tansidco.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "அதிகரிக்கும் முதலீடு... பெருகும் தொழில்வளம்..!". Polimer News. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Thiruvannamalai Medical College". gtvmmc.ac.in. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ Kan, Arsath (1 September 2020). "ஏக குஷியில் எ.வ.வேலு... ஆரவாரமின்றி நடந்த அருணை மருத்துவக்கல்லூரி திறப்பு விழா..!". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ "TN Urban tree".
  10. ^ "மத்திய சிவில் விமான போக்குவரத்துத்துறை பரிசீலனை ஆன்மிக நகரான திருவண்ணாமலையில் புதிய விமான நிலையம்". dinakaran.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.