Palamalai is a small hill with a temple on the hill top named as 'Arulmigu Palamalai Aranganathar Temple' and is located 25 kms away from the city. The route starts through Periyanaickenpalayam on Mettupalayam Road and from there to Kovanoor, a small village from where the hill route starts to Paalamalai. The temple will be open every day from morning 6.00 a.m. to 8.00 pm.
The terrain around the spot is full of green with agricultural farm lands, small huts and tea shops with a bench - the typical village style. The hills of Paalamalai is an ideal location for naturalists and bird watchers. After crossing Kovanoor, there is absolutely no sign of people or houses. It's just we and the mountains. People can hire Jeeps to climb the hill as private vehicles are not allowed, yet two wheelers are allowed.
The view from Palamalai is breathtaking, a panoramic view of Coimbatore. The mountain range stretches up to Nilgiris on the northern side and on the western, it goes up to Anaikatty (Tamil Nadu) and thereon the range runs into the Kerala side of Manarkkad and touches the famous Silent Valley National Park. The terrain from the Palamalai side towards Kerala is almost inaccessible by foot and only seasoned trekkers and the tribals access the route.
The wildlife around the area are mainly Elephants, wild gaur, deer, leopards, bear, wild dogs, wild cats, snakes and diverse variety of birds like Peacocks, owls, bald eagles, jungle fowls and much more.
The history of the temple states that as there were no sufficient amount of stones to build the temple could not be built, leaving the villagers in despair. Suddenly on one night, people heard a big bang and found big rocks splited into smaller stones, ideal for constructing a temple. The villagers thanked the God for enacting the miracle to aid them to built the temple. Finally the temple was built and was named as 'Arulmigu Palamalai Aranganathar Temple'.
The devotees visit the temple frequently as the surrounding terrain and climate remains blissful through out the year. Irulars, people belonging to an ancient tribal community are living around the region.
The terrain around the spot is full of green with agricultural farm lands, small huts and tea shops with a bench - the typical village style. The hills of Paalamalai is an ideal location for naturalists and bird watchers. After crossing Kovanoor, there is absolutely no sign of people or houses. It's just we and the mountains. People can hire Jeeps to climb the hill as private vehicles are not allowed, yet two wheelers are allowed.
The view from Palamalai is breathtaking, a panoramic view of Coimbatore. The mountain range stretches up to Nilgiris on the northern side and on the western, it goes up to Anaikatty (Tamil Nadu) and thereon the range runs into the Kerala side of Manarkkad and touches the famous Silent Valley National Park. The terrain from the Palamalai side towards Kerala is almost inaccessible by foot and only seasoned trekkers and the tribals access the route.
The wildlife around the area are mainly Elephants, wild gaur, deer, leopards, bear, wild dogs, wild cats, snakes and diverse variety of birds like Peacocks, owls, bald eagles, jungle fowls and much more.
The history of the temple states that as there were no sufficient amount of stones to build the temple could not be built, leaving the villagers in despair. Suddenly on one night, people heard a big bang and found big rocks splited into smaller stones, ideal for constructing a temple. The villagers thanked the God for enacting the miracle to aid them to built the temple. Finally the temple was built and was named as 'Arulmigu Palamalai Aranganathar Temple'.
The devotees visit the temple frequently as the surrounding terrain and climate remains blissful through out the year. Irulars, people belonging to an ancient tribal community are living around the region.