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Dindigul District is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Dindigul District is the largest district in Tamil Nadu by area. The district was carved out of Madurai District in 1985. It has an area of 6266.64 km 2 and comprises 3 revenue divisions, 10 taluks, and 14 panchayat unions. The district is located in Southwest of ...
Dindigul has a number of historical monuments, the Dindigul Fort being the most prominent.Dindigul is located 420 km (260 mi) southwest from the state capital, Chennai, 100 km (62 mi) away from Tiruchirappalli,66 km (41 mi) away from Madurai and 72 km (45 mi) away from Karur. The city is known for its Famous Locks and its Authentic ...
On 15 September 1985, Dindigul district was bifurcated from the erstwhile Madurai district comprising Dindigul, Palani, and Kodaikanal taluks. [13] On 20 October 1986, Thoothukudi district was split from the erstwhile Tirunelveli district comprising Thoothukudi, Ottapidaram, and Tiruvaikuntam taluks. [14]
The history of Dindigul is centered on the fort over the small rock hill and fort. Dindigul region was the border of the three prominent kingdoms of South India, the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas. During the first century A.D., the Chola king Karikal Cholan captured the Pandya kingdom and Dindigul came under the Chola rule.
The temple is located in Thadikombu, a village in the outskirts of Dindigul in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple occupies an area of 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) and is surrounded by rectangular granite walls on all four sides, with a 90 ft (27 m) tall rajagopuram (temple tower). All four sides around the temple are paved in such a way to ...
Nilakkottai (also spelled as Nilakottai) is a town in the Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town was established in 1958, as 1st Grade Town Panchayat. In 1970, it was changed to Selection Grade. The Town Panchayat has been under the municipal act since 1996.
Pattiveeranpatti is a panchayat town in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics ... The history of the village dates back almost 1500 years.
Hyder is credited with building three mosques in Dindigul: one for himself, one for his soldiers, and the third for the public, known as the Begampur Mosque. In 1766, Hyder's younger sister, Ameerunnisa Begam, passed away, and a tomb was built for her in the mosque. [3] The area around the Begampur Mosque is named after Ameerunnisa Begam. [4] [5]