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The Pachaimalai Hills, also known as the Pachais, are a low mountain range in the Eastern Ghats System. They are located in Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is situated at a distance of 73 km from Trichy and 112 km from Salem. The Tamil Nadu Government is planning to develop the Pachaimalai as a tourist destination. [citation needed]
The name Eastern Ghats derives from the word ghat and the cardinal direction in which it is located with respect to the Indian mainland. Ghat, a term used in the Indian subcontinent, depending on the context, could either refer to a range of stepped hills such as the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats, or a series of steps leading down to a body of water or wharf.
Pachaimalai means "green hill". It is believed that there is a presence of a water spring directly below the sanctum sanctorum which gives the hill its name. During the drought years of 2001 to 2005, when the wells went dry in the areas around the hill, water was still available on top of the hill.
Thuraiyur–Pachamalai Ghat Road contains 14 hairpin bends and is situated in Tiruchirapalli district. Valparai Ghat Road – This road in Coimbatore district begins at Monkey Falls and has 40 hairpin bends. Dhimbam Ghat Road – A 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) road with 27 hairpin bends, located along the Western Ghats and close to the Eastern Ghats.
Pachaimalai may refer to: Pachaimalai Hills , hills which are part of Eastern Ghats in Tamil Nadu Pachaimalai Subramanya Swamy Temple , a Murugan temple near Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu
It is nestled parallel to the lower Chitteri hills - Kalrayan hills, just north of the Kolli Hills and Pachaimalai Hills. Westwards, lie the Mettur hills. This range forms an important link in the southern part of Eastern Ghats hill chain. [citation needed] A 1860 photo of Malaiyalis or, hill-dwellers of the Shevaroy Hills
Gobichettipalayam is located in Kongu Nadu, the northwestern part of Tamil Nadu about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south west of Chennai. Western Ghats forms the border of the region resulting several hill locks and Bhavani River traverses across the region.
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