Periyakulam

Periyakulam is a town and a Municipality in Theni district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 17 KM towards North from District head quarters Theni. The name of this town derived from two Tamil words equivalent to Big lake means Big and is Lake). In Tamil literature, the name of this town comes as Kulainthai Managaram . There are 3 very old temples. The Balasubramaniam Swamy temple is located on the banks of the Varaha river. Periyakal Temple and Karanamoorthy swamy temple is located on the Periyakulam pond. South east side Kailasanathar temple located in the hills.

Periyakulam is also known as ‘pi City’ as it’s famous for its sweet pi. Periyakulam is also known for its sweet water which comes from the Berijam Lake kodaikanal. It has nice weather throughout the year. Periyakulam itself has so many tourist places; also around Periyakulam, you can find a number of tourist locations. Periyakulam, dredged the entire falls area,closed the dangerous holes, constructed dressing rooms,in the falls and staircases for safe access to the falls. Wi