Thuraiyur

Thuraiyur is a town and a municipality in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thuraiyur serves as a tourist spot in Tamil Nadu. From Thuraiyur one can go for Pachamalai, a hill station located in the southern part of India. Prasanna Venkatachalapathi temple, situated in the Thuraiyur-Perambalur road, is the most prominent temple in the town. The temple is located at the top of Perumalmalai, which lies 960 ft above ground level in Pachamalai hills, 3 km from Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district. The site is accessible via a mountain road. The temple is believed to have been constructed by the grandson of Karikala Chozhan. The kings were later named as Karuppannar and Veeraswamy and they are worshiped at the temple. Thousands of devotees take part in the Girivalam (circumambulation around a mountain or hill) procession around the Perumalmalai hillock on all full-moon days. In the Tamil month, "Puratassi" Saturday is very popular where lot of devotees from different places come to worship.

Thuraiyur is famous for the Prasanna Venkatasalapathi Temple, which was contructed in Chola times at about 1800 years ago. This temple is situated on the Thuraiyur-Perambalur road. Prasanna Venkatasalapathi temple lies at the top of Perumalmalai that lies 960 feet above ground level in Pachamalai hills, which is 3 km from Thuraiyur in Tiruchirappalli district. Prasanna Venkatasalapathi Temple is said to be constructed by the grandson of Karikala Chola, one of the prominent king of Chola Dynas