Yātrā plan

Aṟupaḍai Vīḍu · 6 temples · 3 days

1. Day 1

   Fri, 4 Sept · ₹3,250 per head · ~200 km, 4.5 h
   Thiruparaṅkuṇḍram Murugan Temple

   Murugan (as bridegroom) · Thiruparankundram · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:30 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 21:00
   • Transport: From your city: rail to Thiruparankundram (TPK), 2 km out · air to Madurai (IXM), 8 km out
   • Stay: Madurai hotels
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,500 per head

   ⛰️ Thiruparankundram Hill · 1 km🌊 Vaigai Dam · 35 km

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   Thiruparankundram → Tiruchendur · ~200 km · 4.5 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Subrahmaṇya Swāmy Temple, Tiruchendur

   Murugan · Tiruchendur · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:00 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Thiruparankundram: rail to Tiruchendur (TCN), 2 km out · air to Thoothukudi (TCR), 40 km out
   • Stay: Devasthanam cottages
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,750 per head

   🏖️ Tiruchendur Beach · 1 km🏖️ Manapad Beach · 12 km

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   Night halt: Tiruchendur — Devasthanam cottages

2. Day 2

   Sat, 5 Sept · ₹3,500 per head · ~563 km, 12.8 h

   Tiruchendur → Palani · ~296 km · 6.7 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Dhaṇḍāyudhapāṇi Temple, Palani

   Murugan as an ascetic · Palani · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:30 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Tiruchendur: rail to Palani (PLNI), 3 km out · air to Coimbatore (CJB), 110 km out
   • Stay: Devasthanam lodges
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,750 per head

   🔭 Palani Hills Viewpoint · 1 km🏞️ Kodaikanal Lake · 60 km💦 Silver Cascade Falls · 58 km

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   Palani → Swamimalai · ~267 km · 6.1 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Swāmināthaswāmy Temple, Swamimalai

   Murugan as guru · Swamimalai · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 06:00 – 12:30 and 16:00 – 20:30
   • Transport: From Palani: rail to Kumbakonam (KMU), 8 km out · air to Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 90 km out
   • Stay: Kumbakonam hotels
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,750 per head

   🧺 Kumbakonam Bazaar · 8 km🗿 Swamimalai Bronze Workshops · 1 km

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   Night halt: Swamimalai — Kumbakonam hotels

3. Day 3

   Sun, 6 Sept · ₹2,500 per head · ~811 km, 18.4 h

   Swamimalai → Tiruttani · ~323 km · 7.3 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Thiruttaṇi Murugan Temple

   Murugan with Valli · Tiruttani · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:30 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Swamimalai: rail to Tiruttani (TRT), 3 km out · air to Chennai (MAA), 85 km out
   • Stay: Basic lodges
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,250 per head

   🔭 Tiruttani Hill Viewpoint · 1 km💦 Kaigal Falls · 25 km

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   Tiruttani → Alagar Koyil · ~488 km · 11.1 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon. Long haul — consider an overnight train or a break halt.

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   Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple

   Murugan · Alagar Koyil · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 06:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 20:00
   • Transport: From Tiruttani: rail to Madurai Jn (MDU), 25 km out · air to Madurai (IXM), 30 km out
   • Stay: Madurai hotels
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,250 per head

   ⛰️ Alagar Hills · 1 km💦 Pazhamudircholai Forest Stream · 1 km

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   Night halt: Alagar Koyil — Madurai hotels

Costs are indicative per-head estimates covering stay, local travel and meals at the chosen comfort level. They exclude long-distance tickets to the first stop and any special darśan fees.