Palani

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This article refers to the to the pilgrimage town in Tamil Nadu, India. For the article on the temple, visit Palani Murugan Temple. Palani may also refer to one of Mazandarani Dialects.

Palani
State - District(s)	Tamil Nadu - Dindigul
Area
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	67,175 -

Palani is a city and a municipality in Dindigul district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Palani is pronounced using the special 'L' used in Tamil and is also spelt as "Pazhani" in English. It is located about 60km from the city of Dindigul. It is a famous pilgrimage town and every year more than 7 million devotees visit the Palani Murugan Temple and offer their prayers to the Lord Muruga. This temple draws the largest number of devotees in Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Palani had a population of 67,175. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Palani has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 69%. In Palani, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The most prominent festivals of Palani temple are " Thaipoosam " and " Panguni Utthiram ".

Palani Hills seen from the road leading to Kodaikanal

[edit] Educational Institutions

The Devastanam Board runs several institution based on culture and education.

Arulmigu palaniandavar Arts College (Men) at Dindigul Rd. and
Arulmigu palaniandavar Arts College (Women) at udumalaipet Rd.
They run a Technical Institution of State board of Technical Eduction named Arulmigu Palaniadavar Polytechnic which was formerly run as 2 separate institution for men and women.
There is a Musical school that si also run by the Devastanam. Devastanam to run Matric school and High schools.

There are various private schools in Palani.

Devi Matriculation School
St. Josephs Matriculation Higher Secondary School
Akshaya Academy Matriculation Higher Secondary School
St. Peters Matriculation School
Vivekananda Vidyalaya
Arulmigu Palaniaandavar Matriculation School
Sankar Ponnar Higher Secondary School
Standard Matriculation higher secondary school
Swamy Matriculation school
Thiruvalluvar higher Matriculation school
Government Boys higher Secondary school
Government Girls higher Secondary school

[edit] External links

	Dindigul District
Taluk	Dindigul \| Kodaikanal \| Natham \| Nilakkottai \| Oddanchatram \| Palani \| Vedasandur
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