Access by the main staircase cut into the hill-side and by the yanai-padhai or elephant's path a good walk and the idol of the Lord Muruga in Palani, was created and consecrated by the Sage Bhogar, one of Hinduism's eighteen great ascetics (siddhas), out of an amalgam of nine poisons or navapashanam. It was even more pleasure to see palani... More

Since the last time we visited a rope car (aka cable car) has been installed. Coming this time with 2 young children, one of whom had a high temperature, we opted to take the cable car rather than the steps........ Unfortunately 3 quarters of the other pilgrims had the same idea!!....despite for the most part being fit, young, able-bodied men!!!... More