LOCATION |
Virdhunagar District Tamil Nadu About 74 kms from Madurai on the Madurai
Tenkasi State Highway |
CLIMATE |
April-July(32-38 C) Aug-Nov(28-33 C) Nov-March(25-30 C) Infrequent
rains in october/november. |
ACCOMODATION
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Lodges and Hotels with Basic facilities are available at moderate rates |
REACHING THERE
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- BY BUS
Buses to Srivilliputtur from Madurai start from the Palanganatham bus stand in
Madurai.Buses from Palanganatham are available every 20 mins.Buses to Srivilliputtur
from Tirunelveli starting from the main bus stand are available every
half an hour
- BY TRAIN
Daily Train is available from Chennai Egmore.The Quilon mail from Chennai Egmore takes
around 15 hours to reach Sivilliputtur.Summer special trains are available
from Virdhunagar Jn in summer(April-June).A daily passenger train service is also available from
Madurai
- BY AIR
The nearest Domestic Airport is Madurai(approx 70 kms).Srivilliputtur
is around 100 minutes from Madurai Airport by Taxi
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VISITING SRIVILLIPUTTUR
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- The best time to visit this town is during the Margazhi Thirunal (dec-jan)and the Adi Thirunal (july-august)which are very popular and provide a rare
experience of the traditional temple festivals some of them unique to this town.
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