SRIVILLIPUTTUR

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 Lodges and Hotels with Basic facilities are available at moderate rates
REACHING THERE
  • 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
VISITING SRIVILLIPUTTUR
  • 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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