Viruveedu Voyage Tips and guide

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Viruveedu is approximately 49 km away from Dindigul by road. There are regular buses (every 15 minutes) from Vathagundu and Usilampatti bus stands and it is a 25-minute ride to this town. Kodaikanal road railway station is on the Chennai-Madurai main railway route and is twenty kilometers by road to Batlagundu on the way to Kodaikanal Hill station. There are regular buses (every 10 minutes) from Arappalyam bus stand in Madurai through Usilampatti and is a comfortable 1½-hour drive (approx. 60 km). This area is famous cultivation of Jasmine, Drum Stick (Murungaikaai), and other vegetable. There is available Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Banks and 24 Hours running facility Government Hospital.

• 'Sri Gurunathaswamy temple' - This temple is on the Batlagundu-Usilampatti road. The presiding deities are Gurunathaswamy, Angala Parameswari and some other deities. This temple is considered over 300 years old and has been renovated. This temple is on the eastern bank of river vaigai. The village of Kunnuvarankottai is on the western bank of river Vaigai.

• Kunnuvarankottai Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple — This 300-year-old temple is approximately 8 km from Batlagundu which is 9 km from Viruveedu on the Batlagundu-Usilampatti road. It is on the banks of river Vaigai. This village is locally known as Kannapatti. An added attraction is the point of confluence of the three rivers Vaigai, Manjalaru and Maruda. The river Vaigai flows northward near this village. This is an important pilgrimage point where devotees take holy bath in the rivers during auspicious days.
• Sendraya Perumal Temple — This is an ancient temple of Sri Sendraya Perumal situated in a hill near old Batlagundu.