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Feb 11 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Good morning, wish you have a great weekend.
Start your weekend with underrated beauty of Tenkasi-Nellai-Kanyakumari Podhigai malai foothills
#PodhigaiHills #Tenkasi #Mekkarai
Tenkasi-Tirunelveli foothills has many ancient temples like Mannarkovil, Brahmadesam, Thirukkurunkudi, Kutralam, Papanasam, Ambasamudram Kailasanathar, Kalakkad, tenkasi, Sivasailam..etc. Hill temples like Thoranamalai, Thirumalai, Kolundhu malai..etc, 2/4
t has beautiful small dams like Sasha kovil, Adavinnainar, Pachaiyar, karuppanadhi, ramanadhi, Gundar, Manimuttar, Papanasam..etc. Agricultural land on the east...etc, its a heaven on earth. Thirukkurungudi is my fav temple on this foothills 3/4
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