Sirumalai

Sirumalai, a small pictorial hill station lies near to Dindigul city at a distance of about 24 km from it. The place is situated towards Natham from Dindigul. Sirumalai hill has its specialty, which has made it to gain its international importance, since the ancient times. It is known for its production of special bananas known as sirumalai vaalaipalam. This variety of banana is exported to abroad. Another forte of this hill station is its herbs. The hill is also popular among the Sidha medical practitioners.

It is one of the popular tourists spots also possesses an artificial lake. The hill offers treeking opportunities to the tourists with its incredible scenic views. The Hill has total 20 hair-pin bends which comes in the journey, when travelling for Sirumalai hill. On the journey the travelers will also find a church and a view point which will render to witness the beauty of Dindigul city also the “Dindigul Rock Fort” and a small number of lakes. The hill station has a subtropical kind of climate and when one reaches at the top of the hill, it seems quite cold.