- Bodinayakanur
Bodinayakanur, also called Bodi, is a town in
Theni District in theIndia n state ofTamil Nadu .Geography
Bodinayakanur is located at coord|10|01|N|77|21|E (10.016667, 77.35) at the foothills of the
Western Ghats .Theni , the nearest market town is 16 km from Bodi.Administration
Bodinayakanur has the status of a
Municipality town and is also theTaluk headquarters, governing nearly 18 villages surrounding it. It falls under theTheni district governance.Transportation
Bodinayakanur stands on the National Highway 49 (NH 49) which connects Tamil Nadu with
Kerala . The town is well connected by roads to the nearby cities. It is 100 km fromMadurai . It is also connected to Madurai by a rail route. This route was laid to take theCardamom s from the town to Madurai market.Economy
The farm land provides food crops and the forest land provides cash crops. Along the high altitude of the Western Ghats, the forest has been converted to
Tea ,Coffee and Cardamom plantations. Cardamom is the main cash crop. The Cardamom produced here is exported to different countries. As a main source of the Cardamom market, Bodi is also called as the "Cardamom City".Tourist places
This town serves as a best vantage point for the nearby tourist places.
Munnar is four hours away. Bodi Mettu, is an hours journey. Kambam Mettu is four hours journey. Kurankani is 6 km from here. The best time to visit Kurankani is during October, wherein the ground is fresh by the monsoon rain and the mountain is filled with butterflies.Thekkady ,Kodaikanal , Suruli waterfalls, Veera paandi temple are the other places nearby. This temple festival is celebrated by all peoples from 18 villages around the temple. The festival season will be on the second or third week of May, it is also celebrated for a week. Paramasivan temple at the base of Western Ghats.The "Paramasivan" Temple on the top of the small hill, brings people together, during festival season. The festival is celebrated for a week in the last week of April or the first week of May. "Anappillaiyar" temple, on the banks of the "Rettaiyaru" stream and "Theerthathoti", a famous "Murugan" Temple are the must see places near by. The town also boasts of hosting the first "e-auctioning" center of Cardamom in the country.
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