The name Pollachi
means 'land of natural wealth and
prosperity' and till date, this place in Tamilnadu has lived up
to its name. The scenic
beauty of Pollachi and its surrounding hamlets have made
them popular movie filming locations.
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More about Pollachi
Climate
Pollachi has a
warm, pleasant climate from Jan-Oct,
and a cold winter from Nov-Dec. The
best season to visit the
national parks around Pollachi is from May-
Jan.
Language
Tamil is the most
prevalent language but basic English is spoken in tourist places.
Connectivity
Situated 40 km south of
Coimbatore
, Pollachi is a leading commercial
center with textile and coir
industries. A big market
for agricultural
products, coconuts and
tender-coconuts are exported
from here to all over India. Pollachi is also famed for
its market
(sandhai), especially for jaggery
and cattle , the jaggery
market here is supposed to be
Asia
's biggest.
Worth
visiting in and around Pollachi are
several dams and the
Parambikulam -
Aliyar interlinking of
rivers project, temples like the Lord
Subramanya temple and Thirumoorthy temple,
several coconut farms, educational
institutions, national parks and
wildlife sanctuaries including the
Indira Gandhi National Park, Anamalai wildlife
sanctuary, Topslip sanctuary and
Parambikulam national
park, towns of Chinnakalar
and Valparai , the
Crocodile farm and Siruvani
falls.
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