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	'''Sirumalai''' ({{lang-ta\|சிறுமலை}}) is a region of {{convert\|60000\|acre\|km2\|sigfig=1}} situated {{convert\|25\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Dindigul]], {{convert\|90\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Madurai]], and 125 km from [[Trichy]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]. There are many high hills in the area.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710160741/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-07-10\|title=Sirumalai Hills, a perfect getaway for weekend drive and for summer stay. \|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Madurai, India\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|date=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/hidden-100-small-hill-big-attraction/article2924235.ece\|title=Hidden 100: Small hill, big attraction\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Tamil Nadu, India\|date=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/beauty-strikes/article508891.ece\|title=Beauty Strikes \|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Tamil Nadu, India\|date=2010-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040707075836/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2004-07-07\|title=Low profile heat buster \|accessdate=2009-11-14\|location=Chennai, India\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2004-05-22}}</ref> Sirumalai range is the last mountain range of the [[Eastern Ghats]]. The last mountains of the Sirumalai mountain range are the Azhagar Kovil Hills which are present in Madurai District. [[Alagar Koyil\|Azhagar Kovil]] Hills are the most important place of worship for the Hindu religion.~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~ Tracking is allowed in the Azhagar Kovil Hills. The nearest Eastern Ghats hills to Sirumalai Hills are the Narthamalai Hills.		'''Sirumalai''' ({{lang-ta\|சிறுமலை}}) is a region of {{convert\|60000\|acre\|km2\|sigfig=1}} situated {{convert\|25\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Dindigul]], {{convert\|90\|km\|abbr=on}} from [[Madurai]], and 125 km from [[Trichy]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]. There are many high hills in the area.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710160741/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2013-07-10\|title=Sirumalai Hills, a perfect getaway for weekend drive and for summer stay. \|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Madurai, India\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|date=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/hidden-100-small-hill-big-attraction/article2924235.ece\|title=Hidden 100: Small hill, big attraction\|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Tamil Nadu, India\|date=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/beauty-strikes/article508891.ece\|title=Beauty Strikes \|work=The Hindu\|accessdate=2013-06-13\|location=Tamil Nadu, India\|date=2010-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040707075836/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2004-07-07\|title=Low profile heat buster \|accessdate=2009-11-14\|location=Chennai, India\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=2004-05-22}}</ref> Sirumalai range is the last mountain range of the [[Eastern Ghats]]. The last mountains of the Sirumalai mountain range are the Azhagar Kovil Hills which are present in Madurai District. [[Alagar Koyil\|Azhagar Kovil]] Hills are the most important place of worship for the Hindu religion. Tracking is allowed in the Azhagar Kovil Hills. The nearest Eastern Ghats hills to Sirumalai Hills are the Narthamalai Hills.
	~~<gallery>~~
	~~File:Sirumalai Hills,viewed from Mathamalai Annai Veilankanni Church,Dindigul,TN,India.jpg\|Sirumalai Hills,viewed from Mathamalai Annai Veilankanni Church~~
	~~</gallery>~~
	Sirumalai is a dense forest region with a moderate climate throughout the year. With an altitude of 1600 metres above sea level, it contains diversified flora and fauna. The hill has 18 hairpin bends. On the 18th bend are a church and a viewpoint of Dindigul city and the Dindigul Rock Fort. The hill contains a small waterfall as well. The famous Sirumalai banana is slowly disappearing from disease, which scientists have been unable to prevent.<ref>{{cite web\|author=J Arockiaraj \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-11-11 \|title=Diseases, low prices affect production of hill bananas \|date=2012-10-06 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2013-03-04}}</ref>		Sirumalai is a dense forest region with a moderate climate throughout the year. With an altitude of 1600 metres above sea level, it contains diversified flora and fauna. The hill has 18 hairpin bends. On the 18th bend are a church and a viewpoint of Dindigul city and the Dindigul Rock Fort. The hill contains a small waterfall as well. The famous Sirumalai banana is slowly disappearing from disease, which scientists have been unable to prevent.<ref>{{cite web\|author=J Arockiaraj \|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2013-11-11 \|title=Diseases, low prices affect production of hill bananas \|date=2012-10-06 \|work=[[The Times of India]] \|accessdate=2013-03-04}}</ref>

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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Sirumalai
| native_name = சிறுமலை
| native_name_lang = ta
| other_name = Last Hills of Eastern Ghats
| photo = Sirumalai.JPG
| photo_caption = A view of Sirumalai from the viewpoint
| elevation_m = 1600
| translation = Sirumalai
| type = Hills
| language = [[Tamil Language|Tamil]]
| location = [[Dindigul District]], [[Madurai District]], [[Tiruchirapalli District]], [[Sivagangai District]],
[[Pudukkottai District]] [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| range = [[Eastern Ghats]]
| elevation_ft = 5250
| map =
}}
'''Sirumalai''' ({{lang-ta|சிறுமலை}}) is a region of {{convert|60000|acre|km2|sigfig=1}} situated {{convert|25|km|abbr=on}} from [[Dindigul]], {{convert|90|km|abbr=on}} from [[Madurai]], and 125 km from [[Trichy]], [[Tamil Nadu, India]]. There are many high hills in the area.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130710160741/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-28/madurai/32905806_1_sirumalai-hills-dindigul-ghat-section|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-07-10|title=Sirumalai Hills, a perfect getaway for weekend drive and for summer stay. |accessdate=2013-06-13|location=Madurai, India|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=2012-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/travel/hidden-100-small-hill-big-attraction/article2924235.ece|title=Hidden 100: Small hill, big attraction|work=The Hindu|accessdate=2013-06-13|location=Tamil Nadu, India|date=2012-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/beauty-strikes/article508891.ece|title=Beauty Strikes |work=The Hindu|accessdate=2013-06-13|location=Tamil Nadu, India|date=2010-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040707075836/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/05/22/stories/2004052200010100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-07-07|title=Low profile heat buster |accessdate=2009-11-14|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-05-22}}</ref> Sirumalai range is the last mountain range of the [[Eastern Ghats]]. The last mountains of the Sirumalai mountain range are the Azhagar Kovil Hills which are present in Madurai District. [[Alagar Koyil|Azhagar Kovil]] Hills are the most important place of worship for the Hindu religion.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} Tracking is allowed in the Azhagar Kovil Hills. The nearest Eastern Ghats hills to Sirumalai Hills are the Narthamalai Hills.
<gallery>
File:Sirumalai Hills,viewed from Mathamalai Annai Veilankanni Church,Dindigul,TN,India.jpg|Sirumalai Hills,viewed from Mathamalai Annai Veilankanni Church
</gallery>
Sirumalai is a dense forest region with a moderate climate throughout the year. With an altitude of 1600 metres above sea level, it contains diversified flora and fauna. The hill has 18 hairpin bends. On the 18th bend are a church and a viewpoint of Dindigul city and the Dindigul Rock Fort. The hill contains a small waterfall as well. The famous Sirumalai banana is slowly disappearing from disease, which scientists have been unable to prevent.<ref>{{cite web|author=J Arockiaraj |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111103829/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-06/madurai/34293562_1_banana-cultivation-banana-varieties-farmers-face |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-11-11 |title=Diseases, low prices affect production of hill bananas |date=2012-10-06 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2013-03-04}}</ref>

Man-made fires on the hills have destroyed medicinal plants and threatened the fauna habitat. Fires are often set to promote vegetation growth used for animal fodder, clear land for cultivation, or improve access to timber.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/26/stories/2007032613440500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111230824/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/26/stories/2007032613440500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-11-11|title=Forest fires affect Sirumalai Hills|accessdate=2013-06-13|location=Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2007-03-26}}</ref>

== Attractions ==

Sirumalai Lake contains a small lake that was artificially created in the year 2010.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

In the region of Sirumalai, the Agasthiarpuram is a holy place where siddhas (monks) have lived since ancient times. The area is surrounded with medicinal herbs and plants. At the top of the hill is the historic [[Shiva]] [[Lingam]], which dates back at least 500 years.

The famous Lord Murugan temple (Vellimalai Sivan Temple) is located in the mountain which is away from 45 minutes climbing over the valley.{{Clarify|reason=poor grammar|date=September 2021}}

==Flora and fauna==
Much of the Sirumalai is covered by deciduous forests – the lower slopes by dry deciduous and the higher slopes and riverine valleys by moist and wet deciduous forests. This area is famous for a banana species ({{Transl|ta|malai vazhai}}).
Trees such as [[Terminalia (plant)|terminalia]], [[shorea]], and [[magnolia champaca]] are dominant in these hills. Other rare plants such as [[liana]]s and [[orchids]] also occur in the higher elevation evergreen tracts. [[Coffee]] estates form a major portion of the present-day landscape. These reserve forests are protected under the [[Tamil Nadu Forest Department]].

A rich animal life including threatened animals such as the [[slender loris]], [[gaur]], [[sambar deer]], [[sloth bear]], [[Asian palm civet]], [[Indian hare]], [[jungle cat]] and [[Indian pangolin]] are to be seen in the wild. Birds such as [[Indian peafowl]], [[Asian koel]], [[Indian grey hornbill]] and even the endemic [[blue-winged parakeet]] are found in these forests. Threatened reptiles such as the [[python molurus]], [[Indian star tortoise]], and venomous snakes such as [[Indian cobra]], [[Russell's viper]], [[common krait]] and the endemic [[bamboo pit viper]] and the little-known [[Calliophis nigrescens|striped coral snake]] are found here. Lizards such as the [[Bengal monitor]], the [[Indian chameleon]], the [[Draco dussumieri|flying lizard]], [[Calotes calotes|common green forest lizard]], [[Ophisops minor|lesser snake-eyed lacerta]] and [[Cnemaspis]] geckoes are to be seen here. Special mention must be made of the only endemic reptile of the hill – the Sirumalai [[Shieldtail Snake|shieldtail snake]] [[Uropeltis dindigalensis]], that is reportedly not found anywhere else. Rare and endemic amphibians such as [[Hylarana|golden-backed frogs]], [[Indirana|Indian frogs]], [[Zakerana brevipalmata|short-webbed frog]] and the direct-developing bush frog [[Pseudophilautus wynaadensis]] occur here. A myriad forms of lesser-known [[insect]]s and [[moth]]s, etc. are present.

== Agathya Puram ==
Located in Sirumalai is Agathya Puram, named after the prominent [[Agathya]] [[Siddhar]]. Located in Agathya Puram is Silver Hill; this is the tallest hill in Sirumalai. It is said that the peak of the hill was made up of silver but to avoid man's destructive actions during the [[Kali Yuga]], the hill was transformed via [[alchemy]] into stone by [[Agathya]] Siddhar, hence the name ''silver hill''. The hill's silver glitter can be still seen in the sunlight. In the peak of this silver hill is a 500-year-old Shiva Lingam; the walk to top of the hill is about 30–45 minutes. The view from the silver hill is breathtaking.{{Editorializing|date=September 2021}}

== Agatthiyar SivaSakthi Sitthar Peedam ==

Agatthiyar SivaSakthi Sitthar Peedam is an [[ashram]] located at the silver hill in Agathya Puram. Food is served daily (Annadanam) and lodging is available at the ashram. The ashram aims to promote various voluntary campaigns such as cleaning of the hills.
[[File:SirumalaiRoad.JPG|thumb|right|Road view from Sirumalai View Point]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{commons category|Sirumalai}}
* [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sirumalai&w=all&s=int Images of Sirumalai]
* [http://www.traveltoonsindia.com/Sirumalai.html About Sirumalai]
* [http://wikimapia.org/9259183/Sirumalai Sirumalai Map]
* Ganesh, S. R.; M. Arumugam 2016. Species Richness of Montane Herpetofauna of Southern Eastern Ghats, India: A Historical Resume and a Descriptive Checklist Russ. J. Herpetol. 23 (1): 7-24.
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