Piranmalai

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Piranmalai is a village located in Singampunari Taluk in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India. The nearest town is Singampunari located 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) away.

Piranmalai is a fortified hill at an elevation of over 2,000 feet (610 m). This is a last outcrop of the Eastern Ghats, with a Bhairavar temple and five peedas in the rocks of the hill called the Pandava Therthams, is also sacred to the Muslims with a dargah of Waliullah Sheikh Abdullah Shaheb on its peak. At the foot hill, there are traces of a moat and Fort Marudhu, which was pulled down in early 19th century.

One of the seven Ballals,

The hilly village includes five areas (Piranmalai Main, Mathagupatti, Pudupatti, Pappapatti, Gopalapuram).

Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple is a hill temple reached by a flight of steps.

Festivals

The grand