Sathura Giri Hills - The abode of Siddhars
Sathuragiri Hills This time, my blog post chronicles my trip to (and experience in) Sathuragiri Hills - the abode of Siddhars , which is claimed to have many known and unknown medicinal herbs. In my previous blog, I had written about my trek in the Velliangiri Hills , which is open only for around 3 months a year. In terms of elevation, this was a similar experience, as the Sathuragiri trek is a 1000m MSL climb from a base of 200m MSL. This temple follows a different yet interesting pattern in terms of entry - 6 days per (Tamil) month i.e., the full moon day, new moon day, and a couple of days before and after. Location: The Sathuragiri trail begins at Saptur Reserve Forest right after Thaaniparai, which lies 63 kms from Thirumangalam town on NH44. From there, NH744 (Madurai-Tenkasi NH) leads to Krishnan Koil Police Station (another 45 kms) and taking a right deviation (via Watrap, on a good motor-able road) leads to Thaaniparai. Staying at Srivilliputhur is a good option f