Vanavasi

Vanavasi வனவாசி
city
Vanavasi Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Population (2001)
• Total	6,749
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	636457
Telephone code	04298

Vanavasi is a town Panchayat in Mettur Taluk, Salem District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Culture

Vanavasi is home to many ancient temples, including the Ohm Sakthi Mariyamman, Periya mariyamman, China Mariyamman, Throwpathiyamman, Muthukumarasamy, Subramaniyasamy, Sowdeswari Amman, Perumal, Anjaneyar, Pathrakaliyamman, Vaira Muneeswarar, Muniyappan and the Perumal temple in Vanavasi Hill.

Several festivals are celebrated in Vanavasi, including the Throwpathiyamman Festival (celebrated Five years once), the festival of Sowdeswari Amman (celebrated every five years), and the Mariyamman Festival (held annually during the Tamil month Aippasi). Also celebrated annually is the festival at the Muniyappan Temple and also celebrated annually is the festival (in the tamil month Puratasi) at the perumal hill.

Major Work

Most of the people in Vanavasi are making handmade silk sarees and also exporting the silk sarees to out stations and other countries. Vanavasi is the most famous place for whole sale and retail selling of silk sarees in tamil nadu.

Education

There are two government-run schools in Vanavasi. One is a public elementary school, the other is the Government Higher Secondary School. Additionally, there are two non-governmental schools, the Sakthi Matriculation School and Isha Vidhya Matriculation School. The town also has its own local library.

Economy

Vanavasi is a panchayat town made popular by its temples and its handloom silk sarees. The most famous temples are in the Salem District. Power looms, which are involved in synthetic saree manufacturing, are also widely used. A weekly market is organized every Thursday. Coconut trees and mango trees are abundant, and the town supports lush vegetation. Koppukondraya Mountain can be seen from the town itself, and a famous Perumal temple is located on the mountain. People of vanavasi often travel to the mountain during festival days.

Places near Vanavasi

The following towns are near Vanavasi:

Mettur, 19.8 km (13.03 mi.) away.

Tharamangalam, 11 km (6.8 mi.) away.

Jalakandapuram, 6 km (3.7 mi.) away.

Salem, 36 km (22.3 mi.) away.

Nangavalli, 1 km (0.62 mi.) away.

Transportation

Salem, 36 km (22.3 mi.) away, is the nearest major city to Vanavasi, and is well-connected to public and private bus services. Salem also has the nearest major train junction (station), from which large cities like Bengaluru and Chennai are just a few hours away. There is an airport at Kaamalapuram, which is a 35-minute drive from the city. It is connected by the Salem-Bangalore Highway (via National Highway 7 or NH-7). In November 2009, Kingfisher Airlines launched ATR-72 daily service flight to Chennai. Salem Airport is connected by Kingfisher Airlines from Chennai. The other near major airports are at Trichy (162 km, or 100.6 mi. away) and Coimbatore (165 km, or 102.5 mi. away).