About Krishnagiri
Chennai to Krishnagiri distnce : 255 km
Estimated travel time : 5 hours
Chennai to Krishnagiri is one of the popular route of the South India for the tourist activities. Krishnagiri a small city of Tamil Naidu is properly known as "Mango Capital of India" for it's great cultivation of the Mangoes. Also most visitors come from Hosur, Bangalore, Dharmapuri, Vaniyambadi, Ambur and Chennai.
Krishnagiri is a popular destination located at the bottom of Krishnadevaraya Hills, that get it name form the 'Krishna' that refers to 'black' and 'giri' that refers to 'hill'. This district is gifted with black granite hillocks and named as โkrishnagiriโ. This is one of the famous archeological sites that have the presence of prehistoric reminance, various rock paintings and rock carvings of Indus Valley civilization and Iron Age. Also it is one of the city that has significance importance in the rule of Hyder Ali's that is also served as "Gateway of Tamil Nadu". Apart from that this also offers tourist vide range of the outdoor activities at the various sites like Krishnagiri Fort, Krishnagiri lake, Dam Water View Point, Krishnagiri Forest Area along with the many religious sites likes Sri LakshmiNarasimha Swamy Temple, Narasimma Swamy temple, Sri Kattu Veera Anjaneya Temple and many others. The best season to visit Krishnagiri is during the onset of summer and the winter season.
Taxi from Chennai to Krishnagiri is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Chennai to Krishnagiri by car is well connected through NH48 and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Chennai to Krishnagiri distance is 255 Km and is 5 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Vallikollaimedu - Arulmigu Devi Karumariamman Temple, Thiruverkadu Lake, Maariamman Temple
Chembarambakkam - Chembarambakkam View Point, Lake Dam
Sriperumbudur - Sri Ramanujar Temple, Sriperumbudur Lake, Ramanujan Park
Sunguvarchatram - MASJID-E-BAITUL HUJJAJ, siva sakthi temple
Santhavelur - Dargah Hazarath Syed Hussain sha khadari, Ghousiya masjid
Senthamangalam - Shree Trilokya Shankheshwar Parshwanath Jain Shwetambar Tirth
Vedal - Sri Kanchi Kamakoti peedam Epic Heritage museum and research library
Enathur - Rajakuberar Temple, Om Bala Rajeshwari Naan Peedam Temple
Baluchetty Chatram - Varadhammal Chikkalingam thirumana mandabam
Thiruppukuzhi - Thiruputkuzhi Maragathavalli Temple
Dhamal - Dhamal Lake, Velangattu Vinayagar Temple
Kaveripakkam - Panchalingeswara temple
Vellore - Chamundiswari Amman Temple, Poondi Lake, Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple
Arcot - Dargah Hazrat Khwaja Shah Tipu Mastan Auliya Chisti RA, Palar River, Hazrat Hassan Razzah Sibghatullah Dargah
Pallikonda - Nava Sai Baba Temple, Kanniyaman Temple, Vithugiri Velavan Temple, Munishwaran Temple
Madhanur - Vinayagar Temple, Shri Kamatchi Amman Thirukovil, Palar River, Vinayagar Temple
Vadapudupattu - Arulmigu Gnanamalai Murugan Temple, Pattaisarathi Amman Temple, Sri Selva Vinayagar Kovil
Reddimankuppam - Shree muneeswaran swamy thirukoil, Viewpoint, Pachakuppam Pachaiamman Temple
Ambur - Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Ashramam, Gangai Amman kovil, Sri Ramalinga Sowdeswari Amman Temple,
Girisamudram - Shri Vinayagar Temple
Kalendira - Velammal Garden, Padavedu Amman Temple
Kethandapatty - Murugan Kovil, Padavatuamman Koil, Lake
Natrampalli - Sri Umai Samundeswari Amman Temple
Panjur - Pottuamman Temple, Veera aainjinayar kovil, Sree Vengatesa Perumal Temple
Nandibenda R.F. - Chandrasudeswar Temple MS, Muthu Mariyamman Temple, Paunraj Lake
Kandikuppam - Vinnarasi Madha Church, Vinayagar temple, Thandavanpallam Maariyamman Temple
Orappam - Sri Draupathi Amman Temple, Orappam Lake, Sri Perumal Temple, Kaliyamman kovil
Sadhanpalli - Parshwa Padmavathi Jain Temple, Padmavati Pith, Anjaneya Subramanya Swamy temple Kaatinayanapalli