Khajamalai ( ta, காஜாமலை) or Kajamalai is a

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in the city of

Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli () ( formerly Trichinopoly in English), also called Tiruchi or Trichy, is a major tier II city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli district. The city is credited with bein ...

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. Khajamalai gets its name from the rock or hill lock located at the heart of the locality.

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Saint Khwaja Syed Ahmed Shah Aulia is interred here. This Hillock was called Fakirs Tope during the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

The

Bharathidasan University Bharathidasan University (BDU) is a university in the city of Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located on Tiruchirappalli-Pudukkottai National Highway 336. It has affiliated colleges in the districts of Ariyalur district, Karur, Nag ...

's Centre of Distance Education is located here. The Anna Stadium complex. are also located here.

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