Thanneerpalli, also known as Thanneerppalli, () is a large village in
Karur District
Karur District is one of the 38 districts (a district located centrally along the Kaveri and Amaravathi River, Amaravathi rivers) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The main town in Karur District is the city of Karur, which is also the district ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
, India. It lies on the road to
Tiruchirapalli
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 ...
and about 1.5 miles from
Kulittalai.
According to the 1981 census it had a population of 7,429 people.
It lies on the bank of the
Kavery river and lies in an arid area with mangroves.
Thanneerpalli has a notable fine temple and is known for the "Trinity from Thanneerpalli" (Monchanin, Le Saux, and Griffiths),
who were the co-founders of
Saccidananda Ashram
Saccidananda Ashram (also called Shantivanam) is a Camaldolese Benedictine monastery in Tannirpalli, India founded in 1950.
Description
Located in the village of Tannirpalli in the Tiruchirapalli District of Tamil Nadu, on the bank of the Riv ...
(also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village in 1938.
The cutting and processing of synthetic gems is important in the local economy, employing many women.
References
Villages in Tiruchirappalli district
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