Thiruvallarai

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Thiruvallarai
Thiruvallarai (India)
Coordinates: 10°57′03″N78°40′00″E / 10.950925°N 78.666701°E / 10.950925; 78.666701
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
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  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)

Thiruvallarai, also spelled as Thiruvellarai, is a Village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

The Pundarikakshan Perumal Temple, a Vishnu temple, is here.

Transport

It is situated between Trichy and Thuraiyur, next to Mannachanallur. From Chatram Bus stand there are many city buses and Thuraiyur route buses. Trichirappalli is well connected by train to almost all the major cities of India. By air, there are regular flights to Trichy from Chennai, Madurai, Singapore, Malaysia, Sharjha and Colombo. There are buses to almost all parts of Tamil Nadu and Bangalore round the clock.

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