Avinashi
Sign in to saveAvinashi () (previously known as Thirupukkoliyur) is a municipality in the Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is one among the nine taluks of the district. It is one of the most popular pilgrim destinations in the Western Tamil Nadu region. It is located off of National Highway NH544, which bypasses the town. The history of the town is centered around the Avinasilingeswarar temple. The town was previously a part of the Coimbatore(Kovai) district until Tirupur was carved out as a separate district from the erstwhile districts of Coimbatore and Erode. It is a stopping
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Avinashi
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- Thirupukkoliyur
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- suburb
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- Avinashi Temple.jpg
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- Avinashi Temple
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- The Avinasiappar Temple in Avinashi
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- Avinashi (Tamil Nadu)
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- State
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- Tamil Nadu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Tamil Nadu
- Contains
- Tiruppur district
- Area
- +11.65
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Avinashi Temple.jpg
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Article
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- Etymology
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- Notable people
- Festivals
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Avinashi () (previously known as Thirupukkoliyur) is a municipality in the Tiruppur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Avinashi is one among the nine taluks of the district. It is one of the most popular pilgrim destinations in the Western Tamil Nadu region. It is located off of National Highway NH544, which bypasses the town. The history of the town is centered around the Avinasilingeswarar temple. The town was previously a part of the Coimbatore(Kovai) district until Tirupur was carved out as a separate district from the erstwhile districts of Coimbatore and Erode. It is a stopping place for vehicles travelling from the western part of Tamil Nadu to Chennai and Cochin. Avinashi Taluk has one municipality and Block Panchayat by administration. Avinashi Block Panchayat has 19 wards along with 31 Village Panchayats.
==Etymology== The word Avinashi means "indestructible", referring to the God of the Avinashi Temple. It was previously known as Thirupukkoliyur . Thiru means "grace of God" and Pukkoliyur means "a place of refuge". It is said that once Devas took shelter in this temple in fear of Asuras.