Palani
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- Settlement.name
- Palani
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Palani Montage.png
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- Clockwise from top left: Gopuram of Palani Murugan temple, Winch pulled car climbing uphill, Vaiyapuri Pond, View of temple atop the hill
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- India Tamil Nadu
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- Palani, Tamil Nadu
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tamil Nadu
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- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kongu Nadu
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Dindigul
- Settlement.government_type
- Special Grade Municipality
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- Metric
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 341
- Settlement.population_total
- 70467
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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thumb|270x270px|View of Palani Town
Palani or Pazhani () is a town in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located about west of Dindigul, south-east of Coimbatore, north-west of Madurai, from Kodaikanal. The Palani Murugan Temple or Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple (Thiru Avinankudi), dedicated to Murugan is situated on a hill overlooking the town. The temple is visited by more than 7 million pilgrims each year. As of 2011, the town had a population of 70,467 and the Taluk had a population of 292,301 which makes it the second largest town in the district after Dindigul.