Velliangiri or Vellingiri Hills Coimbatore

Velliangiri-Vellingiri Andavar Hills

Vellingiri Hills is located coimbatore District of Tamilnadu state. Which is exactly located approximately 39 kilometers away from Gandhipuram Bus, we need to take Bus number 111 and it takes 1 hour 15 minutes.

Gandhipuram to Velliangiri Hills

Vellingiri Hills comes under the ranges of Western Ghats. Vellingiri also known as South kailash, which is abode of Lord shiva.

Why name came as Vellingiri means in tamil   "vellai padalam porthiya paguthi" which means mountains is fully covered with white midst always, so this place got name Vellingiri Hills.

Vellingiri Hills is trekked by walking in bare foot by devotees of Lord shiva. On it foothills there is another place which was recently inaugurated by Jaggi Vasudev meditation centre named as Isha yoga centre.

Vellingiri Hills 

According to the myths, history of Vellingiri Hills dedicated to Lord shiva based on the incarnation of goddess Parvathi. On that incarnation goddess named as Kanniya kumari this birth taken by goddess to kill the demon King Banasura, he is also a devotee of Lord shiva he got a boon that he only killed by a teenage girl. Before killing the demon kanniyakumari wanted to marry Lord shiva and she did lot of prayers and asked shiva to her marry her. And she kept a demand on the next day sun rise if Lord shiva didn't see her she won't marry him on any birth of her. After her lot of prayers Lord shiva convinced and come to try to meet her. That time all God's not wanted Lord Shiva to meet goddess if Lord meet her they need to get married and unable to kill the demon and birth cycle will be in loop. So all them try to stop Lord shiva, while coming to meet goddess Lord shiva takes rest on these hills so it got a name as South kailash.

Vellingiri foothills 

Vellingiri foothills 

To reach Vellingiri andavar we need to pass 7 Hills which symbolises seven chackra's. Vellingiri Hills is awesome place to trek mentally and physically you will get the feeling of peace and relaxation.

Before trekking from the foothills you need to get bamboo stick which will be available in shops on foothills of Vellingiri and it cost around 30 rupees and get torch it cost around 20 rupees. From first hill to reach God it takes around barely 23 kilometres.

First Hill has lot of steps it will take around 45-60 minutes to claim the first hill, second and third hill are little sloppy and having some plain land so it will take 45-60 minutes. From 4th to 5th hill take another 45-60 minutes in between each hill there will be shops for any refreshments. And 6th and 7th hill are difficult to claim compared to first hill. Best time to start trekking is night time. You will reach within 5 hours and when you complete the 7th hill you have a feeling that you have achieved something. From the seventh hill god is visible from there. There is a cave type rock inside that 7 lingam which are self manifested. Barely that cave could occupy dozens of people.

Around sun rise the rays of the sunlight first fall on the god that is the auspicious moment to get. Physically and spiritually you feel something completed and fulfilled and you will get a awesome trekking experience. Mostly lot of devotees go to Vellingiri on shiva ratri a night dedicated to Lord shiva.

While return we can come through Bus or we can taken same hill path to return it takes nearly 260-280 minutes travel.

Amazing trekking and spiritual experience you will get surely..!!!!

Hill Station view :

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