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Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India

Dindigul

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Flag hoisted at Abirami Amman Temple in Dindigul for Chithirai festival • Apr. 30, 2025, 5:09 AM ET (The Hindu)
Two level-crossing gates near Dindigul converted into electronic interlocked gates • Apr. 29, 2025, 8:09 AM ET (The Hindu)
Anti-drug awareness programme held in Dindigul • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:28 AM ET (The Hindu)
Woman, cow electrocuted in Dindigul • Apr. 21, 2025, 12:29 AM ET (The Hindu)
At least 20 students injured as van overturns in Sirumalai • Apr. 17, 2025, 12:30 AM ET (The Hindu)

Dindigul, city, central Tamil Nadu state, southern India. It is situated between the Palni and Sirumalai hills on a tributary of the Kaveri (Cauvery) River.

The city’s name is derived from the words tintu kal (“pillow rock”), which refers to the bare hill dominating Dindigul. The fortress, built on the hill during the Vijayanagar era (1336–1565), was used in Hindu, Muslim, and British wars from the 17th to the 19th century. The contemporary city is a road transport hub and contains large-scale cotton spinning and weaving mills as well as such handicraft industries as silk weaving and the manufacture of jewelry and cigars. Dindigul houses two liberal arts colleges, affiliated with Madurai Kamaraj University in Madurai. Pop. (2001) 196,955; (2011) 207,327.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kenneth Pletcher.
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