{"id":8877,"date":"2019-10-18T10:57:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T10:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/?p=8877"},"modified":"2019-10-30T04:54:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-30T04:54:57","slug":"samanar-hills-madurai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/samanar-hills-madurai","title":{"rendered":"Samanar Hills Madurai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>About Samanar Hills Madurai architecture, timings, Adventure\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samanar Hills are located in Keelakuyilkudi Village which is surrounded by beautiful nature. This hill is also known as Samanar Malai in Tamil as Malai means Hills. The hill has many ancient inscriptions and prominent sculptures that are seen in history and the Jainism has spread widely during the ancient times. Karuppu Sami Temple is on the hilltop of Samanar Hills of Madurai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-hill.jpg\" alt=\"Samanar Hills Madurai\" class=\"wp-image-8878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-hill.jpg 900w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-hill-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-hill-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-hill-740x493.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The place has Jain School at the top of the hill. The caves\nhave more than 2000 years old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions as well as Vatteluttu\nwritings. The Jain Monastery on the hill is known as Maadevi Perumpalli, the\nplace where the nuns and monks come here to get education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Architecture of the\nHill<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the main entrance of the cave, tourists can find the most\nreligious sculptures of Yaksha, Yakshi, Gomateshwara, and Mahaveera. The major\nattractions of this hill were the Settipodavu and Penchipallam, the two sculptures.\nMost of the inscriptions were found around the entrance of the cave. Tourists\ncan also see the flat stone or the stone beds that were used by the monks to\nrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samanar Hill is an ideal place to spend quality time as the place is surrounded by the perfect greenery. You can see people visiting this place do meditation as the place is calm and spiritual. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar.jpg\" alt=\"Samanar Malai Jain sculpture\" class=\"wp-image-8879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar.jpg 900w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tripnetra.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/samanar-740x493.jpg 740w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Adventures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trekking is the activity offered. One can explore the surroundings\nand spend with the flora and fauna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Entry Fee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As this is an open place and can be visited by everyone and\nenjoy their time the entry is for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunrise to Sunset people can visit this place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Time to be spent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One can spend a maximum of 1-2 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best time to Visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Winter months from November to March and summer months from\nApril to July, to escape from heavy downpour during monsoons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to Reach<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madurai Bus Station to the Hill \u2013 15 KM and one has to\ntravel for 40 minutes to reach the place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madurai Railway Station to the Hill \u2013 &nbsp;9 KM and one has to travel for 30 minutes to\nreach the place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madurai Airport to the Hill \u2013 25 KM and one has to travel 30\nminutes to reach the place<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samanar Hills, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625019, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Number<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For More details and tour booking and for hotel bookings please contact &#8211; 8500898000, 9393939150 or visit our site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tripnetra.com\">www.tripnetra.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Samanar Hills Madurai architecture, timings, Adventure Samanar Hills are located in Keelakuyilkudi Village which is surrounded by beautiful nature. 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