Ponsorimalai

11°32′48.9″N 78°06′19.6″E / 11.546917°N 78.105444°E / 11.546917; 78.105444DimensionsLength2.575 km (1.600 mi) N–SWidth2.253 km (1.400 mi) E–WArea5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)NamingEnglish translationPonsorimalai- பொன்சொரிமலைLanguage of nameTamilGeographyLocationPonparappipattiParent rangepart of the Eastern GhatsClimbingEasiest routeVennandur-Mallur Road

Ponsorimalai, also known as Sorimalai, is a hill in Vennandur block of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Geology

Ponsorimalai[1] is located northwest of Alavaimalai[2] and southeast of Kanjamalai.[3] North and West side foot hill limits are surrounded by villages of Salem district, South and East side foot hill limits are surrounded by villages of Namakkal district.

Ponsorimalai

History

Ponsorimalai from Vennandur

A 15th-century Jain inscriptions in the hills bear couplet 251 from the “Shunning meat” chapter (Chapter 26) of the Kural text, indicating that the people of the Kongu Nadu region practiced ahimsa and non-killing as chief virtues.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ponsorimalai" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Alavaimalai".
  3. ^ "Kanjamalai".
  4. ^ Polilan; K. Gunathogai; Lena Kumar; Tagadur Sampath; Mutthamizh; G. Picchai Vallinayagam; D. Anbunidhi; K. V. Neduncheraladhan, eds. (2019). Tiruvalluvar 2050 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Periyar Enthusiasts Group. p. 774–779, 783.


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