Ponsorimalai
Ponsorimalai, also known as Sorimalai, is a hill in Vennandur block of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Sorimalai | |
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![]() Aerial view of Vennandur block, view of Ponsorimalai and beyond that view of Kanjamalai from Alavaimalai | |
Highest point | |
Coordinates | 11°32′48.9″N 78°06′19.6″E |
Dimensions | |
Length | 2.575 km (1.600 mi) N–S |
Width | 2.253 km (1.400 mi) E–W |
Area | 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
Naming | |
English translation | Ponsorimalai- பொன்சொரிமலை |
Language of name | தமிழ் |
Geography | |
Location | Ponparappipatti |
Parent range | part of the Eastern Ghats |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Vennandur-Mallur Road |
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.
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Ponsorimalai
History
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Ponsorimalai from Vennandur
Native people believed that some Jain monks lived here. Recently some inscriptions have been found, so some people in the foothills are not eating meat.
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