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Dindigul is a city in the Tamil Nadu state of southern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Dindigul district.It gets it name from Thindu - (pillow) kal- Rock, pillow like rock which is a landmark of the City. Dindigul, also known as "The City of Locks and Tannery", is a fast growing tier-4 city in India. Its attracting a great deal of education sector investments.Apart from that this city also has a large number of Textile Mills next to Coimbatore.Also a district capital of Kodaikanal and Palani towns,those hills come under Dindigal's jurdistiction.Dindigul city is an important wholesale market for onion and groundnut. It has the network of inter-district roads connecting Coimbatore, Erode, Trichy, Karur, Madurai and Sivaganga District. Kodaikkanl a popular Summer Resort located at an altitude of 2133 meters in the Western Ghats is the “Princess of Hill Stations”. Peranai and Sirumalai are the two fine picnic spots of this district. There are four dams Viz, Palar Porandalar, Varathamanathi, Pabap Palar in Palani Taluk and Maruthanathi in Dindigul Taluk augment irrigation facilities to agricultural fields in this district. Nilakkottai town is famous for Brass Vessels, Jewellery and also famous for the growing and marketing of flowers and Grapes. Ottanschatram is a noted market centre for vegetables. It is also famous for the export of butter, manufactured in the nearby villages using cream separators. Batlagundu is an important market centre for tomato. Pattiveeranpatti in Vathalagundu Block is famous for Cardamom and Coffee enterprises. In past periods, Dindigul was famous for locks and leather goods in past limes.
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