Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri
The holy land of wise scholars, men of valour and courage, blessed with the green valleys, hills and hillocks in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. 'Krishna' refers to 'black' and 'giri' refers to 'hill'. This district is gifted with black granite hillocks and named as "krishnagiri".

Krishnagiri Mango

A large scale, Mango export zone has been approved for the Krishnagiri district

Hosur

Thali - Little England

It is situated in the land of valleys and cliffs. The climate is very cool and pleasant. It experiences cold and cloudy weather resembling England.

Krishnagiri Dam

Rajaji Memorial - Thorapalli

A leader gifted with amazing intellectual brilliance, a multifaceted personality, popularly known as ‘Rajaji’ was born in Thorapalli, an interior village near Hosur in Krishnagiri district.

Mallachandram

3,500 years ago, here they lived as a community

Among the hundreds of pre-historic sites discovered in different parts of Tamil Nadu, Mallachandram in Krishnagiri district stands out as one of the finest examples of a large community that lived in the pre-historic period. Large number of dolmens and its varying types shows that a pretty large human habitation existed around the area at least for a few centuries.Experts say present day Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts were the nucleus of the megalithic culture in the state, which existed about 3,500 years ago. The megalithic era materials, including dolmens, cairn circles and urn burials discovered form nearby areas in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are testimony to this.

Chandra Choodeswara Temple

Denkanikottai, Kalyani at Betarayaswamy Temple

Rayakottah

Denkanikotta

Being an important wildlife area in the Eastern Ghats, forests falling in Denkanikotta taluk have been declared as ‘Elephant Reserve’ during 2003. The forests of Krishnagiri provide the life support system for the major tribal population of the district, the Irulars. In addition to their ecological importance of the hills and forests, of this district are known for their eco tourism potential. These are beautiful landscapes, important peaks like Melagiri, Guttirayan, etc.