Dindigul Tourism: Hotels, Reviews, Packages, Photos, Maps, Experience, Itinerary

Known as "The City of Locks and Tannery", Dindigul is a fast growing tier-4 city in Tamil Nadu, India. The city of Dindigul is 130 km from Coimbatore and is the administrative headquarters of Dindigul district.

The Dindigul Fort, constructed on a huge rock about 280 ft height is one of the major landmarks of the city is visible from several kilometres. The fort looks like Pillow ('Dhindu'), when viewed from southeast gives the name to the city. The Dindigul Fort built by the Nayaks of Madurai, played a pivotal role in the history of Dindigul because of its strategic location. Dindigul and the fort figured prominently in the military operations of succeeding dynasties of the Wodeyars of Mysore, Marathas, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan till it was captured by the British Empire.