Theni

Theni is the newly formed District surrounded by Western ghats. The main occupation of the inhabitants is agriculture. Periyar Water flows along with the Mull river through this district and it finally reaches the Dam called Vaigai. The district of Theni has been carved out as a separate district recently as a result of bifurcation of Madurai district. According to the said bifurcation, three taluks namely Uttama Palaiyam, Periyakulam and Andipatti of the erstwhile Madurai district was separated from its parent district to form this new district. At present also this new district is comprised of three taluks and eight Community Development Blocks. The district can be divided into two natural divisions. Hilly areas constituted by parts of all the three taluks viz. Periyakulam, Uttamapalaiyam and Andipatti with thick vegetation and perennial stream from the hills on the western side, and another one is Cumbum valley which lies in Utiamapalayam taluks. The district lies at the foot for western ghat and is diversified by several ranges and hills. A range of hills which runs parallel to western ghats from north to south separate from neighboring state Kerala. The District is famous, because of the celebration of Veerapandy festival at Veerapandy, Veerappa Ayyanar festival at Theni, Kamatchi Amman festival at Devadhanapatti and Saneeswaran Temple at Kuchanoor.