Kolli Hills is a small hill station with several serpentine bends and is located close to Salem. Sri Arappaleeswarar Temple is situated near the Agaya Gangai Waterfalls and this Temple is believed to have been built in the 12th century. Arappaleeswarar Temple is also called as Arappalli Temple. The Presiding Deity is Sri Arappaleeswarar who is found as a Shiva Lingam. This Shiva Lingam is said to be Swayambhu in Nature. It is said that there is a scar on the Shiva Lingam due to a plough when this Swayambhu Shiva Lingam was dug out from the Earth. He is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva and His Consort is known as Aram Valartha Nayagi or Thayammai . It is a well known Temple of this locality and it is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalam dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is a Sub Shrine in which Ganapathy and Murugan are seen together under one roof. There are other Sub Shrines for Kasi Viswanathar, Visalakshi, Vinayagar, Lakshmi, Saraswathy, Dhaksinamoorhy, Kaala Bhairavar, Durgai, Suryan and Chandran. Murugan is seen along with Valli and Devasena. Aadi Perukku, Maha Shiuvarathiri, Karthigai Deepam, Thiruvadhirai, Navarathiri and Aippasi Annabishekam are celebrated with great fanfare during which time the Temple is flooded with Devotees. Since Kolli Hills is a Tourist centre there is an overwhelming number of Tourists too along with the Devotees all through the year. This Temple has been included in the Kolli Hills package by the local tour operators in recent days.

Temple Phone Number: 97866 45101

Temple Timing: 7 Am to 1 PM and 2:30 PM to 7 PM

Distance from Mettur Dam to Kolli Hills is 137 Kms

Distance from Nangavalli to Kolli Hills is 122 Kms

Distance from Tharamangalam to Kolli Hills is 109 Kms

Distance from Mecheri to Kolli Hills is 118 Kms

Distance from Omalur to Kolli Hills is 101 Kms

Distance from Thiruchengode to Kolli Hills is 90 Kms

Distance from Athur to Kolli Hills is 83 Kms

Distance from Erode to Kolli Hills is 112 Kms

Distance from Bhavani to Kolli Hills is 117 Kms

Distance from Tiruppur to Kolli Hills is 164 Kms

Distance from Coimbatore to Kolli Hills is 219 Kms

Distance from Namkkal to Kolli Hills is 54 Kms

Distance from Rasipuram to Kolli Hills is 57 Kms

Distance from Yercaud to Kolli Hills is 115 Kms

Distance from Chennai to Kolli Hills is 376 Kms

Nearest Railway Station is Salem Jn.

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