Tiruchi Tourism

Trichy is a mid sized, fast emerging city in Tamil nadu. It is a refreshing change from cities that are either completely religious and some that are nothing but concrete jungles. Trichy is one of those places that you can explore in a weekend and will hold secrets even after several years.
Equipped with its own airport and railway station, Trichy enthralls you with not only the number of temples and churches it offer, but also by the amazing uniqueness that each of these places bring with them. Trichy is one of those places that you can cover in a weekend and will still hold secrets even after several years.

There are several contemplations about the origin of the name of the place. The name Tiruchirappalli is derived from the Sanskrit word "trishirapuram", which comes from the two words "trishira", which means "three heads", and "palli" or "puram", which means "city". It is believed that the three-headed demon Trishira prayed to Lord Shiva near the city and obtained favours. Telugu scholar C. P Brown believed that Tiruchirappalli is derived from the word "Chiruta-palli", which means "little town". A rock inscription from the 16th century has mentioned Tiruchirappalli as Tiru-ssila-palli, which means holy-rock-town. Some scholars believe that the name is derived from the word Tiru-chinna-palli, which means holy little town. According to the Madras glossary, the origin of the word Tiruchirappalli is from the word Tiruccinappalli meaning holy (tiru) village (palli) of the shina plant. During the rule of the British, Tiruchirappalli was referred to as Trichinopoly, which has been shortened to Trichy or Tiruchi.