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where is vellaiyangiri mountain? what are the things have to do

Velliangiri Mountains:
 a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, are situated at the Western Ghats border of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu bordering Palakkad District, Kerala.
Asli known as Sapthagiri which means 7 hills.

Lord shiva temple:
according to history, is where Shiva performed his cosmic dance on the request of his consort Umadevi. The five faces of Lord Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, Maheshwara and Sadasiva, are seen as Panchagiri and as Panchalingas pertaining to the panchabudhas in Velliangiri.
Location:
Border of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu. 30 km from central city of coimbatore, near siruvani.

Trekking Seasons:
The season that are suitable for trekking this mountain is between mid Feb to mid May.
 Entry is restricted by the forest department in the other months. 
Although entry is said to be given by forest department on new moon day and full moon day upon prior request.

Geographical features:
The annual rainfall is quite variable in the hills (500 mm – 7000 mm) with temperatures ranging from 0 °C during winter to 41 °C in the summer. 

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