Chennai to Tiruvannamalai Temple Tour

Tiruvannamalai draws steady group traffic from Chennai for Arunachaleswarar darshan and the fourteen-kilometre Girivalam circumambulation of Arunachala hill. At 195 km it works comfortably as a long day trip, though full-moon Girivalam nights usually mean an overnight.

The Girivalam route itself is the reason groups want a dedicated vehicle. Most of the group walks the fourteen kilometres, while elderly members and luggage travel in the van, which shadows the walkers and picks up anyone who tires. Trying to coordinate that with a hired local vehicle on a Pournami night is difficult; having your own is not.

Force Urbania Rental for the Chennai to Tiruvannamalai Route

The reason groups book a dedicated Force Urbania rental for Tiruvannamalai is Girivalam. The fourteen-kilometre circumambulation of Arunachala follows a motorable ring road, so the van shadows the walkers, carries footwear and belongings and picks up anyone who tires — an arrangement that is close to impossible to organise with a hired local vehicle on a Pournami night. Our Chennai Urbania hire fleet runs this regularly and the drivers know the route's congestion patterns.

About Tiruvannamalai

Tiruvannamalai is built at the foot of Arunachala, a hill regarded as a manifestation of Shiva as fire — one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalams. The Annamalaiyar temple at its base is among the largest in India, covering ten hectares with a 66-metre eastern gopuram. The town became internationally known through Ramana Maharshi, whose ashram sits on the Girivalam road, with Skandashram partway up the hill above it. On full-moon nights the fourteen-kilometre circuit draws enormous crowds of barefoot walkers.