An Abode Of The Indian National Bird Viralimalai is a small town situated at a distance of 30-kms from Tiruchirapalli
and 40-kms from Pudukkottai.
It is famous for its Murugan temple and the Peacock sanctuary. The town
is bestowed with a large number of wild peacocks, which roam around the
Murugan temple.
The sanctuary is one of the best places to watch peacocks.
There are at least six species of peacock pheasants distributed throughout
South East Asia, though the Palawan Peacock Pheasant or "Tandikan"
(Polyplectron Emphanum) is by far the most spectacularly coloured of these
beautiful birds.
