rock faces and temples of antiquity distinguish these places. Festivals The Karuppaswamy festival celebration at Anaipatti. Arilmigu Krishnan Kovil Thiruvizha in Purattasi thingal at Lakshmipuram (Jangal Patti Panchayat). B.Ammapatti, Kaliamman kovil is the famous god to solve problems and has a great festival on 1 April. The Ramzan Peru naal Thozhuhai at Periyakulam, Uthamapalayam, Cumbum, Devadhanapatti, Gudalur, Kottur, Bodinayakanur, Chinnamanur, Batalagundu in Theni. The celebration of Gowmariyamman temple festival at Veerapandi and Cumbum during the month of May. Shri Bathirakaliyamman Chiththirai Thiruvizha Festival at Bathirakalipuram and visuvasapuram near Bodi. Shri Veerappa Ayyanar Festival during Chiththirai Thiruvizha at Theni-Allinagaram. Kamatchi Amman festival at Devadhanapatti and Suyambu Saneeswara Bagavan and the month of Aadi every friday celebration on Temple festival at Kuchanoor. Apart from Pongal celebrations in other areas, the birthday of John Pennycuick who built the MullaiPeriyar Dam is celebrated in Surulipatty and other places. Theni district is known for its celebration of Pongal, which is considered to be one of the most important festivals of Tamil Nadu. Pallavarayanpatti, Ayyampatti and Pudupatti is known for its Jallikattu during the Pongal festival. Another important festival is Chitra Pournima festival, which is celebrated at Sri Mangala Devi Kannagi temple, on the Western Ghats near Gudalur during the month of May. Other important festivals of the region are festivals of Masi Maham and Shivarathri which are celebrated in the Kamatchi Amman Temple during the months of February–March and kottur Ekadasi. Christmas and New Year are celebrated in Anaimalayanpatty. Chithirai Thiruvizha in which Lord Aalagar enters in the Vaigai river at Ambasamudram & Govinda Nagaram. Pankuni Thiruvizha in Gandamanur. Arulmigu Pattalamman, Kaliyamman, Karuppasamy temple festival in Kattunaickenpatty Uppukottai Varatharaja Perumal Kovil. Our Lady of Snow's Church festival celebration at Royappanpatti in the month of August. Holy spirit church in Hanumanthanpatti, they celebrate St. Xavier festival on 2 December every year. Manthaiyamman temple festival is celebrated in Gudalur(Melagudalur) of Theni district. Srinivasaka Perumal Kovil temple festival is celebrated in Silamalai(Bodi Taluk) of Theni district. Thai Poosam Festival at Shanmuganathar Temple at Kamayagoundanpatti. Siddar Sri Guru Boga Eswara Ananda Swami had visited this Temple during Thai Poosam Festival. Forestry Theni is the orchid of Tamil Nadu. It has numerous green lands like the Western Ghats stretching from Kodaikanal to Kumily via Periyakulam. Theni District has the Western Ghats as its Western Boundary. Theni District has many tourist spots like Kumbakarai Falls, Sothuparai Dam, Vaigai Dam, Manjalaaru Dam,