What is "tiruchuli"

Thiruchuli is a village about 15 kilometers to the east of Aruppukkottai, 40 km east of Virudhunagarand 45 km south of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is considered to be a very holy place, in large part because it is the birthplace of Sri Ramana Maharishi, held by many to be the most revered Indian saint of the 20th century. The place also has a rich Saivite temple, Thirumeni Nathar Temple, one of the oldest ones in South India; the god in this temple was worshipped by most of the popular 63 Saivites in Tamil Nadu. Tiruchuli is located on the western bank of the Gundar.

Tiruchuli is a state assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.It was created after the delimitation of constituencies.