Dindugal, Tamil Nadu, India   More about Dindugal   Traveller Ratings Pictures and Photos   Location Picker   India Agra Agra Alleppey Backwater Bangalore Bangalore Cochin Cochin Goa Goa Jaipur Jaipur Karnataka Bangalore Mysore Somnathpur Hampi Srirangapatnam Hubli Chikmagalur Pattadakal Aihole Mangalore Gulbarga Bijapur Badami Hospet Chitradurga Halebid Belur Hassan Sravanabelagola Nagarhole Coorg Bandipur Bidar Kerala Alleppey Backwater Alleppey Backwater Houseboat Alleppey Beach Cochin Periyar (thekkady) Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Varkala Kovalam Beach Trivandrum Athirappalli Cherai Beach Kannur Vagamon Thalassery Palakkad Pala Wayanad Calicut Kanjirapally Poovar Beach Kumarakom Munnar Khajuraho Khajuraho Kovalam Beach Kovalam Beach Madhya Pradesh Khajuraho Orchha Gwalior Madurai Madurai Mahabalipuram Mahabalipuram Maharashtra Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mysore Mysore New Delhi New Delhi Periyar (thekkady) Periyar (thekkady) Pondicherry Pondicherry Rajasthan Jojawar Nawalgarh Jaipur Udaipur Jodhpur Bikaner Jaisalmer Karauli Bharatpur Pushkar Ranakpur Ranthambore Rohet Bundi Kumbhalgarh Phalodi Osian Khimsar Ajmer Region Shekhawati Nimaj Chittorgarh Deogarh Mandawa Shahpura Manvar Tamil Nadu Chennai Mahabalipuram Thiruvannamalai Chidambaram Darasuram Temple Kumbakonam Tanjore Trichy Madurai Coimbatore Metupalayam Tranquebar Dindugal Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary Kodaikanal Coonoor Karaikudi Rameshwaram Swamimalai Kanchipuram Gingee Ooty Gangaikondacholapuram Kanyakumari Pondicherry Tanjore Tanjore Udaipur Udaipur Uttar Pradesh Agra Varanasi Varanasi Varanasi The Large Hill Shaped Like a Pillow   Detailed Map Dindugal The history of Dindigul revolves around the Dindigul Fort built by the Nayaks of Madurai. This was a position of great strategic importance, as it had commanding views of the passes into Madurai from the north side. The Fort is built on a large hill that resembles a pillow and therefore the city is known as Dindigul.The name Dingugal is a combination from the Indian 'Thindu' for pillow, and 'kal' for rock.The Fort figured prominently in the military operations of the Madurai Nayaks,Kingdom of Mysore, Hyder Ali, Marathas, and the Polygar War in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was captured by the British three times in 1767, 1783 and 1790.Finally, in 1799 it was ceded to British Empire. The existence of this major fort resulted in a considerable population in the area.

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