Devala, also known as the Gold Mine City, is a town and city in Nilgiris district of Tamilnadu. It is situated at about 16 km from Gudalur

Gudalur (Nilgiris district)

Gudalur , , , is a panchayat town and taluk in Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is said that Gudalur gets its name from Koodal + uru, meaning the Meeting Place.-Overview:...

 - Pandalur

Pandalur

Pandalur is a small town in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located at 11° 29' 0" North, 76° 20' 0" East, at an altitude of 880 metres. Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT+05:30. Pandalur is the headquarters of the Pandalur Taluk. It is categorised as a third-grade municipality.One...

 road. This place is known for tea estates. ..2ND CHEERAPUNCHI.....
A stream originating from here flows to Kerala and reach Maruthappuzha

Maruthappuzha

Maruthappuzha is a tributary of Punnappuzha which merges with Karimpuzha and thus finally reach Chaliyar. Maruthappuzha originates as two separate streams from Devala and Pandalur areas of Nilagiri district and join near Marutha to form Maruthappuzha...

 in Malappuram

Malappuram

Malappuram is a municipality in the South Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. As per the 2011 census Malappuram urban agglomeration is the fourth largest UA in kerala with a total population of...

 district of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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In Sinhalese the term for a Buddhist or Hindu temple or shrine where the gods (deva) are worshipped is devala. Such a place would not normally be found within the precincts of a monastery.