Tannirpalli is a large village in Tiruchirapalli district, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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. It lies on the road to Trichinopoly and about 1.5 miles from Kulittalai. According to the 1981 census it had a population of 7,429 people. It lies on the bank of the Kavery river and lies in an arid area with mangroves. Tannirpalli has a notable fine temple and is known for the “Trinity from Tannirpalli” (Monchanin, Le Saux, and Griffiths), who were the co-founders of Saccidananda Ashram

Saccidananda Ashram

Saccidananda Ashram is a Benedictine monastery in India. Located in the village of Tannirpalli in the Tiruchirapalli District of Tamil Nadu, on the bank of the River Kavery, it was founded in 1938 by French priest Jules Monchanin, who was later to adopt the name Parma Arupi Anananda, and French...

(also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village in 1938. The cutting of synthetic gems and processing is very important in the local economy, especially by women.