Tannirpalli

{{Short description|Village in Tamil Nadu, India}}

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Thanneerpalli, also known as Thanneerppalli, ({{coord|10.925949|78.437253|format=dms}}) is a large village in Karur District, Tamil Nadu, India. It lies on the road to Tiruchirapalli and about 1.5 miles from Kulittalai.{{cite book|last1=Stuart|first1=James|last2=Nicholl|first2=Donald|last3=(Swami)|first3=Abhishiktananda|title=Swāmī Abhishiktānanda: his life told through his letters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4UMqAAAAYAAJ|accessdate=29 December 2010|year=1989|publisher=ISPCK|page=39}} According to the 1981 census it had a population of 7,429 people.{{cite book|title=Economic and political weekly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j_awAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=29 December 2010|year=1997|publisher=Sameeksha Trust|page=1030}} It lies on the bank of the Kavery river and lies in an arid area with mangroves. Thanneerpalli has a notable fine temple and is known for the "Trinity from Thanneerpalli" (Monchanin, Le Saux, and Griffiths),{{cite book|last=Oldmeadow|first=Harry|title=A Christian Pilgrim in India: The Spiritual Journey of Swami Abhishiktananda (Henri Le Saux)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9X1qmpGxUikC&pg=PA225|accessdate=29 December 2010|date=25 January 2008|publisher=World Wisdom, Inc|isbn=978-1-933316-45-1|page=225}} who were the co-founders of Saccidananda Ashram (also called Shantivanam), an ashram founded in the village in 1938.

The cutting and processing of synthetic gems is important in the local economy, employing many women.{{Cite journal|title = Contractual Arrangements for Rural Workers in Asia|last = Rogaly|first = Ben|date =May 1995 |journal = Development in Practice|pages = 165–169|volume = 5-2|issue = 2|jstor = 4028938}}