The second largest city in tamilnadu and one of the fastest developing city in india. it is situated at the bottom hills of nilgiris. it is popular in cotton textile, electric motors, pumps, automobile spares, aluminium castings, iron and steel exports. marudhamalai temple(7th house of lord muruga) is one of the attractive hill temple in coimbatore. the colourful and beautifully carved arulmigu patteeswarar swamy temple lies south east of here. the grass forest museum has a large collection of animals and trees. it is a fantastic city to visit in all seasons.