After visiting all the tourist places in Kodaikanal, you should drive down for some 18 KM away from Kodaikanal on a sloping road in Palani hills, and Poombarai is where you reach. It is a small village with a very less population of around 6000 people. It is famous for its pungent garlic cultivation. Whereas, the focal point of the village is a temple known as the Kuzhanthai Velappar Temple which is around 3000 years old.