what is an arni
For other uses, see Arani (disambiguation). Arni is a town and a municipality in Tiruvanamalai district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The name comes from the word araneeyam which means a place surrounded by a forest. As of 2011, the town had a population of 63,671 and it is the 2nd largest town in the district after Thiruvannamalai.