Tiruchirappalli (formerly called Trichinopoly and nicknamed Tiruchi or Trichy) - a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Tiruchirappalli District. View of the Rockfort, a hill fort constructed on a 273-foot high rock, housing two Hindu temples, the Uchchi Pillaiyar Koil and the Siva Temple. Used a defensive position by the British during the Carnatic wars. Robert Clive lived near the tank (pictured) when he was in Tiruchirappalli.