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Pasumalai is one of the three largest hills surrounding Madurai, India (the other two being Nagamalai and Yanaimalai). Pasumalai literally means "cow hill" in Tamil, but the hill doesn't resemble a cow in appearance. Various legends exist to explain the name. Starting in 1845, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions ran the Madura Mission there. During the 1970s and 80s, Pasumalai was home to the Vikaasa School (grades one through four). It currently houses the Gateway Hotel Pasumalai Madurai.