Thanjavur Brahathiswara Temple

India/Tamilnadu
District: Thanjavur

Thanjavur lies 322 Km to the southwest of Chennai in Tamilnadu.
Thanjavur Brahadiswara temple is one of the famous Siva temples in India.The main temple consists of towers called srivimana.The Brahadisvara temple was built by the great Chola king, Rajajraja Cholan. This grand temple is also known as the Big Temple.
The great Vimana of this temple is of the Dravidian style of architecture.
It has a height of about 216 feet.

Tripparappu Waterfalls

India/Tamilnadu
District: Kanyakumari
Tripparappu waterfalls descending from Kodayar River is located at a distance of 60 km from Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari

India/Tamilnadu
District : Kanyakumari
Southernmost tip of India.
Route : 19 km from Nagarkoil || 89 Km from Thiruchendur || 87 Km from Thiruvananthapuaram capital city of Kerala.

|| Vivekanantha Rock

|| Vivekanantha Rock

|| Vivekanantha Rock

|| Gandhi smrithi mandapam

|| View Point

||Sculpture of Thiruvalluvar

|| Long View

|| Vivekanantha rock and sculpture of Thiruvalluvar

||Sculpture of Thiruvalluvar (View from boat)

|| Kanyakumari long view

|| Sculpture of Thiruvalluvar

|| Sculpture of Thiruvalluvar

|| Vivekanantha rock

|| Vivekanantha rock

Chitharal - Jain Monuments

India/Tamilnadu
District : Kanyakumari
Jain Monuments at hill top
Route : 55 Km from Kanyakumari

Mathur- Aqueduct

India/Tamilnadu
District : Kanyakumari
115 Feet height and 1 Km length. One of the longest and highest aqueduct in Asia
Route : 60 Km from Kanyakumari || 3 Km from Thiruvattar || 60 Km from Thiruvananthapuram

Adi Kesavaperumal Temple Thiruvattar

India/Tamilnadu
District : Kanyalumari
Famous temple for lord Vishnu.One of the 108 Divyasthalams of Vaishnavas
Route :5 Km from Thiruvattar || 30 Km from Nagerkoil

Navagraha Temples (Nine Planet Temples)

A cluster of nine temples around Kumbakonam and Mayiladumthurai in Tamilnadu is referred to as the Navagraha temples -that bear the common thread of their association with the nine celestial bodies referred to in Indian astrological beliefs.

1.Suryan (Sun) temple at Sooryanarkoil (#T0023)

India /Tamilnadu
Dist: Thanjavur
Route: 15 Km from Kumbakonam

2.Chandran (Moon) temple at Thingaloor (#T0024)

India/Tamilnadu
Dist: Thanjavur
Route: Kumbakonam to Thinagaloor 30 Km

3. Guru (Jupiter) temple at Alangudi (#T0025)
India/Tamilnadu
Dist:Thiruvarur
Route:17 Km from Kumbakonam

98th temple near to the river Kaveri.(127 temples are near to the river Kaveri). The ‘Abatsahayeswarar’ temple at Alangudi bears a shrine to Dakshinamurthy and is referred to as the Gurustalam.


4.Rahu ((North Lunar Node))temple at Thirunageswaram (#T0026)

India/Taminadu
Dist:Thanjavur
Route: 6 Km from Kumbakonam

The Naganathar temple


5.Saneeswaran (Saturn) temple at Thirunallar (#T0027)

India/Tamilnadu
Dist: Karaikal
Route:Kumbakonam to Thirunallar 48 Km. 39 Km from Mayiladumthurai


6.Sukran (Venus) temple at Kanchanur (#T0028)

India/Tamilnadu
Dist: Thanjavur
Route:3 Km from Sooryanarkoil


7.Chowa (Mars) temple at Vaitheeswarankoil (#T0029)

India/Tamilnadu
Dist:Thanjavur
Route:13 Km from Mayiladumthurai.50 Km from Kumbakonam.


Pullirukku Velur or Vaitheeswarankoil near Mayiladuturai is an ancient Shiva temple bearing a shrine to Angarakan and is referred to as the Angaarakastalam.Famous for Nadi jyothisham


8.Budhan (Mercury) temple at Thiruvenkadu (#T0030)
India/Tamilnadu
Dist:Thanjavur
Route:Kumbakonam to Thiruvenkadu 60 Km

Planet for all Sastra Gnanam


9.Kethu (South Lunar Node) temple at Keezhperumpallam (#T0031)

India/Tamilnadu
Dist:Nagapattanam
Route:Kumbakonam to Keezhperumpallam 65 Km

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple

India / Tamilnadu

Dist: Cuddalore
Route:235 Km south of Chennai.100 Km from Thanjavur.
78 km south of Pondicherry and 60 km north of Karaikal

One of the ancient temples where lord Siva in Ananda Thandava pose (the cosmic dance of bliss).This temple is the assimilation of several architectural styles.In Chitsabha Lord Siva and Parvathi are represented using two coloured cutains.Black for Siva and red for Parvathi.Chitsabha represents the Chidambara Rahasyam(representing Siva and Parvathi in formless form’Aroopam’).In KanakaSabha (Golden hall) Lord Siva is in Ananda Thandava pose.

|| Chidambaram Nataraja Temple (#T0001)


|| Natarja Temple - Walkway (#T0002)

|| 1000 pillared hall and Sivaganga tank (#T0003)


|| Long View of Temple (#T0004)


|| Gate way (#T0005)


|| Rajasabha Long view (#T0006)


|| Temple view from front gate (#T0007)


|| 1000 pillared hall (Rajasabha) (#T0008)


|| Sculpture in Rajasabha (#T0009)

|| Old Prakara (#T0010)


|| Row of pillars near Sivaganga tank (#T0011)


|| Long View (#T0012)


|| Sculpture in the 1000 pillared hall (#T0013)


|| Lofty tower about 250 feet height
and 7 tiers (#T0014)


|| 1000 pillared hall (#T0015)


|| 108 karanas (possess of classical Bharatanatyam)
in the gate way (#T0016)

|| Old Prakaram (#T0017)


|| Sivaganga tank (#T0018)


|| 100 pillared hall near
Subrahmanya shrine (#T0019)

|| 100 pillared hall near
Subrahmanya shrine (#T0020)

|| Gate way (#T0021)

|| Rajasabha and sivaganga tank (#T0022)