MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE
Madurai Main, Madurai
Temple to visit
4.8/5
(8 reviews)
Temple complex comprising 4 huge gopurams at the 4 cardinal points of the entrances, a museum ...Read more
AIRAVATESVARA TEMPLE
Gurunathan Pillai Colony, Kumbakonam
Temple to visit
5/5
(2 reviews)
Temple dedicated to Shiva offering a complex with a sacred pool connected to the Cauvery river ...Read more
ARJUNA'S PENANCE (ARJUNA'S PENANCE)
Mada Koil St, Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(2 reviews)
Monument seen as the world's largest bas-relief with mythological scenes carved on the face of ...Read more
PANCHA RATHAS (FIVE RATHAS)
Fishermen's Village, Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(2 reviews)
Monuments of 5 stone chariots bearing the names of the 5 Pandavas, carved in the 7th century ...Read more
SRI RANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE (SRIRANGAM)
North Chitra Street, Trichy
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
13th-century temple, the largest Hindu complex in the country, hidden by the haze of coconut ...Read more
EKAMBARESWARAR TEMPLE (EKAMBARANATHAR TEMPLE)
Ambigapadeeswar Temple, Kanchipuram
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped as Prithvi, the Earth, covering 8 ha, with an 11-storey ...Read more
VARADHARAJA PERUMAL TEMPLE
Nethaji Nagar, Kanchipuram
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Temple dedicated to Vishnu and featuring a hall of 100 pillars, each different with ...Read more
TIGER CAVE
Kovalam Road, Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(1 review)
Pallava rock-cut temple dedicated to Durga, with a main door flanked by 9 carved tiger headsRead more
NATARAJA TEMPLE
Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Temple dedicated to Shiva as lord of the dance, with wall sculptures showing the 108 karanas of ...Read more
KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE
234, Ramakrishna Mutt Rd, Chennai
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, with 2 entrances surmounted by a gopuram, an important ...Read more
BRIHADEESWARA TEMPLE
Thanjai Periya Kovil, Thanjavur
Temple to visit
4.7/5
(3 reviews)
Temple dedicated to Shiva with a vast, rigid statue of Nandi carved out of granite rock and ...Read more
SHORE TEMPLE
Shore Temple Rd, Mahabalipuram
Temple to visit
4.3/5
(6 reviews)
Hindu religious complex built with granite blocks, offering 3 temples on a single platform, ...Read more
MATRIMANDIR
Auroville
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
Building known as the soul of Auroville, a place dedicated to meditation, concentration and ...Read more
TRICHY ROCK FORT
Pugalia Pillai Street, Trichy
Temple to visit
4.3/5
(3 reviews)
Monument on the banks of the Cauvery, perched on a rocky massif 83 m above sea level, offering ...Read more
SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM (SAMADHI)
9, Marine Street, Pondichery
Places associated with famous people to visit
4/5
(4 reviews)
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh ashram in the heart of the old French Quarter, founded in 1926 with the ...Read more
BEACH ROAD (GOUBERT AVENUE)
Beach Road, Pondichery
Street square and neighborhood to visit
3.8/5
(4 reviews)
Stroll along the beach, dotted with palm trees and numerous benches, an ideal place to enjoy ...Read more
THANJAVUR MARATHA PALACE (ROYAL PALACE)
East Main Street, Thanjavur
Museums
4/5
(1 review)
Palace originally built by the Nayaks and used as the official residence of the Marathas of the ...Read more
BOTANICAL GARDEN
Jardin botanique, Ootacamund
Parks and gardens
4/5
(1 review)
Garden with a wide variety of plants, including types of roses, rare flowering plants and even ...Read more
KRISHNA’S BUTTER BALL GARDEN
Mada Koil Street, Mahabalipuram
Parks and gardens
4/5
(1 review)
A large garden dominated by the lighthouse, with a large rock that seems to defy gravity, cave ...Read more
GOUBERT MARKET
Jawaharlal Nehru Street, Pondichery
Markets
4/5
(1 review)
A must-visit market, testing all the senses in a veritable festival of colors, aromas and ...Read more