2024

MEENAKSHI AMMAN TEMPLE

Temple to visit
5/5
• 7 reviews
Temple complex comprising 4 huge gopurams at the 4 cardinal points of the ... Read more
 Madurai
2024

AIRAVATESVARA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
5/5
• 2 reviews

This temple built by Rajaraja Chola II in the 12th century is dedicated to Shiva. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the Brihadeeswara Temple of Thanjavur and the Gangaikondacholisvaram. This magnificent complex of Dravidian architecture is relatively well preserved. The complex has a theertham (sacred basin) connected to the Cauvery River. A small museum is located to the right of the entrance, with beautiful sculptures and some mural paintings from the Chola period.

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 Kumbakonam
2024

ARJUNA'S PENANCE (ARJUNA'S PENANCE)

Ancient monuments
5/5
• 2 reviews
Monument seen as the world's largest bas-relief with mythological scenes ... Read more
 Mahabalipuram
2024

PANCHA RATHAS (FIVE RATHAS)

Ancient monuments
5/5
• 2 reviews
Monuments of 5 stone chariots bearing the names of the 5 Pandavas, carved ... Read more
 Mahabalipuram
2024

SRI RANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE (SRIRANGAM)

Temple to visit
5/5
• 1 review
13th-century temple, the largest Hindu complex in the country, hidden by ... Read more
 Trichy
2024

EKAMBARESWARAR TEMPLE (EKAMBARANATHAR TEMPLE)

Temple to visit
5/5
• 1 review
Temple dedicated to Shiva, worshipped as Prithvi, the Earth, covering 8 ha, ... Read more
 Kanchipuram
2024

TIGER CELLAR

Ancient monuments
5/5
• 1 review
Pallava rock-cut temple dedicated to Durga, with a main door flanked by 9 ... Read more
 Mahabalipuram
2024

NATARAJA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
5/5
• 1 review
Temple dedicated to Shiva as lord of the dance, with wall sculptures ... Read more
 Chidambaram
2024

KAPALEESWARAR TEMPLE

Temple to visit
5/5
• 1 review
Temple dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, with 2 entrances surmounted by a ... Read more
 Chennai
2024

BRIHADEESWARA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
4.7/5
• 3 reviews
Temple dedicated to Shiva with a vast, rigid statue of Nandi carved out of ... Read more
 Thanjavur
2024

SHORE TEMPLE

Temple to visit
4.3/5
• 6 reviews
Hindu religious complex built with granite blocks, offering 3 temples on a ... Read more
 Mahabalipuram
2024

MATRIMANDIR

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
4.5/5
• 2 reviews
Building known as the soul of Auroville, a place dedicated to meditation, ... Read more
 Auroville
2024

TRICHY ROCK STRONG

Temple to visit
4.3/5
• 3 reviews
Monument on the banks of the Cauvery, perched on a rocky massif 83 m above ... Read more
 Trichy
2024

SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM (SAMADHI)

Places associated with famous people to visit
4/5
• 4 reviews
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh ashram in the heart of the old French Quarter, founded ... Read more
 Pondichery
2024

BEACH ROAD (GOUBERT AVENUE)

Street square and neighborhood to visit
4/5
• 3 reviews
Stroll along the beach, dotted with palm trees and numerous benches, an ... Read more
 Pondichery
2024

THANJAVUR MARATHA PALACE (ROYAL PALACE)

Museums
4/5
• 1 review
Palace originally built by the Nayaks and used as the official residence of ... Read more
 Thanjavur
2024

BOTANICAL GARDEN

Parks and gardens
4/5
• 1 review
Garden with a wide variety of plants, including types of roses, rare ... Read more
 Ootacamund
2024

SACRÉ-CŒUR CHURCH

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
4/5
• 1 review

This basilica mixes Gothic and colonial styles for a result slightly less "cream cake" than other churches in the city. It has very beautiful centuries-old stained glass windows. Today is one of the most important Christian pilgrimage Sites in the country.

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 Pondichery
2024

MANAKULA VINAYAGAR TEMPLE

Temple to visit
3.7/5
• 3 reviews
Colorful temple dedicated to Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, prayed to ... Read more
 Pondichery
2024

THIRUMALAI NAYAK MAHAL

Palaces to visit
3/5
• 2 reviews
Palace built in 1523, 1 km from the temple, with royal residence, theater, ... Read more
 Madurai