Must-SeeKanchipuram
Tamil Nadu
The city of a thousand temples and fine silk, with the Kamakshi Amman Shakti Peetha and Ekambareswarar temple.
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Tamil Nadu
12 places on our lists.
Places in Tamil Nadu
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Must-SeeRameswaram
Tamil Nadu
An island temple town with India's longest temple corridors, both a Jyotirlinga and one of the four Char Dham.
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Must-SeeSrirangam and Tiruchirappalli
Tamil Nadu
One of the world's largest working temple complexes, on an island in the Kaveri, below Trichy's Rock Fort.
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Must-SeeThanjavur
Tamil Nadu
The Chola dynasty's towering Big Temple, finished around 1010 and still in worship.
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Worth a DetourChennai and Mahabalipuram
Tamil Nadu
Shore temples and rock carvings, near South India's largest city.
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Worth a DetourChidambaram
Tamil Nadu
The temple of Shiva as the cosmic dancer, Nataraja, the source of the famous image.
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Worth a DetourKanyakumari
Tamil Nadu
India's southern tip, where three seas meet, with the Vivekananda Rock Memorial and the Kumari Amman temple.
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Worth a DetourMadurai and Tamil Temples
Tamil Nadu
Towering carved gateways, with Thanjavur and Mahabalipuram nearby.
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Worth a DetourOoty and the Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Tamil Nadu
A blue-hills steam railway up to a British-era hill station.
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Worth a DetourSix Abodes of Murugan
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu's six great temples to Lord Murugan, from hilltop Palani to the seashore at Tiruchendur.
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Worth a DetourTiruvannamalai
Tamil Nadu
A huge Shiva temple under the sacred hill of Arunachala, circled barefoot by pilgrims, with Ramana Maharshi's ashram.
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Worth a DetourVelankanni
Tamil Nadu
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, the great Catholic pilgrimage of India, by the sea.
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