Indira Gandhi Wild Life Sanctuary: (96 kms.) Formerly known as Annamalai Wild life Sanctuary, it is situated at the northern extreme of the cardamom hills in the western ghats and has a fairly large population of lion-tailed Mocaque and Nilgiri Langur. Wild animals like tiger, panther, sloth bear, porcupine, civet… Continue reading
Avinashi Shiva Temple: (45 kms.) In this Satellite City of Coimbatore, the Shiva temple is a famous pilgrim centre. Known by various names as Pukkaliyur, Dakshina Kashi and Dakshina Prayag, the Avinaseshwara in the shrine is said to be a self manifesting Linga. Parvati is known here as Karunambika. The… Continue reading
Maruthamalai Temple: (12 kms.) This is a popular pilgrim centre having a temple for Lord Muruga on a hillock. Continue reading
Perur Shiva Temple: (12 kms.) Perur, also called as Tiru Perur or Melai Chidambaram is a small village ideally situated on the banks of river Noyyal and has the famous temple dedicated to Shiva as Pattishwara or Nataraja. The unique collection of carvings in the Kanaka Sabha is a feast… Continue reading
Botanical Garden: Situated in a corner of the city near the campus of Agricultural College and Research Institute is the hundred year old Botanical Garden, famous for its beautiful layout. Started in 1908, it was developed into a modern Horticularal Park. There are at present nearly 700 species of plants… Continue reading
Kanniyamman Temple: Located almost in the central part of the city, this ancient temple of the village Goddess was a popular shrine in the olden days. The deity has the origin even from the days of Karikala Cholan, when the old temple was located at Shakanoor Pallam. Known as the… Continue reading
The cluster of textile mills in and around Coimbatore has earned for it the name as the ‘Textile Capital of South’ or the ‘Manchester of South India’. Situated on the banks of river Noyyal, it is one of the busiest industrial cities in Tamilnadu. It is the third largest city… Continue reading
Padmanabhapuram Palace: 25 kms. from Nagercoil. This one time capital of Travancore until 1798 A.D., is known for its fort which encloses among other buildings, a palace and a temple. The two exquisite monuments are the contribution of Kerala to Tamilnadu. The splendid fort and the Pagoda style palace were… Continue reading
Thippathiswaram: 5 kms. from Nagercoil. A famous Vaishnavite temple situated at this village, considered as one of the Divyasthans. As this deity has been glorified by the saint Nammalwar, it is considered as the Second Tirupati in South India. Tradition says that Vishnu blessed young Nammalwar, as a result of… Continue reading
Raghaveshwara Temple: 6 kms. from Nagercoil. Situated on the banks of river Palayar, a small village called Driasanamcope near Bhutapandi, is famous for the temple dedicated to Shiva as Raghaveshwara and his consort Ulaganayaki. The name of the village is derived from the words Thiru, Saram and Corpu, denoting the… Continue reading