Religious/ Spiritual

The first Vaishnava temple in South India, this temple, located in Trichy, is the premier amongst the 108 Vaishnava divyadesas.

A twin temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, the beautiful temple of Nellaiappar is one of the most revered temples of Tamil Nadu. It is said that the sage Agasthya worshipped Lord Shiva here. Close to the site is another impressive temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Close to these temples are nine Vaishnavite temples dedicated to Vishnu, which include the Alwar Nava Tiruppatis, the Krishnapuram Venkatachalapati temple with its brilliant sculptural work and the grand Tiruchendur Temple to Lord Subramanya, one of the most revered deities of Hinduism.

An impressive temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, this temple is home to one of the most respected deities of Tamil Nadu, Lord Thiruvenkatanathar.

Built in the year 1674, this is one of the oldest Dargahs around. The most unique feature of this dargah is that it is built according to a Hindu temple pattern. The dargah witnesses foot fall of pilgrims and visitors from all regions and religions through out the year and it doubles during the Kanthuri Festival. Even the customs are very similar to those in a Hindu temple. Here holy ashes obtained from tamarind bark, ghee, and flowers called nerchai are distributed to the devotees as 'PRASAD' meaning God' s blessings.

This is an Important temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The Thiruvengada Mudaliyar Mandapam is probably the most craftily architectured portion of the temple with beautiful carvings of elephant and warriors showing off the architectural skills that people of that era possessed. Try to visit the temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi days when the Ekadasi Mandapam is open. You will see few of the most exceptional sculpture works that one ever witnesses. This also played an important part in the Indian freedom struggle. The temple served as a fort to the people and the local troops.

Gunaseelam Vishnu temple is located in the banks of Cauvery in Trichy-Salem route around 15 km from Trichirappalli. Gunaseelam Vishnu Temple is one of the oldest and important vaishnav temples in south India. Gunaseelam is considered as south Tirupathi and people give their offering that they used to offer to Lord Balaji at Tirupathi. People consider Gunaseelam as a place with sanity and have the power to cure physical and mental illness. Due to this belief, mentally ill people are taken to Gunaseelam temple and kept there until they become normal.

This temple is located 20kms north of Trichy town. The goddess Maariamman is believed to be the goddess of power. This temple is filled by devotees on Sundays, Fridays and Tuesdays. The Mavilakku Mavu is the common offering. This is made of Jagery, rice flour, dal and ghee. Mariamman is worshipped as it is allied with health and prosperity.

This is the districts significant pilgrim centre. Srirangam is encircled by the Cauveri River and by Kollidam, a tributary on both the sides. This temple dates back to the 14th century and numerous rulers have contributed in the temple construction such as Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas and Hoysalas. The southern side gopuram is the largest measuring 73m and was completed in 1987. This temple is devoted to Lord Vishnu.

St. Joesph’s Church is one of the oldest churches in India. This beautiful church is located near Teppakulam in the heart of the town. The famous Maingaurd Gate that witnessed many historical events during the colonial rule is located near by. St. Joesph’s Church was built by Schwartz in 1792 with the support of British garrison officer’s funding. British used St. Joseph’s Church for spreading Christianity. St. Joesph’s college and high school is located within the campus of St. Joesph’s Church. St.

This is the revered temples of Lord Shiva. It signifies the Panchaboota Stalams namely, wind, water, fire, earth, and space. It is believed that the Akhilandeswari was with great fury originally, and Adi Sankaracharyar transformed it to peace. Lord Vinayaka and Subramanya shrines face Akhilandeswari.