The Raaghu temple is located at a distance of 6 kilometers from the Kumbakonam town in Thanjavur district. Raaghu is one among the nine celestial bodies and is known to be the king of snakes. This temple is open to devotees from early morning till evenings and even during the Raaghu kalam or the bad period in a day.
The Sani Bhagawan Temple is situated at about 52 kilometers away from Kumbakonam and is said to be one of the most powerful Saneeshwaran temples all over the world.
The Sani Peyairchi festival is the main and the most important festival that is celebrated on the day when the Sani Bhagawan moves from one zodiac sign to another. The Sani Bhagawan is believed to be a giver as well as a destroyer and a Saneeswaran devotee will be ridden of all his problems and worries.
Schwartz Church is located in the Thanjavur palace garden and was built by the Chola king Raja Serfoji in the year 1779 AD. He built this church to show his affection to the Danish missionary Reverend Frederick Christian Schwartz and it is still a symbol of tolerance seen on the part of the Chola rulers towards different religions.
The Sukkiran temple is about 16 km away from the temple town of Kumbakonam and this shrine is under the control of Madurai Sri Thirugnanasambantha Swamigal Aatheenam. The presiding deity in this temple is Agneeswarar.
It is believed that Sukhra is powerful to endow people with wealth, pleasure, prosperity, fame, love, marriage etc. Navaratri and Aadipooram are the major festivals celebrated in this temple and during these festivals a large number of pilgrims gather here.
The Swami Malai temple is located at a distance of 32 kms from Thanjavur in the town of Kumbakonam and is considered to be one of the six abodes or Arupadaiveedu in Tamil that is dedicated to Lord Murugan or Subramanian.
Thingal is the other name of the Moon God Chandra and his abode is Thingalur. It is believed that Lord Shiva helped Lord Chandra to get over the curse of Daksha Prajapathi and asked Chandra to remain in Thingalur and help those people who suffer from the ill effects due to the placement of the moon in their horoscopes.
This temple is situated near Thiruvayaru in Thanjavur district. Abhishegams and archanas can be performed to the deity at the rate of Rs. 300/- and special poojas are conducted every Monday.
The Thirumananjeri temple is at a distance of 3 km to the west of Kuthalam, a small town in the district of Thanjavur. It is believed that the wedding of Lord Shiva and Uma Maheshwari took place here and hence the name Thirumananjeri, as in Tamil language Thirumanam means wedding.
The king of the Nagas called Raaghu worshipped Lord Shiva at a place near Kumbakonam and hence the place was named as Thirunageshwaram and the temple situated here is called Thirunageshwaram Temple. The main abhishekam in this temple is the Milk Abhishekam which is done on all days between 9:30 am to 5:30 pm and the cost of this abhishekam is about Rs.65/-.
Thirunallar is the place of Sani Bhagawan and is located 3 kms away from Karaikal that is a part of Pondicherry. It is believed that King Nala escaped from the bad effects of Sanigraha by praying to Lord Shiva at this place. Thirunallar is famous for the Maragathalingam idol made from precious green stone and special poojas are performed twice everyday.
Thiruvanajozhi temple is an important place in the tourism and pilgrimage point of view and is located on the outskirts of Thanjavur town. As most of the other temples in Thanjavur this temple was also built by the Chola kings and is appreciated for its architecture. The temple dates back to 13th or 14th century and the idol is believed to be emerged by it self.