Religious/ Spiritual

The Thiruvenkadu temple is situated 23 kilometers away from Mayiladuthurai in Kumbakonam district and is dedicated to planet Budhan. This temple is located on the Sirkali – Poompuhar linking road.

The presiding deities in this temple are Swedharanyeshwarar and his consort Ambal. The Adi Devatha is Lord Vishnu and the Prathyathi Devatha is Narayanan and the main offerings include green moong dhal and rice mixed with moong dhal powder. The Thiruvenkadu temple has four rest rooms where the pilgrims can stay or take rest.

Vellai Puliar temple is one of the many ancient temple structures seen in the temple town of Thanjavur. Any tourist who is interested in art and sculptures should surely visit this temple. The carvings and the sculptural works that is carried out on the pillars and on the deities will be a treat for the eyes and will speak volumes about the excellent artistic craftsmanship of the ancient builders, sculptures and engineers.

The Mercury temple or Sri Suvedaranyar Temple is dedicated to Lord Budhan, one of the nine celestial planets and is located near Mayiladuthurai in Nagapattinam district. Budhan being the lord of Mithunam and Kanni Rasi faces the North east direction in this temple. Lord Budhan is considered as the ruler of knowledge, studies, music, medicine and astrology.

Swaminathaswamy Temple in Swamimalai is famed as one of the six holy abodes of Lord Subramanya. The ancient temple, constructed on an artificial hill with astounding surroundings, can be reached by a flight of steps. The presiding deity Lord Muruga in this temple is worshipped as Swaminathan and hence the name Swaminathaswamy Temple.

The temple structure is attractive with three 'gopurams' and three 'praharam'. The southern 'gopuram' is attractive with many beautiful statues and has five levels with a tower. Other two ‘gopurams’ have no towers.

There are more than 20 Tirthas in the Seerkazhi temple complex. One of the famous Tirthas in this temple is Brahma Tirtha. It is believed that at this place Lord Brahma offer his prays to Lord Shiva. Brahapuresshwarar temple is placed nearby to this pond.

Seerkazhi Bhramapureeswarar temple complex houses three temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. One of these temples is dedicated to Sattainathar, also known as Vatukanathar, and is known as sattanathaswamy temple. From the premises of this temple, one can get bird’s eye view of the entire temple landscapes and layouts.

Agnitheertham is a pilgrim place where in people believes that taking bath in the place washes away their sins. The temple is constructed facing the eastern direction and there is a large lake in the temple whose water is considered to be holy enough. There are about 22 wells in this place and it is one amongst the 12 jyotirlings of India. The water of all the 22 wells has different taste and one can taste the waters of all of them so as to have all flavors of life in it.

A giant temple of Badrakali exists in southern India and there is a wonderful tower with its top studded in gold and at the same time the statue too is made from gold. This is what attracts everyone to visit the place. Several voluntary organizations have come up to manage the giant temple and its functioning. The temple has been renovated from time to time and hence different master pieces of different ages can be seen in the temple. It is the largest temple of Ma Kali in southern India and she is the holy mother for several followers in southern India.

Dhanushkodi is a wonderful temple on the southern tip of India and it was completely washed away by the cyclone. The location of the place is wonderful and it being an island is covered by waters on all the four sides of it. It is located near the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean on the other side. The seas are in the shape of bow and arrow when viewed from the top. The arrow head is considered to be a sacred place for worship by the Hindus and people from far and wide come there to offer sacred prayers to the deity.

Gandhamadhana Parvatham is the deity of several communities in southern India and the temple of Gandhamadhana is most renowned and worshiped in the southern India. The temple is two storeyed and Lord rama's feet are imprinted on the chakra placed in the temple.