Tamilnadu Tours - Chennai

Tamil Nadu cities are adorned with temple heritage, Meenakshi temple at Madhurai isthe magnificent.Specimen of south Indian architecture. The temples at Kanyakumari and Rameshwaram are the other famous temple cities in Tamil Nadu.There are more than 30,000 temples in this sate; which has given Tamil Nadu the title, "Land of Temples". The resemblance of the temples in Tamil Nadu constructed over the years by the different rulers .Tamil Nadu one of the most sought after destination- You would love to visit Tamil Nadu destinations which are beautifully dotted on its landscape. These cities of Tamil Nadu carry the heritage ...

Chidambaram, 58km south of Pondicherry is an important pilgrim centre for Shaivites and known for its famous Nataraja temple which was erected in the reign of Vira Chola Raja. This great temple complex (covering an area of 40 acres) is one of Tamil Nadu's Dravidian architectural highlights. The Sabhanayaka Nataraja Temple has 4 gopurams, the north and the south ones towering 49 metres high. Two of the gopurams are covered with the 108 classical postures of Nataraja - Shiva in his role as the cosmic dancer. Other notable features of the temple are the 1000 pillar hall, the Nritta Sabha court looks like a gigantic chariot. The image of Natraja himself is in the inner sanctorum.Thillai KaliammanTemple was also built by the Cholas and is dedicated to Goddess Parvati. It is believed that a trip to Chidambaram is incomplete if both the temples are not visited.

The sacred island of Rameshwaram, 163km southeast of Medora and less than 20km from Sri Lanka across the Gulf of Mannar is, along with Madurai, South India’s most important pilgrimage site. Often referred to as the ‘ Island of Prayer’, and also considered the Varanasi of the South India. Those who go to Kasi have to consummate their pilgrimage at Rameswaram.The north Indians and south Indians thus emerge as true Indians by this integration.