Kodaikanal Tourism | Kodaikanal Hill Station

Kodaikanal Tourism

Madurai:

The second largest city in Tamil Nadu, Madurai is famous for the Meenakshi Sundareshwar Temple with its multicolored gopurams and "Hall of a Thousand Pillars." Dedicated to Meenakshi, an incarnation of Parvati and her consort Shiva, the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai and its art museum are visited by pilgrims every day, along with students of Dravidian culture and history, on Tamil Nadu tourism itineraries.

Kodaikanal Hill Station - Kodaikanal:

This beautiful hill station in Tamil Nadu is known for its fine educational institutions and the Solar Physical Observatory. The star-shaped lake in the center of Kodaikanal is a popular tourist spot, with boating and water sports organized on its waters. Kodaikanal is also known for the Kurinji flower, which blooms once in 12 years and the Kurinju Andavar Temple dedicated to the Dravidian deity Lord Muruga.

Kanyakumari:

The southernmost point of the Indian peninsula is in Tamil Nadu, India. The waters of three different water bodies mingle at Kanyakumari - the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The Vivekananda Memorial, with its statue of Swami Vivekanda is situated on a rock, 400 m from the shore. A popular sight at Kanyakumari is the view of the sunrise and the sunset over the horizon where the sky meets the sea, as you'll see on your Tamil Nadu tour.

Tamilnadu Tourism, Kanchipuram Rameswaram:

Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu, is a well-known pilgrimage tourism destination in India. This island off the coast of Tamil Nadu is known for its temples - the Ramanathaswamy Temple and Kothanda Ramaswamy temple. The temples are known for their long corridors with carved pillars and high towers. Many devotees visit this holy island in Tamil Nadu, on pilgrimage tours of India.

Sivakasi:

This town in Tamil Nadu is famous for its fireworks and matchbox industries. Known for the excellence of their quality, fireworks from Sivakasi are exported worldwide.

Tiruchirapalli: Also known as Trichy, this temple town in Tamil Nadu is known for its Srirangam Temple, Mathrubhuteshwarar temple and Trichy fort situated on top of a rock from which you will see a panoramic view of the city, after ascending the 434 steps carved in the face of the rock in Trichy, Tamil, Nadu, India.

Kanchipuram:

A historic city, which was the capital of the Pallava, Chola and Vijayanagara Empires, Kanchipuram is known for its Ekamareshwara Temple, which has a 200 ft tall gopuram and the Kailashnath Temple with exquisite culptures of Shiva. Kanchipuram is also famous as a center of silk weaving in India.

Kanchipuram is called the "City of a 1000 Temples" and you're sure to see why, on your tour of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.

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