Loading…
← Curated circuits
Temple towers of the south
Spiritual

Temple towers of the south

தென்னகத்தின் கோபுரங்கள்

Madurai's Meenakshi temple, Andal's tower at Srivilliputhur, Tirunelveli and Tiruchendur, ending at land's end in Kanyakumari.

Duration
4 days · 3 nights
Start → end
Madurai → Kanyakumari
Pace
Moderate pace
Best season
October to March
Four days down the length of the Pandya country, from the gopurams of Madurai to the meeting of three seas at Kanyakumari. Walk the Meenakshi temple and the Thirumalai Nayak palace with a local guide and taste Madurai after dark; climb to the tower of the Andal temple at Srivilliputhur, whose outline is the emblem of the Tamil Nadu government, and try the town's palkova; see the twin temple of Nellaiappar and the seashore Murugan temple at Tiruchendur; and watch the sunrise at Kanyakumari before the ferry to the Vivekananda Rock and the Thiruvalluvar statue. The last morning ends at Padmanabhapuram, the wooden palace of the Travancore kings (closed on Mondays).

நாள்வாரியாக

Day by day

About 375 km of travel in all

  1. Day 1

    Madurai, temple city

    ☾ Overnight: Madurai

  2. Day 2

    Andal's town and Tirunelveli

    ☾ Overnight: Tirunelveli

  3. Day 3

    Tiruchendur and the coast road

    ☾ Overnight: Kanyakumari

  4. Day 4

    Sunrise at Kanyakumari

வரைபடம்

Map of stops

Approximate positions; the dotted line follows the order of the stops, not the roads.

More circuits

Arupadai Veedu: the six abodes of Murugan
Spiritual Featured 5 days · 4 nights

Arupadai Veedu: the six abodes of Murugan

அறுபடை வீடு: முருகனின் ஆறு படைவீடுகள்

Tiruchendur → Tiruttani

Tiruchendur Murugan Temple Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple Palani Murugan Temple (Dhandayuthapani Swamy)

from ₹3,248 per person

Arupadai Veedu: Six Abodes of Murugan
Navagraha temples around Kumbakonam
Spiritual 3 days · 2 nights

Navagraha temples around Kumbakonam

கும்பகோணத்தைச் சுற்றியுள்ள நவக்கிரகக் கோவில்கள்

Kumbakonam → Kumbakonam

Thirunageswaram Suryanar Kovil Kanjanur Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam

from ₹3,136 per person

Great Living Chola Temples
Heritage Featured 3 days · 2 nights

Great Living Chola Temples

பெருமைமிகு வாழும் சோழர் கோவில்கள்

Thanjavur → Tiruchirappalli

Brihadeeswarar Temple Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam Airavatesvara Temple Swamimalai Murugan Temple (Swaminatha Swamy)

from ₹4,144 per person

Great Living Chola Temples