Periyathirukkonam area of the district.
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District-capital baseLimestone and cement district capital, base for the southern Paluvur Chola temple belt.
Chola-temple baseTown beside Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Rajendra Chola's UNESCO Great Living Chola Temple.
Zamin-fort baseHistoric zamindar-palace town in the district's east.
Featured: Karaivetti Bird SanctuarySouthern town near the Karaivetti bird sanctuary and the Kollidam Paluvur temples.
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Andimadam area of the district.
Sennivanam area of the district.
Kargudy area of the district.
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We have not published a story about Periyathirukkonam itself yet. These cover Ariyalur, the district it sits in, and travel in Tamil Nadu generally.
We have not published a story about a place in Periyathirukkonam itself yet. These are the nearest things we have written.
How Rajendra Chola I built a new capital to mark his march to the Ganges — and why its great temple still stands after the city itself vanished.
Three days, three UNESCO Chola temples and a delta full of bronze-casters, painted palaces and living tradition.
Ancient seabeds and a lost imperial capital — how one quiet Tamil Nadu district holds sea fossils tens of millions of years old and a Great Living Chola Temple.
Top places to visit in Periyathirukkonam include Periyathirukkonam Shiva Temple — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
November to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Periyathirukkonam and the rest of Tamil Nadu. April to June is very hot, and the October–December north-east monsoon brings the delta its main rains.
