Aathupalayam Dam

A seasonal waterfall near Thennilai village in the Kadavur block, cascading through wooded slopes close to the Aathupalayam Dam area. It is a lesser-known local retreat for trekking and photography, flowing best during the rainy season.

A hill temple to Lord Subramania (Murugan) built on a small rocky hill at Velayuthampalayam near Pugalur, close to the Cauvery. It is noted for its fine sculptures and draws pilgrims as a local Arupadai (six-abodes) themed Murugan shrine.

Early Tamil-Brahmi rock inscriptions on hills near Pugalur recording three generations of Chera kings, among the oldest datable epigraphs in Tamil Nadu and key evidence of Sangam-age Karur (ancient Karuvur, the Chera capital).

A Shiva temple at Chinna Dharapuram in Aravakurichi taluk, one of the recognised Shiva shrines of western Karur district.

A prominent temple to the goddess Mariamman in the heart of Karur, known for its colourful gopuram and ornate sculptures. Its best-known event is the annual Kumbham festival each May, when devotees carry sacred water in procession from the Amaravathi river to the temple.

A Shiva temple to Kasi Viswanathar at Aravakurichi, the principal temple of Aravakurichi town and taluk in the western part of Karur district.

The jeeva samadhi of the 18th-century Advaita saint and Carnatic composer Sadasiva Brahmendra (author of 'Manasa Sancharare'), set on the Cauvery bank at Nerur about 12-13 km from Karur; the annual Aradhana draws large crowds.

A goddess temple to Kaliamman at Manmangalam, a taluk headquarters near Karur town. It is the main local shrine drawing devotees in the Manmangalam area.

A Murugan temple in Dravidian style on the small Vennaimalai hillock on the Karur-Pugalur road, whose legend ties the 'hill of butter' to Kamadhenu; Panguni Uthiram, Thaipoosam and Karthigai are its main festivals.

A Shiva temple in Karur associated with the sacred Brahma Theertham tank, whose water is held to have purifying, sanctifying properties. It is one of the town's old Dravidian-style temple sites tied to the Sangam-age settlement of Karuvur.

The historic fort of Karur, a defensive stronghold destroyed by British forces during the Anglo-Mysore Wars around 1783. Only partial ruins survive, marking the town's military past as a contested Chera and later regional centre.

An 8th-century rock-cut cave temple to Vishnu as Srinivasa, set in a natural cave atop a hillock about 5 km south of Karur. Popularly called Then Tirupati (South Tirupati), it is a Prarthana Sthalam where devotees pray to remove obstacles to marriage and for children. The hill also carries old Jain inscriptions marking its layered history.