Kalyana Vikirtheeswarar Temple, Venjamakudalur

A memorial at Rayanur dedicated to local warriors who died resisting British forces during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. It commemorates the district's role in armed resistance to colonial expansion.

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 Vishnu temple in Karur dedicated to Ranganathar in his Abayapradhana (boon-granting) form. It is counted among the town's prominent shrines alongside the Pasupatheeswarar and Mariamman temples.

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.

Karur Government Museum is a district museum on Old Dindigul Road with regional archaeology, coins, bronzes, fossils and natural-history exhibits. Opened in 2000, its collection helps place Karur's Sangam-age and Chera history in context.

Ancient svayambhu Shiva temple on the Amaravathi's bank in central Karur, one of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams praised in the 7th-century Thevaram hymns, marked by a 120-ft seven-tier Rajagopuram.

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 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.

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.

A Shiva temple credited to Rajendra Chola I, standing where three rivers meet, which gives Thirumukkoodalur its name (the sacred confluence). Its riverside setting and Chola-era origins make it a notable heritage and pilgrimage stop east of Karur.

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.