Thirumullaivasal Beach

A cluster of eleven Vishnu temples around Thirunangur village that together form part of the 108 Divya Desams glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. All eleven were sanctified by Tirumangai Alvar, and the oldest date to the reign of the Chola king Parantaka I. Each has a distinct presiding deity, from Gopalakrishnan at Thirukkavalampadi to Vaikuntanathan at Thiruvaikunda Vinnagaram. Every year in the Tamil month of Thai the processional deities of all eleven gather here for the spectacular Garuda Sevai festival.

A pair of Vishnu temples about 10 km from Sirkazhi counted together as the 37th of the 108 Divya Desams, with mangalasasanam by Tirumangai Alvar in 41 pasurams. The presiding deity of Thiruvali is Lakshmi Narasimha (Azhagiyasingar) with his consort Amirthagatavalli. Thirunagari is revered as the birthplace of Tirumangai Alvar himself, and the area forms a Pancha Narasimha Kshetram of five Narasimha shrines.

Ancient Shiva temple that is the Budhan (Mercury) shrine of the nine Navagraha temples, a major stop on the Navagraha pilgrimage circuit.

A Shiva temple in Tirupunkur village, about 2 km from Vaitheeswaran Koil, counted among the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams and hymned by Appar, Sundarar and Sambandar. It is famous for its link to the Dalit Nayanar saint Nandanar: forbidden entry, he prayed from the gate and the temple's Nandi bull miraculously shifted aside so he could see the deity. The shrine also has a Rishabha Theertham tank said to have been created by Nandanar.

A living, layered Shiva temple also known through the Brahmapureeswarar tradition and closely associated with Thirugnana Sambandar.

A Chola-period Shiva temple in the coastal village of Tiruchaikadu (Sayavanam) near Kaveripoompattinam. It is the 63rd Devaram Paadal Petra Sthalam and the 9th on the north bank of the Cauvery, glorified in the Thevaram hymns. It belongs to the group of shrines near the Cauvery mouth that includes Thalachangadu, Pallavaneswaram at Poompuhar and Thiruvenkadu.

Ancient Shiva temple at Poompuhar associated with the historic Chola port and Sangam-era Kaveripoompattinam; the wider site has also yielded Buddhist vihara remains.

The modern coastal settlement associated with ancient Kaveripoompattinam. Archaeological, museum and shoreline stops are dispersed.

The Bay of Bengal beach at Poompuhar, near the mouth of the Kaveri and the site of the ancient Chola port of Kaveripoompattinam.

Shiva temple near Poompuhar that is the Ketu shrine of the nine Navagraha temples, drawing pilgrims performing Ketu-dosha remedies.

A living Shiva temple associated with Vaidyanathar and the Angaraka shrine; astrology businesses nearby are separate private services.

An archaeological site where in early 2006 a polished Neolithic stone celt engraved with four signs resembling the Indus script was discovered by a local schoolteacher. Epigraphist Iravatham Mahadevan saw it as strong evidence that Neolithic Tamil Nadu and the Indus Valley people may have shared a Dravidian language. Later ASI excavations yielded Megalithic/Iron Age pottery, urns and bowls dated between roughly 300 BCE and 100 CE.