What to expect
Highlights
- Paramathi Fort — A historic fort at Paramathi built by Allala Ilayan of the Vettuva Gounder community, notable as a rare Tamil fort constructed without stone. Inside stands a shrine to the fort's guardian deity, Kotaiyanna Swamy.
- Bhimeswarar Temple, Paramathi-Velur — A roughly 1,000-year-old Shiva temple built in the Pandya period, one of five temples linked to the Pandava Bhima, who is said to have installed its lingam. It stands on the banks of the Thirumanimutharu, which joins the Cauvery near Velur, and is a rare site where temple, river and cremation ground occur together as at Kasi.
- Kandhamalai Murugan Temple, Mohanur — A Murugan hill temple at Mohanur, a small town on the Cauvery river near Namakkal. It is one of the main pilgrimage temples of the Mohanur area.
