Vaigai Dam

A historic town at the foot of the Kodaikanal hills renowned for its mango orchards, earning it a reputation as a mango-trading centre. It serves as a base for visiting Kumbakkarai Falls and Sothuparai Dam.

This ancient Murugan (Balasubramanya) temple in Periyakulam is traditionally credited to the Chola king Rajendra Chola, said to have modelled the site on Kasi (Varanasi). Devotees bathe in the associated Brahma theertham, believed to have curative powers. Major festivals include Panguni Uthiram and Maha Karthigai.

The Kamakshi Amman temple at Devadanapatti, about 19 km from Theni, is an old Amman temple dated by local tradition to the 18th century. It is known for its Maha Shivratri and Masi Magam celebrations. It serves as an important religious centre for the surrounding villages.

The Subramaniar (Murugan) temple at Theertha Thotti, roughly 19 km from Theni, is regarded as one of the most important Murugan pilgrimage centres in the Theni region. It draws devotees for its temple tanks and hill setting.

The Veerappa Ayyanar temple at Allinagaram, about 3.5 km from Theni, is a well-known guardian-deity (Ayyanar) temple. Its annual festival, held around the Tamil New Year, is a major local celebration.

A scenic reservoir near Periyakulam set against the Western Ghats with a landscaped park and fountains. It is a popular local picnic and photography spot, especially after the monsoon.

A dam across the Manjalar River, a tributary of the Vaigai, that supplies irrigation to the surrounding farmland. Its calm reservoir and hill backdrop make it a quiet outing spot.

The Gowmariamman temple at Veerapandi village, about 8 to 9 km from Theni, is one of the district's most popular Amman temples. Local tradition holds it was built by a Pandya king, Veerapandi, roughly 600 years ago. It draws large crowds during its annual festivals.

A reservoir on the Shanmuganathi River near Bodinayakanur that irrigates the surrounding agricultural belt. The dam and its foothill surroundings are visited as a local picnic destination.

This three-storey palace, also called Lakshmi Vilasam, was built by the Kambalathu Nayaka zamindars of Bodinayakanur, notably under Bangaru Tirumalai Bodi Nayaka in the mid-19th century. It contains a Darbar Hall, courtyard, horse stables and granary, and is decorated with Ramayana murals. It survives as a rare example of Polygar and zamindar-era architecture, though it is now poorly maintained.

A bustling market town known as a major trading centre for cardamom and other hill spices, nicknamed Cardamom City. It is the Tamil Nadu gateway on the road climbing to the hills toward Munnar in Kerala.

The Vellappar Subramanya Swami temple at Mavoothu, about 21 km from Andipatti, is a hilltop Murugan shrine set amid dense forest. It is known for a natural spring whose water is believed to have medicinal properties. Pilgrims combine worship with a forest trek to reach it.