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Featured: Thyagaraja Temple, TiruvarurCauvery-delta district capital, home of the Thyagaraja temple and its giant Aazhi Ther chariot.
Featured: Rajagopalaswamy Temple, MannargudiVaishnava temple town ('Dakshina Dwaraka') with the great Rajagopalaswamy temple and its Haridra tank.
Guru-sthalam baseDelta junction town near the Alangudi Guru navagraha temple.
Southern-delta baseSouthern delta town toward the Muthupet coast.
Northern-delta baseNorthern delta temple town.
Featured: Saraswathi Temple, KoothanurVillage of the rare Saraswathi temple in the Cauvery delta.
Featured: Muthupet Lagoon and MangrovesCoastal town at the Muthupet mangrove lagoon on the Palk Strait.
Featured: Vanchinathaswamy Temple, SrivanchiyamSrivanchiyam area of the district.
Thiruveezhimizhalai area of the district.
Featured: Veera Kothandaramar Temple, ThillaivilagamThillaivilagam area of the district.
Thulasendrapuram area of the district.
Featured: Meganathaswamy (Lalithambigai) Temple, ThirumeeyachurThirumeeyachur area of the district.
Featured: Venni Karumbeswarar Temple, Koil VenniKoil Venni area of the district.
Featured: Satchinathar Temple, AvalivanallurAvalivanallur area of the district.
Featured: Vilvaranyeswarar Temple, ThirukkollampudurThirukkollampudur area of the district.
Haridwaramangalam area of the district.
Featured: Sthalasayana (Kripasamudra) Perumal Temple, ThirusirupuliyurThirusirupuliyur area of the district.
Featured: Paampuranathar Temple, ThirupampuramThirupampuram area of the district.
Featured: Soundareswararswamy Temple, ThiruppanaiyurThiruppanaiyur area of the district.
Tiruvarur area of the district.
Thirukkalar area of the district.
Featured: Madhuvaneswarar Temple, NannilamTirumakalam area of the district.
Engan area of the district.
Valangaiman area of the district.
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Nine Chola-era Shiva temples across the Cauvery delta, each tied to one of the nine celestial bodies, form Tamil Nadu’s most-walked planetary pilgrimage.
Where Carnatic music was born: the delta towns of the Trinity, the Tyagaraja Aradhana and the Thanjavur veena.
How a Chola shrine in the Cauvery delta grew, under Vijayanagara kings and the Thanjavur Nayaks, into the vast Krishna temple town Tamils call the Dwaraka of the south.
Top places to visit in Ambar include Ambal Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Ambar — each has a full guide with how to reach it and what to see nearby on this page.
November to February is the coolest, most comfortable season to visit Ambar and the rest of Tamil Nadu. April to June is very hot, and the October–December north-east monsoon brings the delta its main rains.