Umaru Pulavar Memorial, Ettayapuram

31.5 km · ~52 min by cab

An unfinished 8th-century monolithic rock-cut Shiva temple carved top-down from a single granite hill by the early Pandyas, often called the 'Ellora of the South'.

31.5 km · ~52 min by cab

8th-century rock-cut Jain sculptures with around 150 niches depicting Gomateshwara, Parshvanatha and other Tirthankaras, carved during the reign of Pandyan king Parantaka Nedunjadaiya.

31.6 km · ~53 min by cab

A rock-cut Murugan cave temple set into the same Kalugumalai hill as the Vettuvan Koil and Jain beds, an active place of worship carved into the granite cliff.

4.8 km · ~12 min by auto

This Shakti shrine about 6 km from Ettayapuram is regarded as the foremost among the district's Shakti Peedams. It is famous for a roughly 42-foot-tall open-air statue of Vekkali Amman, worshipped with no roof overhead. The peedam was established by Sri Ramamoorthy Swamigal and draws devotees for its towering goddess figure.

13.6 km · ~23 min by cab

This Shiva-Shakti temple sits on an elevated spot called Kovilmedu in Kovilpatti and is dedicated to Poovananathar (Shiva) and Shenbagavalli (Parvati), with primacy given to the goddess. It houses a noted seven-foot-tall idol of Goddess Shenbagavalli. Its major festivals are the Aadi Pooram and Chithirai Theertham, which draw large crowds.