Ambur Fort

Palar-river town with a large leather-tanning and footwear industry, nationally famous as the home of Ambur biryani, a Nawab-of-Arcot-derived seeraga samba style.

Palar-valley town that is one of Tamil Nadu's leading leather-tanning and leather-export centres, with a strong Muslim mercantile heritage, historic mosques and a biryani tradition allied to Ambur's.

A revered Sufi shrine in Vaniyambadi, a town with a large Muslim population and many mosques in medieval and modern Islamic styles. The dargah draws devotees across faiths and is cited as a symbol of the town's tradition of inter-religious coexistence.

A Vishnu temple on the banks of the Palar River and one of the main pilgrimage draws of Vaniyambadi. It stands opposite the Shiva shrine of Athitheeswarar, the paired temples flanking the river marking the old religious core of the town.

An ancient Shiva temple on the banks of the Palar River, its origins traced to the Pallava period with additions by the Chola, Ganga and Vijayanagara dynasties. It carries inscriptions from the reigns of Rajaraja I, Rajendra I and Kulottunga Chola. Local legend links the town's name to Goddess Saraswati regaining her speech after worshipping Shiva here.

A reservoir at Alangayam, a town panchayat in the western part of Tirupathur district near the Yelagiri and Javadi hill ranges. It is commonly listed among the district's scenic water-body attractions, set in an area known for sandalwood and agriculture.

The highest point of the Yelagiri hill station, reached by a trek of roughly 3 km from Punganur Lake. The summit offers a panorama over the whole hill station and surrounding valleys, making it Yelagiri's best-known trekking route.

An artificial lake in Nilavoor village on the Yelagiri hills, flanked by a garden on its banks. It is a popular boating spot offering pedal and motorboat rides amid the hill scenery, and is quieter than the more central Punganur Lake.

Hillside temple dedicated to Lord Murugan (Velavan), one of the main devotional stops within the Yelagiri hill station, visited both for worship and for the valley views.

A forest-department herbal park close to Punganur Lake growing medicinal herbs and plants used in Siddha and Ayurvedic preparations. It is a small educational nature stop showcasing the hill's rare medicinal flora.

Landscaped ~12-acre park near Punganur Lake with an artificial cascade, musical fountain, aquarium, children's play area and themed gardens; a standard family stop on the Yelagiri circuit.

Man-made lake at the heart of Yelagiri, the hill station's most-visited spot, ringed by hills with a central fountain; pedal and row boating are the main draw.