Places to Visit in Kuranganilmuttam

The places themselves, around Kuranganilmuttam

The best tourist places to visit in Kuranganilmuttam — temples, viewpoints, lakes, heritage and nature, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what to see nearby.

PlaceKuranganilmuttam Valeeswarar Temple

The Valeeswarar (Vallisvarar) Temple at Kuranganilmuttam is a Shiva shrine revered in the 7th-century Tevaram hymns, making it one of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams. It is associated with a legend of a squirrel and a crow, figures depicted in its sculptures. An adjoining Pallava-period rock-cut cave shrine adds early-medieval archaeological importance.

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Kuranganilmuttam guides, stories & itineraries

We have not published a story about Kuranganilmuttam itself yet. These cover Tiruvannamalai, the district it sits in, and travel in Tamil Nadu generally.

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Arunachala: The Hill of Fire at Tiruvannamalai

A hill worshipped as Shiva himself, a temple spread over 25 acres, and a beacon of fire lit on the summit each year and seen for miles.

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Itinerary

Tiruvannamalai & Gingee in 2 Days: A Sacred Hill and the Troy of the East

Two days linking one of India’s largest temples and its holiest hill with the sprawling granite fortress the British called the Troy of the East.

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Guide

The Lesser-Known Hill Stations of Tamil Nadu

Cooler, greener and far less crowded than Ooty or Kodaikanal — a guide to Tamil Nadu’s quieter ranges, from the Kolli Hills’ 70 hairpin bends to sleepy Sirumalai, Yelagiri’s lakes and the wild Jawadhu and Kalrayan plateaux.

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