The base for the Tirumalai Jain complex, Padavedu and the Parvathamalai pilgrim hill.
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Featured: Arunachaleswarar TempleThe pilgrimage-town base at the foot of Mount Arunachala for the Annamalaiyar temple, Girivalam and the Ramana ashrams.
Featured: Periyanayagi Amman Temple, DevikapuramThe northern silk-weaving town base for the Thennangur, Mamandur and Cheyyar temple country.
Featured: Sathanur DamThe western base toward Sathanur Dam and the Jawadhu hills.
Featured: Seeyamangalam Cave TempleThe eastern historic-town base of the district.
Featured: Vandavasi FortMunugapattu area of the district.
Arni area of the district.
Featured: Kuranganilmuttam Valeeswarar TempleKuranganilmuttam area of the district.
Featured: Thalapureeswarar Temple, ThirupanangaduThirupanangadu area of the district.
Vengunram area of the district.
Vettavalam area of the district.
Jawadhu Hills baseJawadhu Hills area of the district.
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A Jain temple complex on a hillside near Polur with a tall monolithic Neminatha statue, rock-cut caves, and medieval cave paintings dating back over a thousand years.
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Goddess Renugambal temple at Padavedu, a historic village near Polur once a Vijayanagara-era administrative centre with several old shrines.
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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.
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.
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.
Top places to visit in Polur include Tirumalai Jain Complex, Renugambal Temple, Padavedu — 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 Polur 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.