Places to Visit in Vettavalam

The places themselves, around Vettavalam

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

PlaceAgastheeswarar Temple, Vettavalam

The Agastheeswarar Temple in Vettavalam is an ancient Shiva temple whose presiding deity is linked by tradition to worship by the sage Agastya, from whom the name derives. It is one of the principal temples of Vettavalam, a town on the route toward the Jawadhu Hills foothills.

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Vettavalam guides, stories & itineraries

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

Nearby in Tiruvannamalai

We have not published a story about a place in Vettavalam itself yet. These are the nearest things we have written.

Story

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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