Year: 2006
Aug 5th noon: Start via automobile to Trichy
SingaperumalKovil (Place & temple) in a cave en-route
Stay at Srirangam or Tiruchirapalli (depending on availability)
Aug 6th (Sunday) morning:
Anbil Pillaiyaar Abhishekam
Drive to Pudukkotai, en-route see:
Sittanvasal is 15 Km from Pudukottai
Mallaiyadipatti: Cave temple of Shiva & Vishnu: 34 kms from Pudukkottai and 17 kms from Keeranur on the Killukkottai route
Thiruvengaivasal: Dakshinamoorthy, En-route to Trichy, 6 kms on the Pudukkottai-Thiruchirapalli road
If possible:
Narthamalai is 18 kms from Pudukkottai and 31 kms from Thiruchi
Kudumianmalai is 18 kms from Pudukottai
Stay @ Pudukkotai
Lodging info from: http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Pudukkottai2.aspx?catid=c1&subcat1id=c1s1&subcat2id=c1s1s10
Lodges Name Phone Numbers
1. Prince Lodge 5843,Sathiyamoorthy Road,Opp,New Bus Stand,
Pudukkottai - 1. 222409,224991
2. Gnanam Lodge,
4154/1,East Main St, Near, Anna Statue,
Pudukkottai - 1. 222237,223918
3. Palaniyappa Lodge, 5794,Santhanathapuram 4th Street
Pudukkottai-1. 225743
4. Rani Anjugam Paradise Hotel,
North main street,
Pudukkottai - 1.
225743
5. Shivalaya Hotel,
9953/2,Thirumayam Road,
Pudukkottai - 1. 221864,220956
6. Sri Lakshmi Lodge,
9962,Sri Venkateswara Complex,
Opp: Court,Madurai Road,
Pudukkottai - 1. 221821
7. Shanthi Complex,
Sathyamoorthy Road'
Pudukkottai - 1. 227886
8. S . T . D Lodge,
Santhanathapuram 5th Street,
Pudukkottai - 1.
220528
9. Hotel MAARIS
2382,West Main Street,
Pudukkottai 225874
10.Hotel Sathyam
No.1,Sathyamoorthy Road,
Pudukkottai
223311
Aug 7th (Monday):
Places from:
http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Pudukkottai.aspx?catid=c1&subcat1id=c1s1&subcat2id=c1s1s10
Avudayarkoil: 50 kms from Pudukkottai and 13 kms from Aranthangi
Thirumayam: 18 kms from Pudukottai, Shiva/Vishnu rock-cut cave temples
Peraiyur: Naganathaswamy
Government Museum is located at Thirugokarnam
Aug 8th (Tuesday):
Kodumbalur: 35 Kms from pudukottai and 40Km from Tiruchirappalli.
Viralimalai en-route highway to Trichy, visit if looks safe
Back to Chennai
Pack:
Thirukkattallai Is 5km from Pudukkottai town. Sundareswarar temple
Kunnandar Koil: 25 kms from Pudukkottai, rock-cut cave temple, portrait sculptures OR
Ponamaravathy Is 37 kms From Pudukkottai: The two temples are of Choleeswara Alagiperumal, and they belong to the later Chola and Pandya period.
Aranthangi
Other places nearby:
Point Calimere Bird Sanctuary, Kodikkarai, 68 km from Nagapattinam
Ucchi Pillaiyaar Kovil
Kallanai
Brihadeeshwara Kovil, Thanjavur
Airavateshwaran, Darasuram
Srirangam Kovil
Manora-eight storeyed miniature fortress, 65 km from Thanjavur
Royal Museum, Rajarajan Museum
Kailasamundaiyar Temple, Thiruverumbur, 12 km from Thiruchirapalli
Viralimalai Sanctuary, 30 km from Tirchirapalli, 40 km from Pudukkotai
Nagapattinam Kayaroganam Shiva temple
Kaya Roganam Shiva temple
Soundaraja Perumal Vaishanava temple
Shri Kayahorana Swami Neelayathatchi Amman Temple, Sowriraja Perumal Temple, and Nellukkadai Mariamman Temple
Sikkal The Sikkal Shri Singaravelan temple
Vedaranyam Saptha Vidanga Thallam
Ettukkudi Murugan Kovil, 28 km from Nagapattinam
http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Nagapattinam1.aspx?catid=c1&subcat1id=c1s1&subcat2id=c1s1s17
http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Chidambaram10.aspx?catid=c1&subcat1id=c1s1&subcat2id=c1s1s4
Tiruvakkarai Petrified forests
http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/places/citiestowns/Pudukkottai.aspx?CatId=C1&SubCat1Id=C1S1&SubCat2Id=C1S1S10
