Tamil Nadu Heritage

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Map of Tamil Nadu Districts

Brihadeeswarar Temple

UNESCO World Heritage Site - Great Living Chola Temple

Thanjavur
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Shore Temple & Monuments

UNESCO World Heritage Site - Group of Monuments

Mahabalipuram
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Airavatesvara Temple

UNESCO World Heritage Site - Great Living Chola Temple

Darasuram, Kumbakonam
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Meenakshi Amman Temple

Famous for 14 towers and Dravidian architecture

Madurai
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Keeladi Excavations

Sangam-era archaeological site revealing ancient urban settlement

Near Madurai (Sivagangai)
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Kanyakumari

Southern tip of India; Vivekananda Rock Memorial and confluence of three seas

Kanyakumari

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

Largest working Hindu temple complex

Srirangam

Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple

UNESCO World Heritage Site - Great Living Chola Temples

Ariyalur District

Andal Temple

Famous gopuram; emblem of Tamil Nadu

Srivilliputhur

Nataraja Temple

Lord Shiva as cosmic dancer

Chidambaram

Annamalaiyar Temple

Panch Bhoota Sthalam - Fire element

Tiruvannamalai

Palani Murugan Temple

One of six abodes of Lord Murugan

Palani

Kanchipuram

City of Thousand Temples & Kanjeevaram Silk

Kanchipuram
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Fort St. George

First English Fortress in India (1644)

Chennai
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Vellore Fort

16th-century Vijayanagara Fortress - Three Faiths

Vellore
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Gingee Fort

Troy of the East - Impregnable Fortress

Villupuram District
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Chettinad Heritage

Palatial mansions of Nattukottai Chettiars & Athangudi tiles

Karaikudi, Sivaganga
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Ramanathaswamy Temple

One of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines; sacred pilgrimage site

Rameswaram
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Rockfort Temple

Ancient rock fortress with Ucchi Pillayar Temple

Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)
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Thiruchendur Murugan Temple

One of Six Abodes of Murugan; seashore temple

Thiruchendur
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Nilgiris - Ooty

Queen of Hill Stations; colonial heritage and tea gardens

Nilgiris District
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