Places to Visit in Chettinad
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Athangudi
Rank 1
Ranked 1 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Village
Athangudi is a village situated in Chettinad, which is popular for handmade terracotta tiles. These tiles are sun-dried and patterned beautifully for giving the desired texture. The colourful tiles here are mainly designed using sand, cement, belly jelly and synthetic oxides. These tiles are...
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Lord Ganesha
Rank 2
Ranked 2 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Karaikudi is famous
for this rock-cut temple which is located about 12 kms from Karaikudi on the
Karaikudi Madurai road. About 1600 years old, this temple was built by the
early Pandya kings. The image of Karpaga Vinayaka and that of a Siva Linga were
carved out of a stone by a sculptor...
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Chettiar Clan Temple
Rank 3
Ranked 3 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Chettiar Clan Temple is famous for the nine clan temples of the Chettiar community. These temples are spread across nine villages, which form Chettinad. The temples are situated at Velankudi, Soorakudi, Nemam and others. All these temples were granted by the Pandya kings to the local...
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Athmanathaswamy Temple
Rank 4
Ranked 4 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Athmanathaswamy Temple, which was built during the 10th century, is a popular tourist attraction. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is known for its outstanding interiors and beautiful outdoor inscriptions. The walls and ceilings of this temple are replete with mural paintings that have...
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Kamban Mani Mandapam
Rank 5
Ranked 5 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Kamban Mani Mandapam has been dedicated to the famous Tamil poet Mahakavi Chakravarthy Kamban. Poet Kamban is known to have rewritten the epic Ramayana in Tamil. This mandapam, where Mahakavi Kamban spent long hours, attracts lot of tourists.
This Kamban Mani Mandapam or the temple was...
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Chettinad Museum
Rank 6
Ranked 6 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Museum
Chettinad Museum is a heritage home, bringing alive to its
visitors, the Chettinad style of living.
This house converted into a museum is a must visit place in Chettinad. You
can find here traditional jewellery and clothing, huge copper water vats and grain
bins and various other...
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Karpagavinayagar Temple
Rank 7
Ranked 7 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Karpagavinayagar Temple is located in Pillayarpatti of the Chettinad region. Pillayarpatti is named after the main deity Pillayar or Lord Ganesha and attracts lot of devotees.. This old rock cut temple is patronised by the Pillayarpatti Nagarathar community of Chettinad.
This temple is...
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Chettiar Palace
Rank 8
Ranked 8 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Palace
Chettiar Palace, also known as Chettiar Mansion is located at Kanadukathan in Chettinad region. It is a historic home of the Chettinad Raja, which has been converted into a heritage hotel. This mansion was constructed by S. A. Ramaswamy Chettiar and it took over 10 years from 1902 to complete its...
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Kaviarsar Kannadhasan Mani Mandapam
Rank 9
Ranked 9 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Museum
Kaviarsar Kannadhasan Mani Mandapam was built for honouring poet laureate, Late Shri Kannadhasan. Poet Kannadhasan spent majority of his life with Nagarathars at this place, before he died in Nattarasankottai. After his death, the Nagarathar community built this mansion in his honour....
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Koviloor Aadheenam
Rank 10
Ranked 10 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Koviloor Aadheenam is famous for Koviloor Mada which is situated just 2 km west of Chettinad. This Mada is considered to be very important as it is the first one to translate Vedanta text into Tamil. Koviloor Mada was established during the 18th century by Shri Mukthiramalinga Gnana Desika...
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Meenakshi Sundereshwar Temple
Rank 11
Ranked 11 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
This is the one of the main attractions of the town. Also called Sivan Temple,
the shrine was constructed 1872. This temple boasts 108 statues of Ganapathy
Vinayak. The temple is best known for its splendid architecture.
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Kundrakkudi Murugan Temple
Rank 12
Ranked 12 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Kundrakkudi Murugan Temple is located on a small hill which is 200 ft high. This temple is famous for its Lord Murugan statue, which is accompanied by His two wives Lord Valli and Lord Devanai. The Murugan statue has six faces, owing to which Lord Murugan is also referred to as Lord Shanmuga....
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Shri Koteeswara Kottaiyur Temple
Rank 13
Ranked 13 of 13Places to Visit in Chettinad
- Type: Religious
Shri Koteeswara Kottaiyur Temple is situated 8 km from Chettinad and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. Kottaiyur is a small village neighbouring Karaikudi, which is famous for this temple that has Shivalingam. The name Koteeswara has been given to this Shivalingam, as it is believed to be formed from...
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