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#1	Prince Tower Hotel Reviews (23) Rs. 850 1

#2	Silambu Hotel Reviews (11) Rs. 600 2

#3	Hotel Pams Reviews (5) Rs. 1500 3

#4	Manivizha Hotel Reviews (2) Rs. 400 4

#5	Al Muzammil Lodge Not rated yet Rs. 400 5

#6	Visvam Guest House Not rated yet Rs. 300 6

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	Parimala Ranganathar Temple Temple #2 of 4 Hotels near Parimala Ranganathar Temple

	Mayuranathaswamy Temple Temple #3 of 4 Hotels near Mayuranathaswamy Temple

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About Mayiladuthurai Tourism
Mayiladuthurai is a hamlet situated in Nagapattinam district, in the state of Tamil Nadu. The town is located in the historic Thanjavur area on the banks of the River Cauvery. According to mythology, goddess Parvati was born as a peacock and worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock. Stories say that Parvati was cursed to take birth as a peacock. In Tamil a peacock is called Mayiladuthurai. The word is divided into three parts: Mayil (Peacock) Aadum (Dancing) Thurai (Place). The surrounding village is called Sidharkaadu, or ‘the forest of saints’. Many saints lived in this place and attained Moksh through Samadhi. People say that it is a way of achieving pure divinity. Mayiladuthurai is famous for its gold jewellery business and its marriage halls. Majority of the business establishments are located in the central town. Other areas where people reside are Koorainaadu (Koranaad) and Thiru-Indaloor (Thirivizhandur). Though famous for gold business, the main activity in the region is agriculture. The land is fertile and the rice and sugarcane are the two main crops grown here. The suburban areas of Mayiladuthurai, Koorainadu, is famous for the silk sarees which are weaved here and called ‘kooraip pattu’ (koorai silks) and kooraip pudavai (sari) in Tamil. Mayiladuthurai also hosts the famous Natyanjali festival. On the similar lines of Chidambaran Nataraja temple\'s Natiyanjali, there is another Natyanjali, Mayura Natyanjali, which is held each year during Maha Shivratri. Various Bharat Natyam dancers participate in the festival, which is organised by a welfare trust named Sapthasvarangal Trust. The best months to visit Mayiladuthurai are from October to March.The place is well connected with a railway junction for Chennai (via Chidambaram, Villupuram), Trichy (Via Kumbakonam, Tanjore) and Tiruvarur. Read More >>

7 Mayiladuthurai Traveller Reviews

"Visit to Mayiladuthurai"

Posted by Manikantan
May 06, 2013

Mayiladuthurai Experience: The destination is known for being the central place to visit all the navagraha temples situated around Mayiladuthurai.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Food was OK

Activities & things to do: Visit to all the navagraha temples around the town.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Be aware of the temple timings so that you will not miss any of the temples. Taxi can be arranged by the hotel if requested.

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"A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE"

Posted by RAJAGOPAL
Mar 14, 2013

Mayiladuthurai Experience: It was very beautiful experience while on pilgrimage as this is a very nearest especially who desires to visit the powerful 9 navagraha temples.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Added to this there were most sight seeing places such as ancient temples which were not to be missed and to be kept and share movements with family members and friends. The most beautiful good healthy food and favorite food is available everywhere.

Activities & things to do: Performing poojas according to their janma nakshatrams.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Just click holidayiq and they will provide everything from our destination to the visiting place and back including picking up and leaving us.

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Posted by sankaran
Bangalore
Jan 28, 2013

Mayiladuthurai Experience: Good place centrally located to visit all the nearby temples and in and around. Especially the navagraha Temples and Govindhpuram etc. Also convenient to visit temples of Swamimalai, Kumbakonam, thiruvidaimarudhur etc. etc.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: Lot of good restaurants and eateries are available. The temples' visit is very memorable and should not be missed.

Activities & things to do: Nothing specific.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: A minimum of three days required to leisurely visit all the temples with meaningful interest. A prime Hindu religious and devotional center of ancient Tamil poets and spiritual personalities of Tamilnadu.

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"PILGRIMAGE"

Posted by Raman
Bangalore
Jan 21, 2013

Mayiladuthurai Experience: It was a nice experience to visit Mayavaram. The place is surrounded with lot of temples which are quiet famous and one must visit it.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: The food is okay and choice of restaurants are limited in the city.

Activities & things to do: One has to plan in advance to cover all the temples surrounding the Mayavarm so that within the available time say one or two days all most all temple could be visited. I have nothing to say on other activities.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Make use of local cab so that we do not lose time in locating the temple. The local cab man will take you to all the places in and around the city.

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"Convenient stay in Mayaladuthurai"

Posted by RAMAKRISHNAN
Chennai
Dec 27, 2012

Mayiladuthurai Experience: It is conveniently located to experience the temple as both the bus stand and temple are nearby. Food and service provided by the hotel was quite good. There are no leisure or holiday activities provided at the hotel. They provide cabs to travel to nearby temples.

Food, sight-seeing and shopping: All places are closeby.

Activities & things to do: None are provided by the hotel other than convenience to hire cabs. Wi-fi is provided for free.

Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc: Bus stand is closeby. Train station is also close by.

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Tourist places in Mayiladuthurai

Mayiladuthurai is located in the Nagapattinam District in Tamil Nadu, on the banks of River Cauvery. The word Mayiladuthurai means the ‘area of peacock's dance’. The place was initially known by the name of Mayavaram. The town has several tourist attractions and prominent among them is the Mayuranathaswamy Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva.

The Seerkazhi Temple is devoted to Lord Brahmapureeswarar and Thirumala Nayaki. Vaitheeswarankoil town is another attraction that is popular for a temple which is considered to be the seat of the Navagraha.

Thirumullaivasal town is popular for its beach and a temple that has a beautiful idol of Arulmigu Mullaivananathar. The Utha Vadieshwarar Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, is located near the town of Kuttalam. The Vallalar Temple is another prominent Shiva temple that is popular for the Guru Shrine.

The Ayyarapper Temple, Parimala Ranganathar Temple and Navagraha Temple are some of the popular temples situated near Mayiladuthurai. Edakkudi village is popular for its Mayura Natyanjali Festival organised during the occasion of Mahashivaratri. Many tourists visit the nearby Sitharkadu village, which is also known as 'the forest of saints'.