Must-see attractions in Tamil Nadu

  • Kurinji Andavar Temple

    Kodaikanal (Kodai)

    Dedicated to Murugan, this nondescript temple 3km northeast of town affords beautiful panoramas of the surrounding hills and the plains miles below.

  • Old Lighthouse

    Puducherry (Pondicherry)

    Pondy's lighthouse was completed in the 1830s and functioned for more than a century before being replaced in 1979.

  • Masilamani Nathar Temple

    Tamil Nadu

    Badly damaged by the 2004 tsunami, this 14th-century seafront temple is now repainted in kaleidoscopic colours.

  • St John’s Church

    Tamil Nadu

    Within the fort grounds stands this handsome, yellow-walled church (1846). Only open Sunday.

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