Tiruchendur

It is located 10 km from Tiruchendur. A natural water spring in the desert near Ayyanar Temple attracts local tourists.

Kaalikesam is a beautiful place to visit. It is located at a distance of 100 km from Tiruchendur. It's a very good picnic spot.

The Mutharamman temple is located 20 km from Tiruchendur (Thoothukudi Dist) is known for the popular Dasara festival where folk dance artists from all over the state participate in the festival. More than 1,500,000 devotees gather together and celebrate Navarathiri in this village. This coastal village used to be a port in its earlier days. This place has other two famous temples including Katchiappar temple and Chidarambeswar temple.

It is located 18 km. from Tiruchendur. It is on the sea-shore at the Bay of Bengal. An ancient Roman Catholic Church is here where the Cross is said to have been brought from Jerusalem, This Church is also associated with St. Xavier, the famous missionary from West. Since there are other small Churches here in this place, it is called as “Chinna Jerusalem” (Small Jerusalem).

Manimuthar Falls is a natural waterfall flowing throughout the year situated above the Manimuthar dam. Really it is an adventurous feeling, if people drive there by bike. The falls near by has a pond which has a depth of 90 feet. It is really a picturesque place. It is just in 90 km from Tiruchendur.

The cluster of 9 Sacred Srivaishnava Temples located near Tiruchendur are known as Navathirupathis. They are 1.) Srivaikuntam, 2.) Thenthirupperai, 3.) Thiru Puliankudi, 4.) Thiru Kurugoor, 5.) Thiru Kulanthai, 6.) Thiru Koloor, 7.) Twin Tirupati-1, 8.) Twin Tirupati-2, 9.) Thiru Varagunamangai.

It is located 95 km from Tiruchendur. There is a falls where Shiva and Parvathi appear before the great saint “Agasthiya”. Hence the falls is popularly called as Agasthiyar Falls.

It is located 58 km from Tiruchendur. From here the great warrior “Veerapandiya Kattabomman” raised his voice against the British regime in the 17th century. The fort was converted as a memorial by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu in 1974. Sri Devi Jakkammal Temple, the hereditary Goddess of Kattabomman, is located near the fort. The cemetery of British soldiers are seen near the fort. Within the memorial Hal!, there are beautiful paintings on the walls depicting the heroic deeds of the saga.