Sanyasikuppam

This place is visited for seeing the standing carved stone bulls. These can be seen on the way to Pondicherry from Tindivanam.

for more information visit tiruvannamalai

Thiruvakkarai

The temple here is a place to be visited by the tourists. It is located near Tindivanam on the banks of the river Varaha Nadhi. Various parts of this temple were erected by Sembian Mahadevi, the Chola queen.

The place has various reasons to be interested. The entry is not associated in a line. The Nandi of this temple is also taken away from its usual place in front of the chamber. A strange mudra of the Chathura Dance pose of Nataraja can be seen here. Another reason behind this place being famous is the trees that have become rocks and fossilized due to passage of time. In a special park, these are exhibited. Hundreds of people get together here during full moon nights to worship the multi-handed Kali known as Vakra Kali Amman enshrined near the front gopuram. Here, is an eccentric convention concerning the puja in this temple. The regular Puja is performed in the period known as `Ragukalam` or the period under the influence of Ragu.

Dhalavanur

This is another rock-cut temple built by Mahendra Varman, the Pallava king. The temple here is called Satru Malleswaram. The name is derived from Satrumalla, one of the titles of Mahendra Varman.

Mel Sittamur

This place is the head office of the chief Jain monk and possesses rare Jain manuscripts. It can be noticed on the way to Tindivanam from Gingee. One can see lots of temples here, which are devoted to Jain Tirthankaras. The Jain temples of Mylapore were shifted to this remotely placed inland during the beginning of Christian epochs when portions of Mylapore were flooded under the sea. Some fine carvings can be seen here in this place. This temple is often visited by the Jain research scholars. A good number of Jains scattered close by come for worship.

Mandagappattu

This is a well-known rock-cut cave temple of Pallava king Mahendra Varma. It is placed 17 km on the way to Gingee from Villupuram. The king proudly said that this temple built by him will last for ever as they completed it without using mud and wood.