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Thirumayam Fort

Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India

4.2 (0)

Overview

A 1687 ring-fort of the Sethupathis on a bare rock — rampart rings, a rock-cut Shiva cave and freedom-fighter Oomaithurai's prison bastion.

Why visit: The Chettinad drive's fort-on-a-rock, with cave temples below.

Things to do

Heritage Walk

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Travel Information

Best time

Nov–Feb

Entry fee

₹25

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

1–2 hrs

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Within

14.3 km

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💎 Hidden Gem📍 Cave

4.3

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A 7th-century Jain cave monastery whose lotus-pond ceiling frescoes are the finest surviving paintings between Ajanta and the Cholas.

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