2025
ARJUNA'S PENANCE (ARJUNA'S PENANCE)
Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(2 reviews)
Monument seen as the world's largest bas-relief with mythological scenes carved on the face of ...Read more
2025
PANCHA RATHAS (FIVE RATHAS)
Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(2 reviews)
Monuments of 5 stone chariots bearing the names of the 5 Pandavas, carved in the 7th century ...Read more
2025
TIGER CAVE
Mahabalipuram
Ancient monuments
5/5
(1 review)
Pallava rock-cut temple dedicated to Durga, with a main door flanked by 9 carved tiger headsRead more
2025
SRI AUROBINDO ASHRAM (SAMADHI)
Pondichery
Places associated with famous people to visit
4/5
(4 reviews)
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh ashram in the heart of the old French Quarter, founded in 1926 with the ...Read more
2025
KRISHNA’S BUTTER BALL GARDEN
Mahabalipuram
Parks and gardens
4/5
(1 review)
A large garden dominated by the lighthouse, with a large rock that seems to defy gravity, cave ...Read more
2025
THANJAVUR MARATHA PALACE (ROYAL PALACE)
Thanjavur
Museums
4/5
(1 review)
Palace originally built by the Nayaks and used as the official residence of the Marathas of the ...Read more
2025
VELLORE FORT
Vellore
Military monuments
3.5/5
(2 reviews)
16th-century building overlooking the Patar River, used as a prison during the British ...Read more
2025
THIRUMALAI NAYAK MAHAL
Madurai
Palaces to visit
3/5
(2 reviews)
Palace built in 1523, 1 km from the temple, with royal residence, theater, harem, pond and ...Read more
2025
THIRUMAYAM FORT
Kadiapatti
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
3/5
(1 review)
Imposing 40-hectare fort built in 1687 overlooking the town of Thirumayam and the surrounding ...Read more
2025
GOUBERT MARKET
Pondichery
Markets
A must-visit market, testing all the senses in a veritable festival of colors, aromas and ...Read more
2025
VIVEKANANDA HOUSE
Chennai
Monuments to visit
Museum building built in 1842 on Marina Beach, used to store blocks of ice carved from the ...Read more
2025
RAJA'S PALACE
Kanadukathan
Palaces to visit
Large traditional house belonging to a Chettiare family, with adjoining courtyards, beautiful ...Read more
2025
THIRUVALLUVAR STATUE
Kanyakumari
Columns and statues to see
Statue over 40 m tall on a rocky islet close to another island housing the Vivekananda ...Read more
2025
PADMANABHAPURAM PALACE
Kanyakumari
Palaces to visit
Great palace of the Travancore kings, known for its splendid corridors and banqueting halls, ...Read more
2025
VIVEKANANDA ROCK MEMORIAL
Kanyakumari
Monuments to visit
Memorial dedicated to Ramakrishna's most famous disciple, offering a mandapam dhyana, ideal for ...Read more
2025
STRONG DANSBORG
Tranquebar
Military monuments
Fort built in 1620 by the Danes overlooking the beach, housing an armoury, a prison, granaries ...Read more