Kaliyappatti

Kaliyappatti, is a small but interesting Siva temple built entirely of well dressed granite blocks, belongs to 9th - 10th century A.D. The temple is similar to that of the famous Muvar-koil of Kodumbalur. The temple is one among the earliest temples of the Chola design, and plays an important role in the study of temple architecture in Tamilnadu. Kaliyappatti is a small village near Kunnandarkoil. It is located in the Kiranur - Killukkottai route. There are only a few buses running in this route. Taxi service is available from Kiranur, Pudukkottai and Trichy.

Kodumbalur

Kodumbalur is 36 km from Pudukkottai. Kodumbalur is the site of some structural temples of great beauty. Their merit marks them out as among the most outstanding monuments in India. Two monuments alone are survived. They are the celebrated Muvarkoil and Muchu-kundesvara-koil. There are survivals of an Aivar-koil and of another Siva temple. It is Muvar-koil, which is the centre of attraction. They were built by Boodhi Vikrama Kesari, a general of the Chola army in the 10th century A.D. One of the Irukku Velirs who ruled this place, named Idangazhi Nayanar is included n the canons of the 63 Nayanmars. This place was also a stage of fierce battles between the Pandyas and the Pallavas. The architecture of this temple is unique among the temples of south India. The sculptures of kalarimurthi, Gaja (Elephand) Samharamurthi, Gangadaramurthi etc. are unique masterpieces. Nearby is the temple dedicated to Muchukun-deswarar of the early Chola period.

Kudumiyanmalai

Kudumiyanmalai is 20 km from Pudukkottai. Kudumiyamalai is an important site in the district famous for a few old temples of considerable beauty as well as archaeological interest. It is one of the oldest historic townships in the tract. The township was called as Thiru-nalak-kunram is earlier inscriptions and Sikhanallur in later ones. The village had extended all around a hillock, at the foot of which, on the east, is the famous Kudumiyanmalai temple complex. On and near a hillock there are four temples including a fine cave temple and a very large Siva temple, called Sikhanathasvami-koil, containing exquisite sculptures. The musical inscription found on a face of the cave-temple is important in the musical history of India. There are nearly a hundred and twenty inscriptions in Kudumiyamalai. The Anna Agricultural Farm and Agricultural Research Institute located here indicates that even today the place is not bereft of research the former was a cultural research though the present one is on agriculture.

Kumaramalai

Kumaramalai is 10 km from Pudukkottai. It is small Muruga temple at a top of small mount. The tank water of the mount is considered to be holy.

Kunnandarkovil

Kunnandarkoil, referred to in inscriptions as Thiruk-kunrak-kudi, has a rock cut temple, which may be assigned to the time of Nandi-varman II Pallava-malla (710 - 775 AD). In the course of the centuries, it developed, with structural additions, into a big complex. In plan it is similar to the Gokarnesvara temple at Thirugokarnam. It is a fascinating monument to study. Its main artistic gifts are a hundred and one pillared ‘ratha' mandapam, and two splendid portrait sculptures doing duty as dvara-palakas before the main shrine. The temple has some fine bronzes also.

Madattukoil

The deserted Siva Temple is a beautiful ruin. Known by the name Madattukoil the site contains remnants of an old (probably Chola) outer Prakaram in dark Granite, enclosing a younger (most probably Vijayanagara) structure in pink gneiss. The architecture and sculptures exhibit consummate artistic skill and delicacy. Thirty-eight km from Pudukkottai and close to Marudhampatti village. The deviation at kolattur on Pudukkottai - Trichy highway lead to Pakkudi village via Madattukoil.

Malayadippati

In Malayadippati, there are two cave temples hewn out of same rock, similar to that of Thirumayam. The bas-relief sculpture of Mahishasura-mardini in the Siva shrine is very impressive. The Sapta-matrika frieze here will interest iconographers. Practitioners of Kundalini yoga may also find it worth studying this group of sculpture for it is an authentic 1200-year old composition. There are paintings on the walls, ceiling and sculptures in the Vishnu shrine. Also there are some prehistoric burial sites near to Malayadippatti village. Malayadippatti is a small village in the northern half of the Pudukkottai district. In the early inscriptions the place was called Thiru-valatturmalai. It is 40 km away from Puddukkottai, in the Killukkottai-Kiranur route, 3 km away from Killukkottai and 20 km from Kiranur. One can reach this place by taking the diversion either from Adhanakkottai on the Thanjavur-Puddukkottai road or from Kiranur on Tiruchirappalli-Pudukkottai National highway. Town Bus facility is available from Kiranur and Killukkottai.

Muchukundesvara Temple

Situated to the north of Muvarkoil, this temple was built by Mahimalaya Irukkuvel in early tenth century A.D. The presiding deity is referred to as Tiru. Mudukunram Udaiyar in the inscription. The temple originally consisted of a grabhagriha (sanctum, 4.11m square) and an ardha-mandapa, all facing all facing all east. The adhishthana has plain mouldings and has a bhutagana frieze below the cornic and a yali freize above it. The closed maha-mandapa and the Amman shrine are later additions. Only four of the original eight sub-shrines are found intact-one is empty and the other three are dedicated to Subramanya, Chandesvara and Bhairava.

Periyur

Periyur, apalmyra-shaded fertile village contains a temple of great renown. The Naganatha-swami temple is well known for Naga worship, and barren women have been making pilgrimage to this village for centuries and install stone image of Naga-s. The stone images installed over the centuries now accumulated to give a breathtaking site. Peraiyur is on the south bank of the Vellaru. Hand-fans fashioned out of Palmyr fronds an important product of this place. Men of the Isai-vellala or Melakarar community in the village make these hand-fans. Peraiyur is about 15 km from Pudukkottai, which is just three kilometers from the Pudukkottai-Kuzhipirai-Ponnamaravathi bus route. Regular bus services and taxi facility is available from Pudukkottai