Sukkiran Temple, Thanjavur

Gopuram Kumbakonam

Visitor Information

  • Famous for: Divinity, Architecture, History
  • Entrance Fee: No entrance fee for this place of worship
  • Visiting Time: 6 AM to 12 noon and then from 4 PM to 9 PM
  • Visit Duration: 1 hour to 2 hours

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Jalagamparai Waterfalls, Yelagiri

Jalagamparai Waterfalls Yelagiri

Visitor Information

  • Famous For– Tourism, Photography, Picnic, Landscape and Trekking
  • Entrance Fee– Entry is free.
  • Visiting Time– 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. is the ideal visiting time.
  • Visit Duration– Two to three hours approximately.

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Punganoor Lake, Yelagiri 

Punganoor Lake

Visitor Information

  • Famous for: Most magnificent manmade lake in Southern India, Hill station, Photography, Morning walks, Boating, Peace point.
  • Entrance fee: The parking fee is nil here. Entry fee is ₹3 per person. Apart from this, the boating charges are applied- ₹75 for rowing boat and ₹50 for pedal boat.
  • Visiting time: It can be visited at any time from morning 8am to evening 7pm through the seven week days.
  • Visiting duration: Lasts between 2-4 hours on an average.

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Silk Farm, Yelagiri

Jalagamparai Falls

Visitor Information

  • Famous For: Mulberry Plantations, Sericulture
  • Entrance Fee: Paid
  • Visiting Time: 6 AM TO 6 PM (On All Days)
  • Visiting Duration: The silk farm is situated in a village named Mangalam and the stretch of the mulberry plantation is also quite long. It may take you around 2 hrs to visit the place including the time to travel.

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Vainu Bappu Observatory, Yelagiri

Vainu Bappu Observatory

Visitor Information

  • Famous For: Telescopes, Fabry-Perot Interferometer, Star-gazing, Research and Astrophysics
  • Entrance Fee: Entry is free.
  • Visiting Time: Open to public on Saturdays from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
  • Visit Duration: One hour approximately.

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Jalagandeeswarar Temple, Yelagiri

Jalagandeeswara Temple

Visitor Information

  • Famous For: Festivals, Worship, Art, Architecture, History and Learning.
  • Entrance Fee: Entry to the temple is free.
  • Visiting Time: It opens in the morning at 6:30 a.m. and closes at 8:30 p.m. The temple is also closed in the afternoon time from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Visit Duration: The duration is subjective. In general, it takes approximately two to four hours to tour the entire temple.

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Nature Park, Yelagiri

Nature Park

Visitor Information

  • Famous for: Scenery, Flowers, Beauty
  • Entrance Fee:15 per adult and Rs.5 per child; additional fee of Rs.25 for the fountain show
  • Visiting Time: 7 AM to 8 PM (Daily)
  • Visit Duration: 2 hours to 3 hours

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Swamimalai Hills, Yelagiri

Swamimali Hills

Visitor Information

  • Famous For: Tourism, Experience seekers, Adventure enthusiasts and Photography.
  • Entrance Fee: The entry to this hill is free.
  • Visiting Time: There is no particular timings for these hills, but most of the visitors prefer visiting here during mornings.
  • Visit Duration: People generally spend 3 to 5 hours here.

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Velevan Temple, Yelagiri

Velevan Temple

Visitor Information

  • Famous for: Murugan Temple at the highest hilltop of Yelagiri, Photography, Sightseeing, Karthigai Thirunal Festival, Architectural Significance and Beauty.
  • Entrance Fee: There is no entrance fee to visit this pious place for everyone irrespective of age, gender, religion.
  • Visiting Time: The temple is open for Darshanam from 6AM in the morning to 8PM in the night. The Darshanam closes at noon for a couple of hours. During festivals and pious days, it may extend upto 10PM.
  • Visiting Duration: Normally this is a 30 minute to a one hour stoppage but it wouldn’t be surprising if the sight of the plains from up top, bewitch you for more than a couple of hours.

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Government Herbal Farm, Yelagiri

Punganoor Lake

Visitor Information

  • Famous For: Tourism, Experience seekers, Photography and Learning.
  • Entrance Fee: Entry fee for every individual is 15 INR and for parking of 2 wheelers they charge a nominal amount of 5 INR. For Musical Fountain, you would be charged an extra fee of 25 INR.
  • Visiting Time: It is open on all days of the week and the timings are from 9AM to 6PM.
  • Visit Duration: Approximately an hour. If you want to attend the special Musical fountain show then you might take a bit longer.

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