About Thiruvarur
Chennai to Thiruvarur distnce : 334 km
Estimated travel time : 7.5 hours
Chennai to Thiruvarur is one of the popular route for the devotee and tourists who want to see the glamour temple premises. Thiruvarur also spelt as Tiruvarur, is a one of the famous pilgrimage destination of the Tamil Nadu state of South India.
Thiruvarur is endowed with a large number of historically important places and temples. The town is one of the gems of the basket of the South to show the world. The town is worldly known for it's temple chariot of the Thyagaraja temple, weighing 360 tonnes (790,000 lb) and measuring 96 feet (29 m) tall is the largest temple chariot in India. Flourished on the bank of Odambokki river that is one of the well known town that significance can be trace in the era of different ruler from Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Later Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire, Marathas to the British. The temple offers vide range of the sites form the centre of spirituality in the temples to the home of biodiversity in the mangroves forests. The town become the top destination when annual Asian biggest chariot festival held in the month of April.
Taxi from Chennai to Thiruvarur is readily available at CabBazar.
Route Information
Chennai to Thiruvarur by car is well connected through Chennai - Theni highway / Chennai - Villupuram - Trichy - Kanyakumari road and is very convenient and comfortable drive. Chennai to Thiruvarur distance is 334 Km and is 7.5 hours journey. Other famous tourist places on this route and nearby are :
Koyambedu - Kurungaleeswarar Temple, Arulmigu Sri Thiruvidi Amman Alayam, Renuka Mata Temple
Vanagram - Shri Maha Varahi Temple, Shri Murugan Temple, Cooum River
Thandalam - Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple, Sundhareswarar Temple, Sri Somanatheshwara Temple, Water Park
Vandalur - Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Royal Bengal Tiger View Point, Elephant view Point, White Tiger View Point
Paranur - Shri Murugan Temple, Arulmiga Pidari Ponniammam Koil, Kolavai Lake, Mosque
Maduranthakam - Eri Katha Rama Temple, Shri Narasimha Perumal Temple, Madurantakam Dam View Point, Lake
Tindivanam - Masjidh-E-Quba, Sri Karuppaiya Swamy Temple, The Pentecostal Mission Church, Lakes
Chendur - Sri Thambuleeswari Temple, Sri Mallikarjunar Sri Brahmarambigai Temple, Sri Rajamuthu Mariyamman Temple
Salai - Murugan Temple, Shri Vinayagar Temple, Lake, Shri Ayyanar Temple, Sri Muthu Mariyamman Temple
Viluppuram - Shri Vaitheeswaran Alayam, Park, Lake, Sri Ragavendra Temple, Murugan Temple
Ulundurpet - Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple, Murugan Temple, Church
Virudhachalam - Shri Ayyanar Temple, Sai Baba Mandir, Arulmigu viruthagireeswarar Temple, Murugun Temple
Karke - Shiv Temple, Rangiyam Vallam Temple, Veeranar Temple, Draupadi Amman Temple
Kallathur - Shri Vinayagar Kovil, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Periyandavar Temple
Madanathur - Kollidam River, Ariyathangam Kovil, Ayyanar Temple, Meenachishwarar Temple
Kumbakonam - Sarangapani Temple, Dharasuram Temple, Kasi Viswanathar Temple, Kaveri River, Kalahasteeswarar Temple
Kudavasal - Kamachiyamman Temple, Kudavasal Koneswaran Shiva Temple, Mosque
Pondicherry or Puducherry - Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Promenade Beach, Rock Beach
