Pilgrimage circuit
The great Shaivite temples of the south — Rameswaram, Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Tiruvannamalai, Kumbakonam and more.
Tamil Nadu is home to some of the oldest continuously worshipped Shiva temples in India. Many were sung about by the Nayanmar saints in the Thevaram hymns, and several are masterpieces of Chola and Pandya architecture.
A Shiva temple tour with Aalaya Tours can be as short as a day or cover a week-long circuit. Popular choices include:
Tell us which temples matter most to you and we will build a comfortable route around them.
Packages
From Coimbatore
Adiyogi, the Dhyanalinga and the Marudamalai hill temple in one relaxed day along the Western Ghats foothills.
Starting package price
From ₹2,730.00
Base ₹2,600.00 + 5% GST
From Coimbatore
Three days linking Palani's hill temple, Madurai's Meenakshi Amman and the Rameswaram Jyotirlinga — a classic pilgrimage from Coimbatore.
Starting package price
From ₹8,190.00
Base ₹7,800.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai
Two days covering the Meenakshi Amman Temple and the Rameswaram Jyotirlinga, with the holy bath at Agni Theertham and a visit towards Dhanushkodi.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai
Four days through the great temples of the far south — Madurai, Rameswaram, Tiruchendur and Kanyakumari — along the southern coast.
Starting package price
From ₹10,920.00
Base ₹10,400.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai
A dedicated Rameswaram pilgrimage with time for the theertham bath, Jyotirlinga darshan, ancestral rites and the island's sacred sites.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai
Two days in the temple town of Kumbakonam — Adi Kumbeswarar, Swamimalai, Thirunageswaram, the Darasuram Chola temple and the Divya Desams.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai
The Chola capital's great Brihadeeswarar Temple, with Punnainallur Mariamman, Thiruvaiyaru and the Thingalur Chandra temple.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Kumbakonam (pickup also from Madurai & Coimbatore)
All nine planetary temples around Kumbakonam — Surya, Chandra, Angaraka, Budha, Guru, Sukra, Shani, Rahu and Ketu — in a comfortable two-day circuit.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Bangalore
The five elemental Shiva temples — air, earth, fire, space and water — in a six-day circuit from Bangalore through Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Starting package price
From ₹16,380.00
Base ₹15,600.00 + 5% GST
From Madurai (or Kumbakonam)
Darshan of Lord Nataraja at Chidambaram with Vaitheeswaran Kovil, Sirkazhi and the Thillai Kali Amman Temple.
Starting package price
From ₹5,460.00
Base ₹5,200.00 + 5% GST
From Mysore
A day of darshan around Mysore — Chamundeshwari on Chamundi Hills, the Nanjangud Srikanteshwara Temple and Sri Ranganathaswamy at Srirangapatna.
Starting package price
From ₹2,730.00
Base ₹2,600.00 + 5% GST
Temple guides
Velliangiri Foothills, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Home to the Adiyogi statue and the Dhyanalinga meditation shrine, at the foot of the Velliangiri mountains west of Coimbatore.
Adiyogi (Lord Shiva as the first yogi), Dhyanalinga, Linga Bhairavi
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
The great temple at the heart of Madurai, dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, famous for its towering sculpted gopurams.
Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar (Shiva)
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a Char Dham pilgrimage site, famous for its long pillared corridors and sacred theerthams.
Lord Shiva as Ramanathaswamy
Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
The water (Appu) lingam among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, a short walk from Srirangam.
Lord Shiva as Jambukeswarar and Goddess Akilandeswari
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
The "Big Temple" built by Raja Raja Chola I — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture.
Lord Shiva as Brihadeeswarar (Peruvudaiyar)
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
The temple of Lord Nataraja and the space (Akasha) element among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams.
Lord Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer
Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
The principal Shiva temple of Kumbakonam, linked to the town's legend of the divine pot and the Mahamaham festival.
Lord Shiva as Adi Kumbeswarar and Goddess Mangalambigai
Vaitheeswaran Kovil, Tamil Nadu
The Navagraha temple for Angaraka (Mars), where Shiva is worshipped as the divine healer.
Lord Shiva as Vaidyanathaswamy; Angaraka (Mars)
Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh
The air (Vayu) lingam of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, renowned for Rahu–Ketu pooja.
Lord Shiva as Srikalahasteeswara and Goddess Gnana Prasunambika
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
The earth (Prithvi) lingam of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, in the temple city of Kanchipuram.
Lord Shiva as Ekambareswarar
Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
The fire (Agni) lingam of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, at the foot of the sacred Arunachala hill.
Lord Shiva as Arunachaleswarar and Goddess Unnamulai Amman
Nanjangud, Karnataka
One of Karnataka's most important Shiva temples, on the banks of the Kapila river south of Mysore.
Lord Shiva as Srikanteshwara (Nanjundeshwara)
The Madurai – Rameswaram tour combines Sundareswarar at the Meenakshi temple with the Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga, and is an excellent two-day introduction. For temple architecture, add Thanjavur and Kumbakonam.
Yes. Our Pancha Bhoota Sthalam tour covers the five temples representing earth, water, fire, air and space across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
Pilgrimages to the hill shrines and seashore temples of Lord Murugan — from Palani and Marudamalai to Tiruchendur and the six sacred abodes.
Visit all six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan in one well-planned private tour across Tamil Nadu.
The five Shiva temples representing earth, water, fire, air and space — Kanchipuram, Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruvannamalai, Srikalahasti and Chidambaram.
The nine planetary temples in the Kaveri delta near Kumbakonam, visited in a comfortable two-day circuit.
Pilgrimages to Srirangam, Tirumala, Guruvayur and other great Vaishnavite shrines of the south.
Visit the Divya Desams — the 108 Vishnu temples sung by the Alvars — starting with Srirangam, Tirumala and the Kumbakonam temples.
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