Adichchanallur, An Iron Age Urn Burial Site Excavation Photos

Iron Age habitational site of Adichanallur

Adichanallur is an archeological site near Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. The town is known locally as Adityanallur, and has been the site of a number of very important archeological digs.
ADICHANALLUR has a history of excavation. The urn-burial site was brought to light when a German, Dr. Jagor, conducted a haphazard excavation at the place in 1876. An Englishman called Alexander Rea, who was the Superintending Archaeologist, excavated the urn-burial site between 1889 and 1905. A Frenchman called Louis Lapique had also conducted an excavation in 1904.

In his article entitled "Prehistoric antiquities in Tinnevelly", which appeared in the Archaeological Survey of India's annual report in 1902-03, Rea called the Adichanallur site "the most extensive prehistoric site as yet discovered in southern if not in the whole of India... . The site was first brought to notice in 1876 when it was visited by Dr. Jagor of Berlin, accompanied by the Collector of Tinnevelly and the District Engineer."

Excavations by Dr. Jagor had yielded "upwards of 50 kinds of baked earthenware utensils of all sizes and shapes, a considerable number of iron weapons and implements, chiefly knives or short sword blades and hatchets, and a great quantity of bones and skulls". Rea says "these articles were taken away by Dr. Jagor for the Berlin Museum".

In his first excavations, Rea discovered about 1,872 objects, and about 4,000 more later. He said: "The objects yielded by these burial sites are finely made pottery of various kinds in great number; many iron implements and weapons; vessels and personal ornaments in bronze; a few gold ornaments; a few stone beads; bones; and some household stone implements used for grinding curry or sandalwood." Traces of cloth, urns with mica pieces, and husks of rice and millet were found in pots inside the urns. Lamp stands, hanging lamps, bell-mouthed jars, `chatties', necklaces, wire bangles, swords, spears and arrows were found.

Importantly, several gold diadems with a hole on each end for tying them around the forehead were found. Rea also discovered a number of bronze figurines of the buffalo, the goat or the sheep, the cock, the tiger, the antelope and the elephant.

He had this to say about how the dead were interred in the urns at Adichanallur: "In those urns which contained complete skeletons, and which were thus preserved by the lid remaining intact, the position of the bones made it obvious that the body had been set inside in a squatting or sitting position. On its decay, the leg and arm bones fell over and rested against one side of the urn, while the skull, ribs, and vertebrae dropped down to the bottom. This was the position in which every complete skeleton, without exception, was found; and the urns in which they were placed were all devoid of earth."

G. Thirumoorthy, Assistant Archaeologist with the ASI, who led the first phase of the excavation in 2004, said of Rea's excavation: "Above all, his excavation was important for the bronze objects discovered because they are quite unique in the proto-history of South India. Besides, he discovered a figurine of a Mother-Goddess. All this showed that the Tamil culture was rich then."

Rea's discovery of gold diadems is intriguing, for gold does not occur at Adichanallur or any nearby place. The gold could have been brought from outside because of trade contacts, Thirumoorthy said.

Also intriguing is the fact that, although Rea found a number of bronze objects and several gold diadems, no bronze or gold objects have so far been found in excavations conducted by the ASI from 2004. Besides, the trenches dug by Rea have not been located so far, although they are said to be in the centre of the mound.

Rea systematically documented all the objects that he discovered and handed them over to the Government Museum in Chennai, where they are on display.



The centrepiece of the discoveries is this potsherd with the motifs of a woman, a stalk of paddy, a crane, a deer and a crocodile.

THE Iron-Age urn-burial site at Adichanallur, about 24 km from Tirunelveli town in southern Tamil Nadu, has attracted nationwide attention for three important findings: an inscription in a rudimentary Tamil-Brahmi script on the inside of an urn containing a full human skeleton; a potsherd (fragment of broken earthenware) with stunningly beautiful motifs; and the remains of living quarters (rampart wall, potters' kilns, a smith's shop and so on) close to the site.

T. Satyamurthy, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle, with G. Thirumoorthy (centre), Assistant Archaeologist, and P. Aravazhi, a member of the team of archaeologists, at the site.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) started digging the site in February 2004, about 100 years after the last excavation activity there. It is an extraordinarily large urn-burial site spread over 114 acres (45.6 hectares) on a low, rocky hillock on the right bank of the Tamiraparani river, close to a lake and surrounded by paddy fields and banana plantations. The first phase of excavation in 2004, stretched between February 4 and July 5. In the six trenches that were dug then, the ASI ran into a range of spectacular finds. Each trench was a square, 10 metres by 10 metres. T. Satyamurthy, Superintending Archaeologist of the ASI, Chennai Circle, is the overrall director of the excavation.

The urn in the foreground, found at Adichanallur, resembles burial urns found at Malwa in Madhya Pradesh, suggesting trade contacts between the two regions.

A total of 157 burial urns were found, 57 of them intact and 15 with complete human skeletons inside. Many of the urns, especially those that contained human skeletons, were covered with another urn, in what is called a "twin-pot" system. They had been buried after cutting the rock in circular pits, into which the urns were lowered in a three-tier formation. The earliest burials formed the lowermost tier, which left enough space above to accommodate future burials.

Iron knives were among the artefacts unearthed.

Among the artefacts discovered at the burial site were a profusion of red ware, black ware, black-and-red ware, copper bangles, copper ear-rings, iron spear-heads, terracotta lids with tiered knobs, terracotta vessels that could be used both as lids and as bowls, globular vessels and long-necked utensils. There were vases, pots with exquisite decorations, broken daggers and swords made of iron. There were also Neolithic celts, iron implements, urns with clan marks and urns with hooks inside

A range of red ware, black ware, and black-and-red ware excavated and now on display at the ASI office in Chennai.

The urns with skeletons had inside them empty miniature vessels, rice, paddy and husk. The miniature vessels were of three types: bowls, small vases and pots. Made of polished blackware, they are thought to have had religious significance. These small vessels invariably had their lids on. The lids were decorated with dotted, floral or geometrical designs and were painted. Some lids had tiered knobs that looked like chess pieces.

An urn containing skeletons, covered with another urn in what is called a twin-pot system. Archaeologists point to the care with which the dead were buried.

One urn had the skeletons of a mother and a child. Some skulls had disintegrated, the bones had become fragile. Some urns were broken, and were filled with earth, obviously the handiwork of treasure-hunters. Three copper bangles and some copper chisels were also found at the site.

Vessels and pots found at the site.

Outside, around the urns, were bigger pots, which were red ware. Iron implements, knives, daggers, spearheads and Neolithic celts used in farming were found around the urns. Some pots rested on ring stands of different shapes. The lids came in different shapes - conical, globular, and so on. More than a thousand pot-vessels were unearthed intact. Lots of terracotta beads in conical shape and hop-scotches were found.

An earthen pot and its lid.

What is fascinating is the discovery of urns with clan/tribe marks. Some urns had ornamentation such as thumb-nail impressions running all round the neck. The clan marks included three lines separating out from the top, with knobs, and garland-like designs.

Satyamurthy called the Adichanallur burial site "the earliest site in Tamil Nadu" and was sure that its history would go back to 1,000 B.C. "In our excavation, we have come across a culture earlier to the megalithic period. It is a well-stratified culture. The pottery is typologically different from that of megalithic pottery," he said. (According to archaeologists, the Iron Age in South India stretched between 1,000 B.C. and 300 B.C. The Iron Age and the megalithic age were contemporaneous in South India. The Iron Age signifies the beginning of civilisation).

The centrepiece of these discoveries is the potsherd with motifs in appliqué designs. It was found inside an urn which had a human skeleton. At the centre of the motifs is a tall, slender woman with prominent breasts and wearing a knee-length dress. Her hands are clinging to her sides and the palms seem to be spread out. Next to her is a sheaf of standing paddy and a crane is seated on the paddy stalk. There is a beautiful, young deer with straight horns and upturned tail. There is also a crocodile, and a knob mark. The appliqué designs were made using clay. A small thin rope was used to bring about the serrated effect in each motif.

Archaeologists say marks such as these found on pots dug up at the site are clan marks.

Satyamurthy called the potsherd "a unique find because no such motifs have been found so far in burial sites in Tamil Nadu. These motifs resemble pre-historic cave paintings found in central Tamil Nadu, including Erode and Dharmapuri districts." Archaeologists are agreed that the depiction of the woman signifies the mother-goddess/fertility cult.

G. Thirumoorthy, Assistant Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle, who led a young team during the first phase of the excavation (other members were M. Nambirajan and P. Aravazhi), also said that the potsherd was "a unique find in the excavation of the Iron Age period, especially in South India." In other urn-burial sites in India, potsherds with such appliqué motifs have not been found so far. One expert, who found them "amazing" and "fantastic", said these motifs could be as old as 700 B.C. Arun Malik, Assistant Archaeologist with ASI, said: "Normally, such motifs are not found on pottery as they are generally seen only in pre-historic cave paintings."

Thirumoorthy said: "Adichanallur shows the importance given to the dead in Tamil society. The excavation reveals the mode of burial practice, the disposal of the dead, the religious beliefs prevalent then, and the socio-economic conditions of the people who lived here at that time."

The inhabitants of Adichanallur used an ingenious method to bury their dead. Thirumoorthy pointed out that these megalithic people were intelligent and had foresight because they used barren and not agricultural land to bury their dead. Besides, the urns were buried on a hillock, where they could not be flooded by the nearby river or the lake. "This is actually, a rocky hilly area. The urns were inserted after cutting the rocks in pit forms. It is not like digging the earth or sand. This is laborious work. Their intention was to accommodate the burials that would come later. That is why they went as deep as possible," he said. They obviously used iron crowbars to cut the rocks. The crowmarks on the sides of the pits could still be seen.

When the ASI started its digging at Adichanallur, it had two aims. First, to establish the date of the site and second, to locate the place where the people who used the burial site lived. Satyamurthy said: "Our main aim is to study the site, excavate it thoroughly and give a scientific date to it, using the carbon-14 dating method. We want to know the chronology or the sequence of the site and find out the nature of the culture that existed then. Another aim is to find out whether there was a habitational site nearby."

The remains of living quarters found close to the burial site in the second phase of the excavation include the ruins of a rampart.

The question that haunts the archaeologists who have excavated the cairn (stone)-burial sites or urn-burial sites of the megalithic period in the South is: Where were the living quarters of the people who were buried at Amirthamangalam near Ponneri, or Perumbair near Chengalpattu?

The second phase of excavation, which began in February 2005, is currently under way on the north and northwestern slopes of the urn-burial site. If the aim of this excavation was to locate the habitational site of the people whose bodies were buried a few hundred metres away, it has succeeded in that objective

Potsherds found in the ruins of the habitation.

The excavation has brought to light the town's fortification/rampart wall, which was made of mud with stone veneering in parts. Three potters' kilns with ash, charcoal and broken pots were found, confirming, according to Satyamurthy, that this was a habitational site. "It looks like a crowded town which was busy. On the one side is the burial site. Within 500 metres you have the kilns, which means life was active. It may have been an urban centre," he said.

Nambi Rajan said the trenches revealed a man-made floor paved with lime plaster. There were holes on the floor to hold posts. . A few individual letters in Tamil-Brahmi script have been found on potsherds. Plenty of potsherds with graffiti, especially the ladder symbol, have been unearthed. Artefacts unearthed include carnelian beads, terracotta beads and so on.

Some specialists are of the opinion that Adichanallur must have been a busy mining and industrial centre. The making of bronze figurines, iron implements such as swords, daggers and arrow-heads and big urns showed that it was a busy industrial township, they say.

M.D. Sampath, retired Director, Epigraphy, ASI, Mysore, said: " The excavated objects at Adichanallur are valuable in the sense that a study of the finds will reveal a new vista to know the growth and culture of Tamil society, and how this society achieved literacy."

A burial urn, its contents and (inset) inside it an inscription in rudimentary Tamil-Brahmi script.
The chance finding of an rudimentary Tamil-Brahmi script. It was written on the inside of an urn that held a human skeleton has the potential to upset theories about the date of origin of the Tamil-Brahmi script. Satyamurthy found the script under chance circumstances. After visiting the Adichanallur, he was returning to Chennai on a train. He was examining photographs of the urns with skeletons to see whether the skeletons had a primary or secondary burial. It was then that he noticed some letters written on the inside of the urn. He cut short his journey and returned to Adichanallur to examine the inside of the urn closely.

According to M.D. Sampath, retired Director, Epigraphy, ASI, Mysore, the script has seven letters. He said: "It may be suggested that the writing is in Tamil-Brahmi in a rudimentary form. Attempts have been made to blow up the writing so as to decipher the same. It may be tentatively read as follows: Ka ri a ra va [na] ta.

"Though the exact meaning is not clear, it is quite likely that the expression seems to suggest the name of the engraver of the record or the maker of the pottery or the person whose skeletal remains are found interred inside the urn. The reading is subject to improvement. It is necessary to compare it with the graffiti and other scribbling found on the potsherds at different stratigraphical levels. The script seems to be archaic, perhaps coeval with the early megalithic period."

Dr. Sampath pointed out that "this was "a rare occurrence" that the script was written inside the urn. Normally, such writings were seen outside the urns. The technique of inverted firing used in the baking of black and red ware must have been adopted in baking this urn also. "How this method has been used here is a question that needs an answer from archaeologists," he said.
Satyamurthy has proposed, on the basis of "preliminary thermo-luminescence dating," that the pots found inside the urn along with the script might date back to circa 500 B.C. He said this method of dating "takes the site to the period from 1,500 B.C. to 500 B.C. So the script is also likely to be dated to 5th century B.C. even if we take the latest date into consideration." This date is, however, subject to confirmation by carbon-14 dating, which is a more accurate method.
It is called Tamil-Brahmi because the language is Tamil but the script is Brahmi. The Brahmi script was predominantly used for the Prakrit language from the period of Emperor Asoka (circa 270 B.C.).

Iravatham Mahadevan, an authority on the Tamil-Brahmi script, says in his seminal work "Early Tamil Epigraphy, From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D.", that "The Brahmi script reached Upper South India (Andhra-Karnataka regions) and the Tamil country at about the same time during the 3rd century B.C. in the wake of southern spread of Jainism and Buddhism." Mahadevan writes, "The earliest inscriptions in the Tamil-Brahmi script may be dated from about the end of the 3rd century or early 2nd century B.C. on palaeographic grounds and stratigraphic evidence of inscribed pottery. The earliest inscriptions in the Tamil country written in the Tamil-Brahmi script are almost exclusively in the Tamil language."
Satyamurthy, however, has proposed that the script inside the urn may belong to 5th century B.C.

Courtesy:

http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/17/stories/2005021704471300.htm
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List of Monuments under Chennai Circle | Thrissur Circle

Sl. No.
Name of Monument/Site
Locality
District
1
Arsenal
Chennai
Chennai
2
Big Warehouse
Chennai
Chennai
3
Chaplian’s House
Chennai
Chennai
4
Clive’s House
Chennai
Chennai
5
Garrison Engineer’s Depot
Chennai
Chennai
6
Guard Room
Chennai
Chennai
7
King’s Barrack
Chennai
Chennai
8
Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’
Chennai
Chennai
9
Nursing Sister’s House
Chennai
Chennai
10
Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess
Chennai
Chennai
11
Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravilions With Vaulted Chambers And Water Cisterns Underneath: Moat And Defence Walls All Round With Glacis To The Extent Of The Existing Barbed Wire Fence.
Chennai
Chennai
12
St. Mary’s Church
Chennai
Chennai
13
Wellesley’s House
Chennai
Chennai
14
David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb
Chennai
Chennai
15
Old Town Wall
Tondiarpet
Chennai
16
Muruganathasvami Temple
Tirumurugan-
poondi
Coimbatore
17
Nithisvarasvami Temple
Srimushnam
Cuddalore
18
Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjecent Lands
Adiyamankottai
Dharmapuri
19
Hill Fort
Krishnagiri
Dharmapuri
20
Hill Fort
Rayakkottai
Dharmapuri
21
Fort On Rock
Dindigal
Dindigal
22
Jain Temple
Mettupudur
Erode
23
Sugrisvara Temple And Tank
Sircar Periyapalayam
Erode
24
Iravatanesvara Temple
Big Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
25
Jvaraharesvara Temple
Big Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
26
Matangesvara Temple
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
27
Muktesvara Temple
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
28
Pirvatanesvara Temple
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
29
Munkudmisvara Temple
P.V.Kalathur
Kanchipuram
30
Dhenupurisvara Temple
Madambakkam
Kanchipuram
31
Large Siva Temple
(Apathsahaesvara Temple)
Tenneri
Kanchipuram
32
Arjuna’s Penance
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
33
Arjuna’s Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
34
Bhima’s Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
35
Dharmaraja ‘S Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
36
Dharmaraja Rock Cut Throne
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
37
Dolostva Mandapa
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
38
Draupadi’s Bath
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
39
Draupathi Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
40
Eight Stone Images On A Masonary Platform Known As The Seven Pidaris
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
41
Huge Stone Figures Of The Lion, Elephant , And A Bull
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
42
Olakkanesvara Temple
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
43
Kotikal Mandapa
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
44
Krishna’s Butter Ball
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
45
Krishna Mandapam
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
46
Large Unfinished Rock Sculpture Similar To Arjuna’s Penance
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
47
Mahishamardini Rock Cut Mandapa
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
48
Mahishasura Rock Standing In The Sea To The North Of Shore Temple
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
49
Mukundanayanar Temple
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
50
Rock Cut Ganesha Temple
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
51
Rock Cut Varaha Temple Containing Varaha And Vamana Incarnation Of Vishnu
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
52
Rock Cut Sculpture, Representing The Group Of Elephants, Monkey And Peacock
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
53
Rayagopuram(Unfinished)
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
54
Sahadeva’s Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
55
Shore Temple
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
56
Small Monbolithic Temple Known As Valayankuttai Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
57
Stone Sculpture Representing The Group Of Elephants, Monkeys
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
58
Triple Celled Rock-Cut Shrine With Gopi’s Churn Infront Of It
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
59
Two Rock Cut Temples At North East Corner Of The Koneri Pallam Tank
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
60
Two Small-Carved Rocks To The South Of The Shore Temple.
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
61
Two Small Monolithic Temples Known As Pidari Amman Ratha
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
62
Unfinished Ratha And Stone Couch
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
63
Unfinished Rock Cut Cave Temple North Of Krishna Mandapa
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
64
Dharmesvara Temple
Manimagalam
Kanchipuram
65
Vaikunta Perumal Temple
Kanchipuram
Kanchipuram
66
Ruined Dutch Fort And Cemetery
Sadras
Kanchipuram
67
Kailasanatha Temple
Salabogam
Kanchipuram
68
Tiger-Headed Rock Cut Temple
Salvankuppam
Kanchipuram
69
Two Inscribed Rocks
Salavankuppam
Kanchipuram
70
Rock Cut Shiva Temple With Three Lingas
Salavankuppam
Kanchipuram
71
Lesser Siva Temple(Kanthalingesvasatemple)
Tenneri(Madavilaam)
Kanchipuram
72
Nityakalyanasvami Temple
Tiruvidanthai
Kanchipuram
73
Orukkal Mandapam
Tirukallikunram
Kanchipuram
74
Venkatesaperumal Temple
Tirumukkudal
Kanchipuram
75
Vaikuntaperumal Temple
Uttiramerur
Kanchipuram
76
Tirupulisvara Temple
Vayalur
Kanchipuram
77
Head Sluice Periavoikal Nattuvoikal
Musiri
Karur
78
Korangunatha Temple
Srinivasanallur
Karur
79
Rock(Kulithalai)
Vaigainallur
Karur
80
Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti
Melur
Madurai
81
Jain Statues Rock Incription And Panchapandava Beds On The Hill
Kalluthu
Madurai
82
Rock Cut Bas Relief And Beds And A Mutilated Jain Stone Image
Karadipatti
Madurai
83
Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai
Keelakuilkudy
Madurai
84
Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar)
Kilaiyur Kilavalavu
Madurai
85
Rock Cut Beds Under NaturalRock Shelter In Amanarmalai Or Samanar Malai
Melakuilkudy
Madurai
86
Cave In Sitharmalai
Mettupatti
Dindigul
87
Cavern With Panchapandava Beds On The Wester Slope Of The Hills And Similar Beds
Tiruparankunram
Madurai
88
Rock –Cut Cave And Inscription
Tiruparankunram
Madurai
89
Ramapada Mandapam
Kodiakkadu
Nagapattinam
90
Inscribed Stone
Kodiyakarai
Nagapattinam
91
Town Gateway
Tranquebar
(Tarangambadi)
Nagapattinam
92
Hill Fort
Namakkal
Namakkal
93
Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple
Namakkal
Namakkal
94
Brihadisvara Temple
Gangaikonda
cholapuram
Perumbalur
95
Jain Statue Built Of Granite
Jayankonda
cholapuram
Perumbalur
96
Jain Statue Called Paluppar
Jayankonda
cholapuram
Perumbalur
97
Fort
Ranjankudi
Perumbalur
98
Shamshkhan’s Mosque
Vallapuram
Perumbalur
99
Siva Temple
Valikantapuram
Perumbalur
100
Jain Tirthankara Image
Alangudipatti
Pudukkottai
101
Jaina Image
Alathur
Pudukkottai
102
Whole Cave With Two Jain Figures Carved On The Rock Over It And Damaged Inscription
Ammachatram
Pudukkottai
103
Whole Of Minakshi Sundaresvara Temple And The Inscribed Stone In The Front Mandapam
Ammankurichi
Pudukkottai
104
Two Jain Tirthankara Images In A Coconut Plantation
Annavasal
Pudukkottai
105
Siva Temple
Ariyur
Pudukkottai
106
Jain Tirthankara Image And Inscribed Stone
Chettipatty
Pudukkottai
107
Ruined Jaina Temple
Chettipatty
Pudukkottai
108
Sarangadesvara (Also Known As Tiruvagnisvara) Temple
Chittur
Pudukkottai
109
Rock-Cut Siva Shrine
Devarmalai
Pudukkottai
110
Kalabhamudaiyar Temple
Irumbanadu
Pudukkottai
111
Siva Temple And Lion Pillar
Irumbanadu
Pudukkottai
112
Soundararaja Perumal Temple
Irumbanadu
Pudukkottai
113
Stone Idols Of Ganesa And Anjaneya
Irumbanadu
Pudukkottai
114
Jain Tirthangara Idol
Kannangarakudi
Pudukkottai
115
Jain Image, Stone Lion And Foundations Of A Jain Temple
Kannangudi
Pudukkottai
116
Balasubrahmanya Temple
Kannanur
Pudukkottai
117
Siva Temple
Kilayur(Kaliyapatti)
Pudukkottai
118
Uttamadanisvara Temple
Kilattaniyam
Pudukkottai
119
Uttamanathaswamy Temple
Kiranur
Pudukkottai
120
Muchukundesvara Temple And
The Tank In Front Of It
Kodumbalur
Pudukkottai
121
Muvar Koil With Surrounding Sub-Shrines Stone Enclosures Etc.,
Kodumbalur
Pudukkottai
122
Remains Of Aivar Koil
Kodumbalur
Pudukkottai
123
Remains Of Structural Temples And Antiquities
Kodumbalur
Pudukkottai
124
Amman Shrine
Kudumiyanmalai
Pudukkottai
125
Natural Cavern With Drip Line On The Western Side Of The Kudumiyanmalai
Kudumiyanmalai
Pudukkottai
126
Musical Inscription
Kudumiyanmalai
Pudukkottai
127
Rock-Cut Shrine Called Melakkoil With Mandapa In Front
Kudumiyanmalai
Pudukkottai
128
Sikkanathaswamy Temple
Kudumiyanmalai
Pudukkottai
129
Eight Natural Caverns, Jain Idols And Inscriptions In Kudagumalai, Aladiperumal Paraika
Kulathur
Pudukkottai
130
Ruined Siva Temple
Kulathur
Pudukkottai
131
Rock-Cut Siva Cave-Temple, Hall Of Hundred Pillared Mandapam Or Car Mandapam With Wheels In Front Part Of The Plinth
Kunnandarkoil
Pudukkottai
132
Jain Idols And Remains Of The Jain Temple
Letchumanpatti
Pudukkottai
133
Idols In The Southern Bund Of Teppakulam Or Urani
Madarapatti
Pudukkottai
134
Rock-Cut Siva Temple
Malayadipatti
Pudukkottai
135
Rock-Cut Vishnu Temple
Malayadipatti
Pudukkottai
136
Two Rock-Cut Siva Shrines On The Eastern And Southern Slopes Of The Hill
Malakkoil
Pudukkottai
137
Jain Temple Site
Mangathevanpatti
Pudukkottai
138
Jain Temple
Mangathevanpatti
Pudukkottai
139
Siva And Pillayar Temple
Mangudi
Pudukkottai
140
Jain Tirthankara Ayyanar And Devi Idols
Marudur
Pudukkottai
141
Menandar Pillayar Temple
Melanilaivayal
Pudukkottai
142
Jain Tirthankara Idol And Relics Of Old Jain Temple
Melur
Pudukkottai
143
Vishnu Idol
Melur
Pudukkottai
144
(I) Jain Tirthankara Image (Ii) Remains Of The Temple (Iii) Ganesa Image (Iv) Nandi With Inscriptions
Mailapatti
Pudukkottai
145
Tiruperumanadar Temple
Nangupatti
(Madattukkoil)
Pudukkottai
146
Jain Idol, Two Durga Idol, One Vishnu Idol And Inscribed Stone Slab
Nanjur
Pudukkottai
147
Amman Koil (Melaikadambar Koil And The Siva Temple To Its West)
Narthamalai
Pudukkottai
148
Rock-Cut Siva Temple
Narthamalai
Pudukkottai
149
Vijayalayacholisvaram And The Group Of Sub-Shrines Around It
Narttamalai
Pudukkottai
150
Rock-Cut Vishnu Shrine
Narttamalai
Pudukkottai
151
Jain Image And The Inscription To The South Of It On The Summit Of The Sadayaparai
Nathampannai
Pudukkottai
152
Siva (Valamadisvara) Temple
Nirpalani
Pudukkottai
153
Siva Temple
Panangudi
Pudukkottai
154
Vishnu Temple
Panangudi
Pudukkottai
155
Rajendracholisvara Temple
Ponamaravati
Pudukkottai
156
Jaina Thirthankara Image
Puliyur
Pudukkottai
157
Jain Image And The Surrounding Temple Site Locally Called Mottai Pillayar Koil
Puttambur
Pudukkottai
158
Rock-Cut Shrine Of Pushpavanesvara
Puvalakkudi
Pudukkottai
159
Stone Sluice With Nandipottan’s
Inscription
Rajalipatti
Pudukkottai
160
Stone Idols Of Vishnu And Devi And Siva Temple
Rasipuram
Pudukkottai
161
Jain Mound, Jain Images, Other Idols And Lion Pillars
Sembattur
Pudukkottai
162
Natural Cavern Called Andarmatam
Sembuthi
Pudukkottai
163
Vishnu And Sridevi Idols
Sengirai
Pudukkottai
164
Bhumisvara Temple
Sevalur
Pudukkottai
165
Natural Cavern With Stone Beds And Brahmi And Old Tamil Inscriptions Called Eladipattam
Sittannavasal
Pudukkottai
166
Rock-Cut Jain Temple
Sittannavasal
Pudukkottai
167
Tiruvilangudy Siva Temple
Suriyur
Pudukkottai
168
Siva Temple
Tennangudi
Pudukkottai
169
Jain Tirthankara Image Seated On Apedestal To The East Of The Bund
Tekkatur
Pudukkottai
170
Sanctum Of Siva Temple
Tirukalambur
Pudukkottai
171
Sundaresvara Temple With Sub-Shrines
Tirukkattalai
Pudukkottai
172
Rock-Cut Siva Temple
(Satyagirisvara Temple)
Tirumayam
Pudukkottai
173
Rock-Cut Vishnu Temple
(Satyagirisvara Temple)
Tirumayam
Pudukkottai
174
Stone And Brick Fort
Tirumayam
Pudukkottai
175
Cholisvaramudaiyar Temple
Tiruppur
Pudukkottai
176
Jain Image In Waterspread Of Pudukulam
Tiruppur
Pudukkottai
177
Siva Temple
Thodaiyur
Pudukkottai
178
Jain Tirthankara Image And Inscribed Stone
Valavambatti
(valavanpatti)
Pudukkottai
179
Siva Temple (Agatisvara Temple)
Varappur
Pudukkottai
180
Siva Temple On The Western Bund Of Enadikulam
Varpet
Pudukkottai
181
Jain Tirthankara Image
Veerakkudy
Pudukkottai
182
Agastisvara Temple
Vellanur
Pudukkottai
183
Kailasanatha Temple
Vellanur
Pudukkottai
184
Two Lion Pillars In The Vahana Mandapam Of The Subrahmanya Temple
Viralimalai
Pudukkottai
185
Siva Temple
Visalur
Pudukkottai
186
Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon
Attur
Salem
187
Fort And Temple On The Hill
Chinna Kavandanur
Salem
188
Boulder Stone Bed And Brahmi Inscriptions On The Hill And Rock-Cut Temple With Inscription At The Foot Of The Hill
Kunnakudi
Sivaganga
189
Airavatesvara Temple
Chatram Darasuram
Thanjavur
190
Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart And The Bastions In Ts No 608 Of Ward Iii
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
191
Schwartz (Christ) Church
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
192
Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple
Thanjavur
Thanjavur
193
Karuppannasvami Tock And Jain Sculpture
Uttamapalayam
Teni
194
Fort Gateway
Tiruchchirappalli
Tiruchchirappalli
195
Rock Fort, 1) Lower Cave;
2) Path Leading To The Site In Front Of The Lower Cave; 3) Path Leading To The Upper Cave;
4) Site In Front Of The Lower Cave; 5) Upper Cave.
Rock Fort, Trichy
Tiruchchirappalli
196
Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple)
Tiruverumbur
Tiruchchirappalli
197
Fort And Cemetry
Pulicat
Thiruvallur
198
Svayambunathar Temple
Kilputhur
Thiruvannamalai
199
Rock-Cut Shrine
Kuranganilmuttam
Thiruvannamalai
200
Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions.
Mamandur
Thiruvannamalai
201
Rock Cut Caves
Narasamangalam
Thiruvannamalai
202
Chandramouliswara Temple
Nattery
Thiruvannamalai
203
Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures
Siyamangalam
Thiruvannamalai
204
Jain Temple
Tirumalai
Thiruvannamalai
205
Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam.
Tiruvannamali
Thiruvannamalai
206
Adjoining Building To The Masjid And Two Ponds.
Arcot
Vellore
207
The Cannon
Arcot
Vellore
208
Delhi Gate
Arcot
Vellore
209
Mashid And Two Ponds In The West Of The Citadel
Arcot
Vellore
210
Ranganatha Temple
Erukkampattu
Vellore
211
Monolithic Rock Cut Temple
Mahendravadi
Vellore
212
Choleswara Temple
Melpadi
Vellore
213
Somanatha Temple
Melpadi
Vellore
214
North Eastern Corner Of The Outer Rampart Of The Old Fort At Arcot
Muppaduvetti
Vellore
215
Rock Inscription On The Right Flank Of The Sholinghur Tank
Sholinghur
Vellore
216
Konar Temple
Tirumalpur
Vellore
217
Subramanya Temple
Vallimalai
Vellore
218
Jain Sculpture And Inscription
Vallimalai
Vellore
219
Fort
Vellore
Vellore
220
Old Mosque In The Fort
Vellore
Vellore
221
Jalkanteswara Temple
Vellore
Vellore
222
Rock, Sculptures & Caves
Vilapakkam
Vellore
223
Brahmapurisvara Temple
Brahmadesam
Villupuram
224
Patalisvara Temple
Brahmadesam
Villupuram
225
Rock Cut Pallava Temple
Dalavanur
Villupuram
226
Alagiya Narasimha Perumal Temple
Ennayiram
Villupuram
227
Fortress Comprising Of Hill Fort On The Rajagiri, The Inner And Lower Fort And Lines Of The Fortification Connecting Rajagiri, Krishnagiri And Chakkilidrug (Or) St. George’s Mountain Hills.
Gingee
Villupuram
228
Minor And Lower Forts With Structures Like Inner Fort, Venugopala Temple. A Granary, A Gymnasium, Kalyanamahal, Stables, Barracks, Idols Of Kamalakanni Amman And Hanuman Etc.
Gingee
Villupuram
229
Old Jail Near The Pondy Gate And Two Persian Inscriptions On The Outer Face Of The Two Last Bastions.
Gingee
Villupuram
230
Saad-At-Ullah Khan Mosque With Persian Inscriptions, Inscription In Perian In Pond Gate
Gingee
Villupuram
231
Two Granaries, A Magazine, A Flag Staff, Temples Of Ranganatha And Kamalakkani Amman, A Big Cannon, A Sacrificial Slab, The Audience Hall On The Rajagiri And The Treasury
Gingee
Villupuram
232
Two Granaries, Well For Storing Of Ghee, Well For Storing Oil, Two Temples And An Audience Hall On The Krishnagiri.
Gingee
Villupuram
233
Venkararamana Temple With Inscription In Tamil, Prisoners Well (Ab)
Gingee
Villupuram
234
Pallava Rock-Cut Shrine
Kilmavilangai
Villupuram
235
Rock Cut Shrine
Mandagapattu
Villupuram
236
Outside The Fort-Pattabhirama Temple And 12 Pillared Mandapa
Narasingarayanan
pettai
Villupuram
237
Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription
Panamalai
Villupuram
238
Apatsaheyeswara Temple
Sendamangalam
Virudhunagar
239
24 Jain Figure In Two Rows, A Standing Nude Figure, Two Fragments Of A Sitting Figure And Two Inscritpions On Tirunathankunru.
Sirukadambur
Villupuram
240
Vinnamparai Rock Containing Pallava Inscriptions
Thondur
Villupuram
241
Tirumalai Nayaka Palace
Srivilliputtur
Virudhunagar
242
Megalithic cists and cairns (survey no.222)
Agaram
Kanchipuram
243
Megalithic cists and cairns (survey nos. 111 & 116)
Agaram
Kanchipuram
244
Urn burials
Alattur
Kanchipuram
245
Megalithic cists and cairns
Amur
Kanchipuram
246
Megalithic cists and cairns
Anur
Kanchipuram
247
Megalithic cists and cairns
Araiyapakkam
Kanchipuram
248
Megalithic cists and cairns
Atcharavakkam
Kanchipuram
249
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Ayyanjeri
Kanchipuram
250
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Echchur
Kanchipuram
251
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Edakunram
Kanchipuram
252
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Eluchur
Kanchipuram
253
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Erumaiyur
Kanchipuram
254
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Gudalur
Kanchipuram
255
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Guduvancheri
(Vallamjeri)
Kanchipuram
256
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Guduperum
Bedu
Kanchipuram
257
Cairns at The Foot Of Perambair Hills.
Kadmalaiputhur
Kanchipuram
258
Chromlechs
Kadmalaiputhur
Kanchipuram
259
Group of cairns
Kadapperi
Kanchipuram
260
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Kalanipakkam
Kanchipuram
261
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kalathur
Kanchipuram
262
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kalvay
Kanchipuram
263
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kanakapattu
Kanchipuram
264
Excavated remains and buddhist vihara and temple , pallananesvaram
Melaiyur
Nagapattinam
265
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kandalur
Kanchipuram
266
Megalithic cists and cairns
Karanaithangal
Porinjam
Bakkam
Kanchipuram
267
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kattamputtur
Kanchipuram
268
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kilampakkam
Kanchipuram
269
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kottamedu
Kanchipuram
270
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kumili
Kanchipuram
271
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles on the hill.
Kunnattur
Kanchipuram
272
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kunnavakkam
Kanchipuram
273
Megalithic cists and cairns
Kuravanmedu
Kanchipuram
274
Megalithic cists and cairns
Madayathur
Kanchipuram
275
Megalithic cists and cairns
Maganiyam
Kanchipuram
276
Megalithic cists and cairns
Mailai
Kanchipuram
277
Megalithic cists and cairns
Malaipattu
Kanchipuram
278
Megalithic cists and cairns
Malaivaiyavur
Kanchipuram
279
Two Unfinished Excavations Near The Light House
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
280
Unfinished Excavations Near Triple Celled Rock Cut Shrine
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
281
Unfinished Excavations South Of Draupadi Rath
Mamallapuram
Kanchipuram
282
Megalithic cists and cairns
Mampattu
Kanchipuram
283
Megalithic cists and cairns
Manamai
Kanchipuram
284
Megalithic cists and cairns
Melkottaiyur
Kanchipuram
285
Megalithic cists and cairns
Moosaivakkam
Kanchipuram
286
Megalithic cists and cairns
Naduvakkarai
Kanchipuram
287
Megalithic cists and cairns
Nandambakkam
Kanchipuram
288
Megalithic cists and cairns
Nandivaram
Kanchipuram
289
Group of cairns
Nanmangalam
Kanchipuram
290
Megalithic cists and cairns
Nattam
Kanchipuram
291
Megalithic cists and cairns
Nedungunram
Kanchipuram
292
Megalithic cists and cairns
Nallikuppam
Kanchipuram
293
Megalithic cists and cairns
Olalur
Kanchipuram
294
Megalithic cists and cairns
Ottivakkam
Kanchipuram
295
Megalithic cists and cairns
Ottiyambakkam
Kanchipuram
296
Megalithic cists and cairns
Padur
Kanchipuram
297
Megalithic cists and cairns
Palayasivaram
Kanchipuram
298
Megalithic cists and cairns
Pallavaram
Kanchipuram
299
Megalithic cists and cairns
Palliyagaram
Kanchipuram
300
Megalithic cists and cairns
Paranur
Kanchipuram
301
Megalithic cists and cairns
Perumbakkam
Kanchipuram
302
Megalithic cists and cairns
Perunagar
Kanchipuram
303
Megalithic cists and cairns
Perungalathur
Kanchipuram
304
Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles
Ponmar
Kanchipuram
305
Megalithic cists and cairns
Porundavakkam
Kanchipuram
306
Megalithic cists and cairns
Pudupakkam
Kanchipuram
307
Megalithic Cists and Cairns Bounded With Stone Circles
Pulippakkam
Kanchipuram
308
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Pundi
Kanchipuram
309
Megalithic Cists Circumscribed by Stone Circles
Rajakulipettai
Kanchipuram
310
Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Stone Circles
Rayalpattu
Kanchipuram
311
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sanur
Kanchipuram
312
Megalithic Cists and Cairns in Virgin State.
Sastirampakkam
Kanchipuram
313
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sembakkam
Kanchipuram
314
Group of Cairns and Cists
Sembakkam
Kanchipuram
315
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sengunram
Kanchipuram
316
Megalithic Cists and Cairns intact with Stone Circles.
Settipuniyam
Kanchipuram
317
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Settupattu
Kanchipuram
318
Megalithic Cairns With Stone Circles and Sarvophagi
Sikkarayapuram
Kanchipuram
319
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sirudavur
Kanchipuram
320
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sirukunram
Kanchipuram
321
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sittalapakkam
Kanchipuram
322
Urn Burial and Megalithic Site
St. Thomas Mount
Kanchipuram
323
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Tandalam
Kanchipuram
324
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Tattanur
Kanchipuram
325
Group Of Cairns
Tiruneermalai
Kanchipuram
326
Megalithic Cist
Tiruneermalai
Kanchipuram
327
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Tirupporur
Kanchipuram
328
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Tirusulam
Kanchipuram
329
Megalithic Grave Yard
Tiryvadisulam
Kanchipuram
330
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Unamanjeri
Kanchipuram
331
Dolmen Intact
Uttiramerur
Kanchipuram
332
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Vadakkuppattu
Kanchipuram
333
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Vadamangalam
Kanchipuram
334
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Vaiyavur
Kanchipuram
335
Megalithic Cists
Vandalur
Kanchipuram
336
Megalithic Cists and Cairns With Stone Circles
Vedanarayana
Puram
Kanchipuram
337
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Vembedu
Kanchipuram
338
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Vengur
Kanchipuram
339
Megalithic Cists and Cairns With Stone Circles
Venkitapuram
Kanchipuram
340
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Venpakkam
Village No.69
Kanchipuram
341
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Venpakkam
Village No.273
Kanchipuram
342
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Venpakkam
Village No.186
Kanchipuram
343
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Virapuram
Kanchipuram
344
Kambarmedu
Melaiyur
Nagapttinam
345
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Karai
Perambalur
346
Dolmens and Cairns
Amburapatti
Pudukkottai
347
Prehistoric Burial Site (Known as Kurangapattarai)
Ammachatram
Pudukkottai
348
Prehistoric Burial Site, Stone Circle, and Menhirs
Annavasal
Pudukkottai
349
Dolmens
Chokkanatha
Patti
Pudukkottai
350
Dolmens
Kilaiyur
Pudukkottai
351
Prehistoric Burial Site
Melur
Pudukkottai
352
Dolmens
Muttampatti
Pudukkottai
353
Prehistoric Burial Site
Narangiyan
Pettai
Pudukkottai
354
Prehistoric Dolmens
Perungulur
Pudukkottai
355
Prehistoric Dolmens
Peyal
Pudukkottai
356
Dolmens and Ayyanar Images
Poyyamanai And Virudupatti
Pudukkottai
357
Prehistoric Burial Site
Puttambur
Pudukkottai
358
Prehistoric Burial Site
Satyamangalam
Pudukkottai
359
Cairns and Urns
Sendakudy
Pudukkottai
360
Dolmens and Urns
Sengalur
Pudukkottai
361
Dolmens in Annavasal Vattam
Sittannavasal
Pudukkottai
362
Dolmens (Known As Kurangupattarai)
Tayinipatti
Pudukkottai
363
Prehistoric Burial Site
Thekkattur
Pudukkottai
364
Kalasakkadu Burial Site
Tirukkattalai
Pudukkottai
365
Group of Dolmens
Tiruppur
Pudukkottai
366
Prehistoric Burial Site
Vadugapatti
Pudukkottai
367
Prehistoric Burial Site
Vathanna
Kurichi
Pudukkottai
368
Prehistoric Burial Site
Vilapatti
Pudukkottai
369
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Amirtha
Mangalam
Tiruvallur
370
Virigin Group Containing many Burrows.
Attanthangal
Tiruvallur
371
Megalithic Cists
Chedalpakkam
Tiruvallur
372
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Neyveli
Tiruvallur
373
Urn Burials
Palavakkam
Tiruvallur
374
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Pammadukulam
Tiruvallur
375
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Panchali
Tiruvallur
376
Megalithic Cairns with bounding Stone Circles.
Pandur
Tiruvallur
377
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Pondavakkam
Tiruvallur
378
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Pottur
Tiruvallur
379
Prehistoric Settlement Site (Megalithic Period)
Pulal
Tiruvallur
380
Cairn Site
Sengarai
Tiruvallur
381
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Sirukalattur
Kanchipuram
382
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Siruvadu
Tiruvallur
383
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Tadipadi
Tiruvallur
384
Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Bounding Stone Circles.
Vanmalli
Tiruvallur
385
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Virakuppam
Tiruvallur
386
Prehistoric Site
Mottur
Tiruvannamalai
387
Megalithic Cists and Cairns
Nedungal
Tiruvanamalai
388
Megalithic Cists
Tellur
Tiruvanamalai
389
Megalithic Cists
Tetturai
Tiruvanamalai
390
Megalithic Cists
Venkunnam
Tiruvanamalai
391
Prehistoric Site
Adichanallur
Turicorin
392
Prehistoric Site
Kalvoi
Turicorin
393
Prehistoric Site
Karungulam
Turicorin
394
Urn Burial Site
Kadagambattu
Villupuram
395
Megalithic Cairns and Stone Circles
Sengamedu
Villupuram
396
Megalithic Stone Circles
Tiruvakkarai
Villupuram
397
Dolmens Near Palamalai
Adukkam
Dindigul
398
Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound)
Chettipalayam
Coimbatore
399
Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves)
Kanyampundi
Coimbatore
400
Dolmens Near Machur Reserved Forest
Panaikkadu
Dindigul
401
Dolmens Near Machur
Panaikkadu
Dindigul
402
Dolmens Near Talayar River On Top Of The Hill
Panaikkadu
Dindigul
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Dolmens
Panaikkadu
Dindigul
List of Monuments under Thrissur Circle
Sl. No.
Name of Monument/sites
Locality
District
1.
Vattakkottai fort
Vattakkottai
Kanyakumari
2.
Bhagavati Temple and Jaina-bas Relief
Chitral
Kanyakumari
3.
Parthasarathi and Krishna Temples
Parthivapuram
Kanyakumari
4.
Rock amidst sea where Swami Vivekananda meditated
Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari
5.
Rock cut Cave temple
Thirunandikkare
Kanyakumari
6.
Bhaktavatsala Temple
Seramadevi
Tirunelveli
7.
Valisvara Temple
Tiruvalisvaram
Tirunelveli
8.
Two rock cut temples with inscriptions in Varunachimalai
Thirumalapuram
Tirunelveli
9.
Ancient Site
Kunnathur
Tirunelveli
10.
Group of sculptured dolmens
Banagudisholai
Nilagiri