Kanadukathan Tourist Places in Kanadukathan, Sivaganga, Tamilnadu, India

Kanadukathan is a panchayat town situated in Sivaganga district of Tamilnadu State in India. It is situated about 62 km northeast of district main town Sivaganga and about 403 km southwest of state capital city Chennai. Kanadukathan is located between 10.16667° N latitude and 78.79111° E longitude.

Kanadukathan is widely popular for its huge Chettinad Houses and qualified Chettinad Food. Also the town is well known for rain water harvesting techniques with natural purifying process. Kanadukathan houses the palace of Chettinad Raja and other ancient big bungalows. Temples located in Kanadukathan namely Chettiah Oorni Vinayagar Temple and Paramanur Kali Temple famous for their holiness and these temples are visited by pilgrims from surrounding regions too.

History of Kanadukathan:

Kanadukathan was ruled by Ramnad Kingdom during the 17^th century. Sasivarna Thevar, Muthu Vaduganatha Peria Oodaya Thevar and Rani Velu Nachiar were the major kings to rule Kanadukathan in the past.

Culture, Food and Shopping in Kanadukathan:

Kanadukathan is a well known town among the surrounding towns for its cultural events. Ponnazhagi Amman Thiruvizha is a ten day festival organized on every month of May. Hari Poojai and Sivarathiri are other famous Hindu festivals held during May and March of every year with great interest.

Chettinad Cuisine is widely famous all over South India. Kanadukathan is packed with Chettinad Restaurants along with other South Indian and North Indian Restaurants. In recent years, there are several International food corners started their operations all over the town.

Kanadukathan is integrated with numerous shopping centres, cloth shops, food corners, film theatres and bungalows like Chettinad Palace and Island Bungalow.

Connectivity to Kanadukathan:

Kanadukathan has good connectivity with surrounding regions and the major cities of the Tamilnadu state through road and railway transport. There are buses accessible at Kanadukathan Town Bus Stand to major cities of the South India namely Trichy, Rameshwaram, Bangalore, Coimbatore and Chennai.

Kanadukathan Railway Station located 2 km away from the heart of the town is the major railway station. The distance between Kanadukathan and Tiruchirapalli International Airport is about 74 kms.

Tourist places in Kanadukathan:

Pillayarpatti Kovil:

Pillayarpatti Kovil is a well designed 1,600 years old Hindu worship place located 16 km away from Kanadukathan Town centre. It is well known for its holiness among neighboring regions.

Chettinad Palace:

Chettinad Palace is a rich heritage site famous for its art and architecture. It is known for its fixed teak timber doors and outlines, marble ground, granite supports, Belgian mirrors and Italian tiles.

Pillaiyar Patti Pillaiyar Temple:

Pillaiyar Patti Pillaiyar Temple is situated in Thiruppatthur of Sivagangai District and is about 25 km away from Kanadukathan Town. It is one of the holy places of the district devoted to Lord Ganesha. Pillaiyar Patti Pillaiyar Temple is a rock cut cave temple and has rock cut pictures of Lord Shiva and other gods. The temple opens from morning 6:00 to night 8:00.

Madapuram:

Madapuram Madapuram is a village placed 90 km away from Kanadukathan Town. It is well known for its Madapuram Badrakali Amman Temple and Adaikalamkaatha Ayyanar Temple. During Ammavasya day, there are several religious and cultural events organized in Madapuram Badrakali Amman Temple.

Sri Kotravalleswar Temple:

Sri Kotravalleswar Temple is a prominent temple which showcases the architecture style of 3^rd century. It is situated 2 km away from Karaikudi Town and located very nearer to several music and dance schools.

The list of other top tourist attractions near Kanadukathan include:

Chettiah Oorni Vinayagar Temple
Chettinad Siva Temple
Sacred heart Church, Sivaganga
Paramanur Kali Temple
Koviloor Temple, Karaikudi
Sundaramoorthy Vinayagar Temple
Varadaraja Perumal Temple
Kundrakudi Murugan Kovil
Island Bungalow
Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Temple
Sorna Kaleeswarar Temple
Soumiya Narayana Perumal Temple
Nattarasankottai
Arulmigu Vettudaiya Kaliamman Temple
Muthumariyamman Temple
Sri Bathirakaliamman Temple

Best time to visit Kanadukathan:

During the months from September to March is the ideal time to reach Kanadukathan because of its good weather.

Accommodation options in Kanadukathan:

The major hotels in Kanadukathan offer the facilities of laundry, parking area, garden area, conference hall, fitness centre, air ticket booking, pick up and drop to airport. The hotels in Kanadukathan are: