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Karaikudi

The nearest city is Pudukottai. It is known for the number of caves it has.

All the caves are well preserved. The cave temple of Kunandar Kovil is very famous Karaikudi Travel Info

It is about 16 kms away from Pudukottai. It is a very old temple which goes back to the 18th century AD.

It is supposed to be built by a chief of the Muttiyar tribe. (710 – 775 A.D.).Earlier, the village was divided into two Vedamalai Kallar  in the North and Tenmalai Kallar in the south. It is connected by buses to Tiruchirapalli and Pudukottai. Karaikudi Travel Info 

The railway stations of Kiranur on the Tiruchi are nearby Karaikudi Travel Info.

Karaikudi is the biggest city in the Sivaganga district located in the state of Tamil Nadu in the southern portion of India. An Indian magazine has listed this fine city as one of the five fastest growing vacation spots for tourists Karaikudi Travel Info.

Tourists like to visit this area for the old historic buildings that are there, the excellent shopping, and the outstanding local cuisine. Historically, this city played a major role in the momentous India freedom struggle.

Karaikudi is traditionally part of the ancestral home of the Chettiyars.

The Nattukottai Chettiyars was a prosperous banking community that was successful in overseas business in South and Southeast Asia during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

It is the members of this business community that built and then lived in many,

But not all, of the historical buildings in the area.

There are also several famous temples in the region as well that had nothing to do with the Chettiyars.

Karaikudi is the largest of a total of 75 villages that are located in close proximity of each other and make up the entire homeland of the Nattukottai Chettiyars.

This happening city has become a popular shooting spots for film makers in both the Tamil and the Telugu film industries.

The film influence can be seen in the existence of the numerous theaters that can be found throughout the city. Its progressive ways are also seen in the great modern railways and roadways that were already established as far back as 1930.

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