Nanjikottai

Worth seeing in and around Nanjikottai

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Prahadisvarar Temple

   Brihadisvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture.

   4.2 km · 11th century Tamil Chola Dynasty Temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Great Living Chola Temples

   The Great Living Chola Temples is a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for a group of three Chola dynasty era Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple at Thanjavur was added in the list in 1987, while the other two temples were added in 2004.

   4.2 km · 10th to 12th centuries shaivism Hindu temples, UNESCO World Heritage sites situated in India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore

   The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tanjore/Thanjavur ) is a diocese located in the city of Tanjore in the ecclesiastical province of Pondicherry and Cuddalore in India.

   3.4 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Saraswathi Mahal Library

   Saraswathi Mahal Library, also called Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library is a library located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the oldest subsisting libraries in Asia established during 16th century by the Nayak kings of Thanjavur and has on display a rare collection of Palm leaf manuscripts and paper written in Tamil and Sanskrit and a few other indigenous languages of india.

   5.2 km · library in Thanjavur (Tanjore), Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Tamil University

   The Tamil University is a public state university located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established to provide higher research in the Tamil language.

   3.5 km · state public university in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Thanjavur Maratha Palace

   The Thanjavur Maratha Palace, known locally as Aranmanai, is the official residence of the Bhonsle family that ruled Tanjore from 1674 to 1855. Located at the heart of the historical city of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, this palace has served as the residence of the successive rulers of the kingdom from at least the 16th century.

   5.2 km · Palace in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Thanjavur Medical College

   Thanjavur Medical College is a medical college in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu and is affiliated with the Tamil Nadu Dr.

   3 km · golden jubilee college in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Mullivaikal Muttram

   The Mullivaikkal Memorial or Mullivaikkal Muttram is a memorial dedicated to the Mullivaikkal massacre, the killings of Tamil civilians during the final phase of the war between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Sri Lankan armed forces at Mullivaikkal in 2009. The Mullivaikal Memorial is in the Thanjavur District of the Tamil Nadu state in neighboring India.

   2.5 km · War memorial · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Thanjavur Nisumbasuthani Temple

   Thanjavur Palace Devastanam is the name of a group of temples attached to the Palace Devastanams, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.

   6 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Schwartz Church

    Schwartz Church is a church situated in Thanjavur, India. Constructed by the Danish missionary Christian Friedrich Schwarz in 1779, the church is a plain building with few distinctive features.

    4.5 km · building in India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Nanjikottai

Airports

Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 45 km · Jaffna (JAF), 148 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 230 km

Stations

Thanjavur Air Force Station, 3.9 km · Thanjavur Junction railway station, 3.8 km

• Tiruchirappalli → Nanjikottai

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · ₹350–440
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• Coimbatore → Nanjikottai

  239 km · quickest by road, 5h 26m · ₹1,890–2,360
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• Chennai → Nanjikottai

  286 km · quickest by road, 5h 49m · ₹2,180–2,720
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