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Narthamalai Hills | Narthamalai In Pudukkottai District

Nartahmalai is a cluster of hills located in the  Pudukkottai District is 25 Kilometers away from the nearest major city Trichy.

Narthamalai Name Reason

Narthamalai is probably believed to be derived from the word Nagarattar Malai / Nagarattar Malai. This is believed as per the Chola's inscription which states that a Nagarathar sold his land for the daily worship in this cave.

Edicts Similar To Ashoka

Here you can see the edicts similar to Ashoka. The edicts in Narthamalai, in this rock cut temples which are carved in long pillars are similar to the edicts of Ashoka which are seldom find in South India.

Hills In Narthamalai 

• Mela malai 
• Kottai malai 
• Kadambar malai 
• Paraiyan malai 
• Uvachchan malai 
• Aluruttimalai 
• Bommadi malai 
• Man malai 
• Pon malai

Narthamalai Tourism

Kadambanayanar Temple I n Kadambar malai, Nartha,alai Village

This beautiful rock temple is locate don the foot hills of Kadambarmalai.  There is a shrine to goddess Moogambigai (Amman Shrine) and a shrine called Nagarisvaram.  There is a small pool near this temple.

Lake At Melamalai

Lake fromed from the water that comes as a result of rain from hills.

Thalaiyaruvi Singam Sunai

One of the small tarn found in this beautiful hills.

Temples At Narthamalai

Vijayalaya Choleshwaram

Vijayalaya Choleshwaram temple is a beautiful temple with eight sub shrines which you can see while you perambulate through it.

Pazhiyileeswaram

Pazhiyileeswara is found at the foot of this hill.

Pathinenboomi Vinnagaram / Thirumerkoil

The Pathinenboomi Vinnagaram is a second cave temple with rectangular mandapa and a cubic central shrine.

Other Attractions Of Narthamalai - Tourism

There are lot and lots of inscriptions, sculptures, statues, edicts and many archelogical beauties available in this beautiful hill. 

• Bas-Reliefs on the northen side of Muku Mandapam.
• Emperor Kulothunga Chozhan Inscriptions
• The Yaazhi Freeze in Pathinenboomi Vinnagaram's front Mandapam.
• Beautiful small peaks in the village.

Don't Do's

I request you to avoid bringing plastic materials to this temple and avoid bad activities in order to help to maintain the divinity of this village and beautiful hills.

How To Reach Narthamalai | Location

By Road

This temple is located at about 18 kilometers of distance form the district head quarters Pudhukottai and 10 Kilometers from the taluk Annavasal. 

By Train / Rail

Narthamalai railway station is the nearest railway station.

By Air

Trichy international airport is the nearest airport from where you can get buses to Pudhukottai or Annavasal.