Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple
Second great Chola temple — Rajendra Chola
Kailāsanātha — earliest Pallava stone temple
Kumbhakoṇa-īśvara — temple of the cosmic pot
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
Third Padai Veedu; Murugan-as-renunciate with staff
Sixth Padai Veedu — where Murugan as boy humbled Avvaiyar
Sūryanār Kōyil — Navagraha Sun-deity temple
Fourth Padai Veedu; Murugan as his father's teacher
Bṛhadīśvara — Chola masterpiece, UNESCO
Tingaḷūr — Navagraha Chandra (Moon) sthala
Tiruchendūr — Second Padai Veedu of Murugan by the Bay of Bengal
Tiruccengoḍu — Ardhanārī temple on hilltop
Tiruvaiyāṟu — Shiva of the 5 rivers
Tiruvārūr — great Chola Nayanar birthplace
Tiruvenkāṭu — Navagraha Budha (Mercury) sthala
Nellaiappar — Lord of the paddy-fence
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
Fifth Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli
Aruṇāchaleśvara — Agni Liṅga + Tevaram