Deities
Airavateshwara Darasuram
Airāvateśvara — UNESCO Living Chola Temple
Gangaikondacholapuram Brihadeeshwarar
Second great Chola temple — Rajendra Chola
Kailasanathar Kanchipuram
Kailāsanātha — earliest Pallava stone temple
Kumbeshwar Kumbakonam
Kumbhakoṇa-īśvara — temple of the cosmic pot
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Mīnākṣī-Cokkanātha — the heart of Tamil Shaivism and Shaktism
Palani Dandayudhapani
Third Padai Veedu; Murugan-as-renunciate with staff
Pazhamudircholai Murugan
Sixth Padai Veedu — where Murugan as boy humbled Avvaiyar
Suryanar Koil
Sūryanār Kōyil — Navagraha Sun-deity temple
Swamimalai Murugan
Fourth Padai Veedu; Murugan as his father's teacher
Brihadeeshwarar Thanjavur
Bṛhadīśvara — Chola masterpiece, UNESCO
Thingalur Chandra temple
Tingaḷūr — Navagraha Chandra (Moon) sthala
Tiruchendur Subramanya
Tiruchendūr — Second Padai Veedu of Murugan by the Bay of Bengal
Thiruchengode Ardhanariswarar
Tiruccengoḍu — Ardhanārī temple on hilltop
Thiruvaiyaru Panchanatheeshwara
Tiruvaiyāṟu — Shiva of the 5 rivers
Thiruvarur Thyagaraja
Tiruvārūr — great Chola Nayanar birthplace
Thiruvenkadu Svetaranyeshwara
Tiruvenkāṭu — Navagraha Budha (Mercury) sthala
Nellaiappar Tirunelveli
Nellaiappar — Lord of the paddy-fence
Tirupparankundram Murugan Temple
Tirupparankundram — First of the Six Abodes (Āṟupāḍai Vīḍu)
Tiruttani Murugan
Fifth Padai Veedu — where Murugan married Valli
Tiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar
Aruṇāchaleśvara — Agni Liṅga + Tevaram