Sivaganga Other Important Places

    Chettinad Museum

     At Chettinad, don’t miss the house-converted to museum next door to the Raja’s palace.  Among the Kitchen tools the best is the travelling kit.  No self-respecting Chettiar would eat out, so this elaborate basket housed everything from masala dabas and choppers to rice bins and ladle sets.  Then there’s traditional jewellery and clothing, huge copper water vats and grain bins… everyday items that trace the chettiar’s way of life.  The labeling isn’t too good and a guide comes in handy.  So far, entrance is free.

Athangudi

     Home of the famous Athangudi tiles.  Visit a factory and see how these famous handmade terracotta tiles are patterned and sundried.  They say it’s the local sand that’s the secret behind the texture.

Deivam Wonderland

     It is located at a distance of about 1 km from Pillayarpatti and 14 km from Karaikudi on the Rameswaram to Madurai road NH7.  The antiquity value of the temple is exhibited in Deivam Wonder Land Museum.  Worldwide various sculptures of Lord Ganesa are the gems of the museum.  Timings: 9 am to 9 pm on all days.

Edaikattur Church

     Idaikattur Church is the Sacred Heart Shine Built with full of arts in Gothic architectural style on the model of the RHEMS cathedral in France.  All those beautiful statues were brought from France 110 Years back to Idaikattur. The reason is that only in this shrine there are the Relics (things connected with) of 40 saints kept on the main altar.  Secondly, there is a historical event which took place 110 years back, when this Church was built that 9 choirs (hundreds) of angels appeared and solved a great problem. The Location of the shrine is 36 km away from Madurai on the way to Ramnad or Rameshwaram main road.

Kamban Mani Mandapam

     It was believed that the Great Tamil Poet Kavi Chakravarthy Kamban spent most of his lifetime with Nagarathars and also he died over here at Nattarasankottai.  To honor him Kamban Mani Mandapam was built by Nagarathars and Programmes about Tamil literature here conducted annually.

Kannadasan Memorial

     He was born in Thiru Mukkudalpatti in Karaikudi.   He was a great Lyricist. He raised the level of Tamil Film Songs to Himalayan Heights.  The memorial was opened on 21-10-1992. Situated at karraikudi – Opp.  New bus stand.

Marudupandiyar Memorial

     They were not afraid of Britisher’s bullets and fought for the independence of our beloved country.  The Maruthu brothers are the descendents of Sivaganga Velu Nachiar who ruled efficiently.  For the sake of their citizens, they surrendered to the Britishers during 1801 and then hanged.  Periya Maruthu was born on 1748 and Chinna Maruthu was on 1753. Both were hanged on 08-10-1801. Maruthupandiyar’s memorial is located in Swedish Mission Hospital Campus.  The Memorial was opened for the visiting public on 21-10-1992.

Tondi

     Tondi  was a maritime trade port several centuries before the first century A.D. It is also an ideal location for sea-bathing and boating.