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Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
A UNESCO Chola masterpiece with a 66-meter vimana tower topped by an 80-ton granite capstone, engineered without cranes over 1,000 years ago.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Ariyalūr
Tamil Nadu, India · Asia
About Ariyalūr
Ariyalūr sits on the route: 25 minutes from Kallakkudi, 40km from Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur.
Ariyalūr is in Tamil Nadu, India, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kallakkudi, about 23 km away.
Ariyalur district is an administrative district, one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The district headquarters is located at Ariyalur. The district encompasses an area of 1,949.31 km2.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram, built by King Rajendra Chola of Chola Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage SiteRead more
situated in this district. The district is also known for its rich prehistoric fossils. Many fossils of gigantic molluscs and jawed fishes, at least one fossilized dinosaur egg, and several fragmentary fossils of sauropod and theropod dinosaurs have been discovered here. An on-site museum is being set up at Keelapazhur to preserve and conserve fossils. Ariyalur is noted for its cement industries and Jayankondam has huge reserves of lignite.
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What is there to see near Ariyalūr?
Within an hour or so of Ariyalūr: Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur (40 km).
Are there any good drives near Ariyalūr?
The nearest famous roads are Kolli Hills 70 Hairpin Road.
Where is Ariyalūr?
Ariyalūr is in Tamil Nadu, India, about 23 km from Kallakkudi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,144
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 11.1385, 79.0756
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Worth the detour from Ariyalūr
1 notable place within an hour's drive.
Driving roads near Ariyalūr
- 77 kmKolli Hills 70 Hairpin RoadA Tamil Nadu ghat road that climbs the Kolli Malai in exactly seventy hairpin bends, each marked with a painted number so you can count them off. Far quieter than the Nilgiris and thick with jackfruit groves and coffee.
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