Virudunagar Is A Small Town Located At A Distance Of 45 Kms South-West Of Madurai, Virudunagar Exports All Kinds Of Edible Oil To Dubai, Srilanka And Also Exports Cotton, Chilli, Spices, Cardamom To USA And Singapore. Virudunagar Is A Famous Business Centre Without Markets. The Business People Of Virudunagar Play An Important Role In Price Fixation Of Consumer Products. Hence There Is A Popular Saying, “Virudunagar Produces Nothing But Controls Everything”.
Arul Migu Thirumeni Nadha Swamy Temple: This Is Situated On The State Highways Of Srivilliputur To Parthipanur. This Temple is ten of the Pandiya’s Thalam out Of Fourteen in Tamilnadu. This Temple Has 9 Kinds Of Theerthas And 8 Kinds Of Lings.
Aruppukottai: Aruppukottai Is A Renowned Weaving Centre. Both Handloom And Power Loom Weaving Are Undertaken. In The Handloom Sector Both Silk And Cotton Sarees Are Woven. The Power Loom Units Weave Towels, Sarees, Lunges, Bed Sheets And Bedcovers. Units For Spinning Yarn As Well As Units For Dyeing Yarn Have Been Established Here.
Ayyanar Falls: 12 Kms from Virudunagar. There Is A Temple To Ayyanar Which Is Very Popular As A Picnic Centre. It Is Situated In The Dense Forest With Its Natural Beauty And The Small Waterfalls Dropping From A Height Of 15 Feet, Adds Attraction.
Bhuminathaswamy Temple: Tiruchuli Is Located On The Southern Back Of The Gundar. The Bhuminathaswamy Temple At Tiruchuli Is Counted Among The 14 Famous Shaiva Centres In Pandiya Nadu. It Is Located 40 Kms. East From Virudunagar, 45 Kms South From Madurai. Name Of God Is Bhumanathar, Goddess In Thunaimalai Amman. Its Deity Has Been Venerated In The Hymns Sung By Shaivite Nayanar Sundaramoorthy And Sekkilar. The Temple Has Undergone Extensive Renovations And The Present Complex Accommodates A Number Of Shrines Built Over Time Within The High Boundary Walls Constructed During The Reign Of Muthuramalingam Setupati.
Guhanparai: Guhanparai Is Located On The Road To Kalugumalai From Vembakkottai. A Small Hillock To The West Of The Village Is Called Guhanparai And The Village Take On The Same Nomenclature. There Is A Small Natural Cavern At The Food Of The Hillock, Which Is Believed To Have Been Used As A Shelter By Jain Monks. A 10th Centuary AD Vatteluttu Inscription On A Rock Of The Hillock States That A Monastery Munnurruvar perumpalli Was Established In The Name Of Munnurruvar Kovilpillaigal (Servants Of The Palace).
Irukkangudi: Irukkangudi Is Located To The East Of Sattur, At The Confluence Of The Arjuna Nadi And The Vaippar. The Mariamman Koil, Located Close To The Confluence, Is A Popular Spot For Devotees. The Panguni Uttiram Is An Important Festival Celebrated Are In The Month Of Panguni For 21 Days.
Kamaraj’s House: The House Where The Great Leader Kamaraj And Former Chief Minister Of Tamilnadu Was Born Has Been Converted Into A Memorial. The Rooms Are Adorned With Photographs Of The Leader At The Every Stage Of His Life. A Few Of His Clothes, His Watch As Well As Articles Used By Him Are Displayed.
Kullursandai Reservoir: The Kullursandhai Reservoir On The Kowsiga Mahanadi, A Tributary Of The Arjuna Nadi, Is Being Developed Into A Picnic Spot. Boating Facilities Are Offered At The Reservoir Which Also Attracts Numerous Water Birds In The Months Of August To February.
Pallimadampallimadam Is Situated On The Outskirts Of Tiruchuli On The Eastern Bank Of The River Gundar. Sundara Pandia, A 10th Centaury AD Pandya Ruler, Famous For His Erudition, Died While Visiting Pallimadam. He Was Buried There And His Younger Brother Vira Pandya (AD 946966) Created A Sepulchral Shrine (Pallipadai) Over His Grave. The Temple Was Known As Pallippadai Sundara Pandya Isvaramudayar Koil. It Is Now Called Kalainathaswamy Koil. The Name Pallippadai Has Over The Years Been Corrupted To Pallimadam. This Sepulchral Temples Is The Only One Of Its Kind In Pandya Nadu.
Parasakthi Mariamman Koil: The Mariamman Temple In The Town Was Constructed In 1923. The Panguni Uttiram, Celebrated In Tamil Month Of Panguni For 21 Days At This Temple, Is The Main Festival Of The Town And Its Surrounding.
Pilavakkal Dam: The Pilavakkal Dam On The River Has Two Section- The Periyar Dam Sites Have Been Landscaped Into Beautiful Gardens. Facilities Like Boating Are Offered To Tourists. This Is An Ideal Picnic Spot.
Rajapalayam: Rajapalaiyam is derived from the Word Raja’s Tamil Synonym for Raja and Palayam in Tamil a ‘Contonment’ Of Fort. The Rajapalayam Means Raja’s Fort. Rajapalaiyam Is Inhabited Chiefly By People Who Came From An Old Vijayanagaram State. There Are Spinning Mills, Power Loom Factories, Waste Cotton Plant, Wood Screw Factory, Surgical Cotton Plaster Of Paris, Bolt Of Naild, Insulated Electrical Goods, Cycle Spare Parts, Sugar-Came Crusher Rolls, Saw Mills, Electrical Motor Manufacturing And Ect.
Ramana Maharishi Ashram: Sri Ramana Maharishi Was Born On 30.12.1879 In Thiruchuli. His Mother Was Tmt Azhagammal And Father Was Thiru. Sundaram Iyer. He Lived In The House Of ‘Sundara Mandhiram’. He Studied In Sethupathi Primary School. An Ashram Was Established In 1988 On The Banks Of The River Gundar To Propagate His Teachings.
Severier Church: The Francis- Association Took Back In trust To Built a Grand Church in Honour of the Said Francis. This Divine Church Was Open To Public On 03.03.2003. The Structure Depicts Are The One Side Hindu God Srikrishna Risings On Chariot Driven By Seven Horses, The Back Side Is In The Shape Of Half Moon. Respectively The Islamic Idles, The Tall Cross Reminds The Christian Faith. Special Mass Is Conducting On Friday, Saturday And Sunday.
Tiruthangal: Tiruthangal Is Located On The Road From Virudhunagar To Sivakasi. The Area Around The Town Has Been Under Almost Continuous Occupation Since 4000 BC. Three Sangam Age Poets – Mudakkorranar, Porkollan Vennahanar Athireyan Sengannana Were Said To Have Lived At Tiruthangal. The Ancient Name of the Town Was Than woman. The Town Is Mentioned In The Silappadikaram.
Shenbagathope Grizelled Squirrel Sanctuary: A Wildlife Sanctuary Spread Over 480 Sq. Kms. At Shenbagathopu in Srivilliputtur Taluk. Animals Sighted Are Tiger, Leopard, Porcupine, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-Tailed Macaque, Common Languor, Slender Loris, Bonnet Macaque, Sloth Bear And Flying Squirrel. Over 100 Species Of Birds Have Been Identified. The Best Time To Visit The Sanctuary Are Throughout The Year Except For The Months Of March, April And May.
Sivakasi Town: Sivakasi Is An Important Industrial Town. It Is Famous For Lithographic And Offset Printing. Match and Fireworks Industries. Next To Lithographic And Offset Printing Is Done Only In Bombay. In And Around Sivakasi, There Is A Group of Fireworks Manufacturing Units, Manufacturing Crackers, Sparkers, Chakkrams Ect.,
Srivilliputhur: 74 Kms from Virudunagar. Sri Andal Is A Great Vaishnavite Saint And Her Pasurams Are Popular Is Tamilnadu. The Temple Belongs To The 18 Kms Century A.D. Testified By The Inscriptions In It. Thirumalai Naick Of Madurai And His Sister Have Made Intensive Additions To The Temple. The Characteristic Feature Of The Temple Is 192 Feet High Tower Which Has 12 Stores. The Massive Wooden Car Which Is Several Centuries Old, Has 9 Huge Wheels.
Sri Villiputhur Grizzled Squrirrel Wildlife Sanctuary: Located In Virudhunagar District, 45 Kms Off Virudhunagar Town, The Sanctuary Has A Composition Of Dry Deciduous Forests With Patterns Of Tropical Evergreen, Semi Evergreen Forests, Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests And Grass Lands. Grizzled Giant Squirrels Are Abounding. Other Interesting Species Are Flying Squirrel, Tree Shrew, Elephant, Lion-Talied Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr, Macaque, Nilgiri Tahr, Through The Year.
Thiruchuli: Thiruchuli Which Was Known As Thiruchulliyal Is The 10th Of 14 Ancient Padal Petra Sthalam In Pandiya Nadu. This Is The Birth Place Of Sri Manamadurai Virudunagar Line. Sri Thirumeninatha Swamy Temple In This Place Is One Of The Famous Shrine. It Is In Area Of 43,500 Sq.Fts. There Are As Many As 10 Theerthams In And Around Is Shrine.
Vembakottai: The Vembakottai Reservoir System Receives Water From 7 Distributaries Of The Vaippar. These Streams Originate In The Eastern Slopes Of The Western Ghats. The Reservoir Is A Scenic Spot Ideal For Picnics. It Is Being Developed Into A Tourist Spot With Landscaped Gardens And Boating Facilities.