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Tiger Cave this shady and beautiful place is four km north of
Mamallapuram and signposted off to the right of the road. It's more a
clump of boulders than a cave. It's name comes from the shrine at the
entrance which features a crown of carved tiger heads. It's a popular
picnic spot on weekends.
Tirukkalikundram
just 14 km from Mamallapuram, this popular pilgrimage centre is also
known as Tirukazhukundram, which means Hill of the Holy Eagle. Its
hilltop temple is famous as the place where two eagles come each day,
just before noon to be fed by the priest.
Crocodile
Bank
this successful breeding farm was set up to augment the crocodile
populations of India's wildlife sanctuaries. Visitors are welcome and
you can see crocs of all sizes.
Kanchipuram
the
glorious city of is one of the seven sacred pilgrim centres of the
Hindus. This is called the city of thousand temples. But today, only 125
temples remain there. For more details of the city you may visit the
page for Kanchipuram.
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