Kanadukathan

Demographics

Specialities

Famous temples

• Soundranayagi Temple
• Chettiar Oorni Vinayagar Temple
• Ponnazhagi Amman Temple
• Maatta Oorni Vinayagar Temple
• Chettinad Siva Temple
• Ayyanar Temple
• Vairava Vinayagar Temple
• Paramanur Kali amman Temple
• mangala Anjaneyar Temple
• Sundaramoorthy Vinayagar Temple
• Nagamuthu Mariamman Temple
• Varadaraja Perumal Temple
• Sri Padhmavathi Thayar & Vengatesha Perumal Temple
• deventhira vinayagar Temple

  Events

• Festival of the Goddess of Beauty is a 10-day festival held in May every year.
• Hari Poojai is held in May every year.
• Sivarathiri is held in March. During Shivaratri, people take kavadi from Pazhaiyur to the Solai Andavar Temple.
• festival of the nagamuthu mariamman temple chiththira full moon day function is a 10 days

Schools / Colleges

• M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Higher Secondary School
• M.ct.M.Chidambaram Chettiyar Elementary School
• CV.CT.V.Meenakshi Achi Matriculation School
• Annamalai Polytechnic College

  Places of interest

• Pillayarpatti Kovil—religious site 1,600 years old Hindu Temple
• Kundrakudi Murugan Kovil—religious site, Hindu Temple
• Thirumayam Fort — historical site
• Chettinad Palace — It was designed by Dr Annamalai Chettiyar with European influence in its architecture.
• Island Bungalow — heritage site
• CVCT CVRM House - Unique Historical Chettinad Twin Houses

  Connection with major cities

• By road: located on Trichy – Rameshwaram National Highway .
• By train: Chettinad station is located on the Trichy – Rameswhwaram line. The following expresses stop at this station.