Pudukkottai

Pudukkottai is the administrative headquarters of Pudukkottai District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located on the banks of River Vellar, it has been ruled, at different times, by the Early Pandyas, Thondaimans, and the British. The people in the city are employed majorly in teritiary sector activities. Tamil Nadu's first women Asiad Santhi Soundarajan is from Pudukkottai. . The history of Pudukottai dates back to the Pandya rulers and it is proved that this state had business connections with the ancient Romans. A coin of the Roman emperor Augustus has been found in Pudukottai as well. Over the ages, Pudukottai had undergone a series of dynasties including the Cholas, the Pallavas, the Hoysalas as well as the Vijayanagara rulers.

Pudukottai is still one of the top tourist places of Tamilnadu due to the Thirukattalai temple at Pudukottai. The Thirukattalai temple at Puduottai is the only extant sign at Pudukottai of the Chola architecture. The Thirukattalai temple at Pudukottai has a central shrine and a mandap in front of it. Around the mandap, there are seven more temples for different angels at the Thirukattalai temple at Pudukottai. The temple's terrace has images of Thatchinamorrthi, Pitchadamoorthi, Varagan,