Thirumayam Fort

Thirumayam is a heritage town on the way to Karaikudi, Rameshwaram-Trichy highway. It is located about 20 kilometres south of the town Pudhukkottai in Southern Indian State of Tamilnadu. The main attraction of this place is Fort, Shiva and Vishnu temple. This fort is set in 40 acres and it is considered as a great historical importance. It was built by Sethupathi Vijaya Raghunatha Thevar, ruler of Ramanathapuram in 1687 A.D. It was built close to 400 years ago. Bhirava temple was almost built on outermost wall of this old fort. During World War II, the fort was used as an armory by the British army. This fort is built on huge boulders and circles the hill.

Inside the fort there are two famous rock-cut shrines, one of Shiva and other of Vishnu, adjacent to each other. The Shiva temple is cutout from the rock and may be reached by a ladder one person at a time only. It is a one room temple perched at top of the ladder.

The Vishnu temple is behind the Fort and has an unusual octagonal temple tank fed by the underground water source. Five smaller forts may be seen around the main Thirumayam Fort.