The main reason to visit Trichy is the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, a vast collection of temple towers and carved pillars on the outskirts of this busy city in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Sri Ranganathaswamy temple is free to visit, although you might have to pay to store your shoes. The temple is one of the largest in India and it takes a good hour or two to explore. There are some nice carved pillars to see as well as various temple structures both small and large. Most of what you see dates back to between the 14th-17th centuries, although the biggest tower was only completed in 1987.
The Cauvery river is at its majestic best, when it flows through Trichy. It creates an island called SriRangam with its magnificent temples towering into the sky and beguiling the foreign tourists with its myriad gods and goddesses, painted in all colours of the rainbow.
The other main place to see in Trichy is the Rock Fort temple, located on a hill close to the centre of the town. There are a quite a few stairs to walk up but the view from the top is worth it. There is also an old church close to the rock for temple and some other local temples scattered throughout the city.
-Nandhitha.S
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