Perur Patteeswarar Temple

One of Coimbatore's oldest temples, on the bank of the Noyyal. Tradition credits the Chola king Karikala with building it in the 2nd century CE, and holds that Shiva performed the Ananda Thandavam here.

Don't miss

The Kanaka Sabha hall with its golden Nataraja, pillars carved with forms of Shiva, and a ceiling hung with stone chains.

Deity

Pateeswarar, a self-manifested lingam, with the goddess Pachainayaki.

Festivals

Panguni Uthiram with a chariot procession, and an annual Bharatanatyam dance week.

Getting there

About 8 km west of the city centre.

Sources: Wikipedia: Perur Pateeswarar Temple · Photo: Balajijagadesh, CC BY-SA 3.0

Timings and access change, so check with the place before you go.