Yātrā plan

Pañcha Bhūta Sthalas · 5 temples · 3 days

1. Day 1

   Fri, 4 Sept · ₹3,100 per head · ~320 km, 7.3 h
   Ekāmbareśvarar Temple, Kanchipuram

   Śiva as earth (pṛthvī liṅga) · Kanchipuram · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 06:00 – 12:30 and 16:00 – 20:30
   • Transport: From your city: rail to Kanchipuram (CJ), 3 km out · air to Chennai (MAA), 65 km out
   • Stay: Hotels in Kanchipuram
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,600 per head

   🧺 Kanchipuram Silk Weavers Market · 2 km⛰️ Vedagiriswarar Hill · 3 km🏛️ Kanchipuram Government Museum · 3 km

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   Kanchipuram → Thiruvanaikaval · ~320 km · 7.3 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Jambukeśvarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval

   Śiva as water (appu liṅga) · Thiruvanaikaval · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:30 – 13:00 and 15:00 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Kanchipuram: rail to Srirangam (SRGM), 3 km out · air to Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 12 km out
   • Stay: Trichy hotels
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,500 per head

   🏞️ Cauvery Riverbank, Srirangam · 3 km🔭 Rockfort Viewpoint · 6 km

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   Night halt: Thiruvanaikaval — Trichy hotels

2. Day 2

   Sat, 5 Sept · ₹3,250 per head · ~433 km, 9.2 h

   Thiruvanaikaval → Tiruvannamalai · ~231 km · 5.3 h by road

   Mixed highway with ghāṭ climbs — steady but slower through the passes, heavy rain in monsoon.

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   Aruṇāchaleśvara Temple

   Śiva as fire (agni liṅga) · Tiruvannamalai · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 05:30 – 12:30 and 15:30 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Thiruvanaikaval: rail to Tiruvannamalai (TNM), 2 km out · air to Chennai (MAA), 190 km out
   • Stay: Ashram guesthouses
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,750 per head

   ⛰️ Arunachala Hill · 1 km🏰 Gingee Fort · 35 km🕳️ Virupaksha Cave · 2 km

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   Tiruvannamalai → Srikalahasti · ~202 km · 3.9 h by road

   Mostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end.

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   Śrī Kālahasti Temple

   Vāyu Liṅga (Śiva) · Srikalahasti · Andhra Pradesh

   • Darśan details: 06:00 – 21:00
   • Transport: From Tiruvannamalai: rail to Srikalahasti (KHT), 3 km out · air to Tirupati (TIR), 25 km out
   • Stay: Devasthanam cottages
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,500 per head

   🧺 Sri Kalahasti Kalamkari Village · 1 km💦 Talakona Waterfall · 60 km🐘 Sri Venkateswara National Park · 20 km

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   Night halt: Srikalahasti — Devasthanam cottages

3. Day 3

   Sun, 6 Sept · ₹1,750 per head · ~319 km, 6.1 h

   Srikalahasti → Chidambaram · ~319 km · 6.1 h by road

   Mostly national/state highway — good surface, town traffic at either end.

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   Naṭarāja Temple, Chidambaram

   Śiva as Naṭarāja (ākāśa) · Chidambaram · Tamil Nadu

   • Darśan details: 06:00 – 12:00 and 17:00 – 22:00
   • Transport: From Srikalahasti: rail to Chidambaram (CDM), 2 km out · air to Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 195 km out
   • Stay: Hotels near the East Gopuram
   • Indicative cost: ₹1,750 per head

   🌿 Pichavaram Mangrove Forest · 15 km🛶 Killai Backwaters · 18 km

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   Night halt: Chidambaram — Hotels near the East Gopuram

Costs are indicative per-head estimates covering stay, local travel and meals at the chosen comfort level. They exclude long-distance tickets to the first stop and any special darśan fees.