Madattukoil (மடத்துக்கோயில்)
The deserted Siva Temple is a beautiful ruin. Known by the name
Madattukoil the site contains remnants of an old (probably Chozha)
outer Prakaram in dark Granite, enclosing a younger (most probably
Vijayanagara) structure in pink gneiss. The architecture and sculptures
exhibit consummate artistic skill and delicacy.
Thirty-eight kilometres from Pudukkottai and close to Marudhampatti
(மருதம்பட்டி) village. The deviation at Kolattur (கொளத்தூர்) on
Pudukkottai-Tiruchirappalli (புதுக்கோட்டை-திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி) Highway leads
to Pakkudi (பாக்குடி) village via Madattukoil.
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