Here you can see some other attractions at Kadambar-malai (கடம்பர் மலை).
The lake
There are two tanks near the hillock. The smaller one near the temple is
the Mangala-thirtham (மங்களத் தீர்த்தம்) mentioned earlier. The other one is
a bigger one, which is little west of the first.
The big tank on the western side
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the fort wall
The traces of fort wall on the west side
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On the northern side as well as on the western side of the Kadambar-malai
are traces of a fort wall. Both of them are starting from Kadambar-malai and
extend up to Kottai-malai (கோட்டை மலை). The one on the northern side is bigger
and built using bigger granite boulders dressed in to rectangular slabs.
There is a tarn on the Kadambar-malai, on the western side. It has a brick
wall on the west side. According to the ‘Manual of the Pudukkottai State’ (1944),
there are two tarns on this group of hills. One of them Kannimaar-sunai (கன்னிமார்
சுனை) takes its name from the shrine of the Kannimaar or Sapta-matrika-s (சப்த
கன்னியர்) close by. The other is Pozhutupadaa-sunai (பொழுது படா சுனை), which
is situated under an overhanging rock so that the sun does not shine on it even
at mid-day. But our team could not identify them.
The sunai on the Kadambar-malai
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Adventurous people can climb the hill, for it is steep in certain places
and there is no clear-cut path. One can start climbing from the northern side,
near the fort wall mentioned earlier, and go up to the top. It is advisable
to seek the help of local boys to act as guides.
Those who manage to reach the top will be rewarded with excellent view of
the Narttamalai village and hills like Uvachchan-malai (உவச்சன்மலை), Paraiyan-malai
(பரையன்மலை), Kottai-malai (கோட்டைமலை), Aluruttimalai (ஆளுருட்டி மலை) and, a
long-shot of Vijayalaya Chozhisvaram (விஜயாலய சோழீஸ்வரம்) on the south.
A view of the village and the surroundings from the top
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Kadambar-malai complex offers an excellent location for picnic and trekking.
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