Office of the Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle, Chennai-9 List of Centrally Protected Monuments Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District
“Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled
together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 1 14-18. Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai
Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library 2 (in Block No. II/7). Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai
Chaplain’s house including portion which is 3 the northern side of the old Wall II/1. Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 4 Clive’s house built in 1753 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 5 Garrison Engineer’s Depot, Block No. IV Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 6 Guard room Block No. V Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 7 King’s Barracks Block No. XXV Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’
(Oldest house in the Fort with carved 8 staircase) – Block No. I/1 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 9 Nursing Sister’s House (Block No. I/3) Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai
Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess (now 10 housing the Fort Museum) Block XXXVI/2 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Ramparts, gates, bastions, Ravelins with
vaulted chambers and water cisterns
underneath; moat and defence walls all round with glacis to the extent of the existing barbed 11 wire fence Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai St. Mary’s Church with tablets laid on the
ground and enclosed by a compound and a 12 buried wall Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai
Wellesley house (Build in 1798), Block No. 13 IV/13 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Muthialpet (Law College/
Tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hymners in High Court Compound), 14 the compound of Law College, George Town Chennai Chennai 15 Old town Wall Tondiarpet, Chennai Chennai 16 Sri Dhenupuriswara Temple Madambakkam Kanchipuram
Old Temple with apsidal gopuram 17 (Dharmeswara Temple) Manimangalam Kanchipuram 18 Dutch Cemetery Pulicat Tiruvallur
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District Fortress comprising hill fort on the Rajagiri,
the inner and lower fort, and lines of
Fortification connecting the Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkil durg (Orme’s St. 19 George mountain) Hill. Gingee Villupuram
In the minor and Lower forts :- (a) i. Inner
fort, Venugopala temple called “Bajanai kudam” with large polished slab and five
carved figures in three panels, a granary, a gymnasium, Kalyana mahal (ii) Stables and
barracks, the remains of Mahabutkhan’s Mosque, (iii) Anaikulam tank and (b) Lower
fort, Chakkaraikulam and Chettikulam ponds, a dais with two idols, representing
Kamalakkanniamman and with two symbols of serpent god, the masonry platform of
Desingh’s funeral pyre and his girl wife’s sati, 20 idol of Hunuman Gingee Villupuram
Old Jail near Pondicherry gate and two Persian inscriptions on the outer surface of the
last two bastions in the south of the eastern 21 wall of the inner fort Gingee Villupuram
Saad-at-allah Khan’s mosque with Persian 22 inscriptions on pondicherry gate (A.D 1713) Gingee Villupuram Two granaries, a magazine, flag staff,
Ranganatha temple, Kamalakkanniamman
temple and the sacrificial slab in front of it, a big cannon, a treasury and the audience hall 23 on the Rajagiri Gingee Villupuram Two granaries, Well for storing ghee, well for
storing oil, two temples and an audience 24 chamber on the Krishnagiri Gingee Villupuram
Venketaramana Temple with inscriptions in 25 Tamil, prisoners well Gingee Villupuram
Outside the fort:- (1) Pattabirama temple 26 and (2) Twelve pillared mandapa Narasingarayanpettai Villupuram
Twenty four jain figures in two rows, a standing nude figure, two fragments of a
sitting figure and two inscriptions on 27 Tirunathankunnu Sirukadambur Villupuram 28 Rock cut Pallava Temple Dalavanur Villupuram 29 Pallava rock cut shrine Kilmavilangai Villupuram 30 Rock cut Pallava temple Mandagapattu Villupuram
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 31 Vinnamparai rock containing pallava inscriptioThondur Villupuram
Talagiriswara temple and a cave containing an image of Durga and Pallava inscriptions
together with adjacent land comprised in 32 survey plot no. 396 Panamalai Villupuram 33 Sri Azhagiya Narasimma perumal temple Ennayiram Villupuram 34 Sri Pataleswara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram 35 Sri Brahmapuriswara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram
Sri Apathsahayeswara Temple and Gateway 36 with Horses Sendamangalam Villupuram 37 Vaikuntaperumal temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 38 Kailasanatha temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 39 Piravathanesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 40 Iravathanesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 41 Jvarahesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 42 Mathangesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 43 Muktesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 44 Large Siva temple(Apathsahayesvara temple) Tenneri Kanchipuram 45 Lesser Siva temple(Kanthalingesvara temple) Tenneri Kanchipuram 46 Venkatesa perumal temple Tirumukkudal Kanchipuram 47 Vaikuntaperumal temple Uttiramerur Kanchipuram 48 Rock-cut shrine Koranganilmuttam Tiruvannamalai 49 Monolithic rock-cut temple Mahendravadi Vellore 50 Konar temple Tirumalpur Vellore 51 Rock-cut caves, sculptures & inscriptions Mamandur Tiruvannamalai 52 Rock-cut cave Narasamangalam Tiruvannamalai 53 Chandramoulisvara temple Nattery Tiruvannamalai 54 Arjuna's Penance Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 55 Arjuna's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 56 Bhima's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 57 Dharmaraja's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 58 Dharmaraja's Rock-cut Throne Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 59 Dolotsava Mantapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 60 Draupadi's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 61 Draupadi's Bath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Eight stone images on a masonry platform 62 known as the seven Pidaris Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 63 Huge stone figures of a lion, elephant and a bulMamallapuram Kanchipuram 64 Iswara Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 65 Kottikal Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 66 Krishna’s Butterball Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 67 Krishna Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Large unfinished rock sculptures similar to 68 Arjuna’s Penance near the light house Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 69 Mahishamardhini rock cut Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Mahishasura rock standing in the sea to the 70 north of the Shore Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Mukundanayanar Temple (Half buried in sand 71 to the north of the village) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 72 Rock cut Ganesa Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Rock cut Varaha Temple containing Varaha 73 and Vamana Incarnations of Vishnu Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Rock cut Sculpture representing a group of 74 elephants, monkeys and peacock Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 75 Royagopuram(Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 76 Sahadeva’s Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 77 Shore (Aleva) Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Small monolithic Temples known as 78 Valiankuttai Ratha (Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Stone sculpture representing a group of 79 monkeys Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Triple celled rock cut shrine with Gopi’s 80 churn in front of it Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Two rock cut cave Temples at the north east 81 corner of the Koneri Pallam tank Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Two small carved rocks to the south of the 82 shore Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Two small monolithic Temples known as the 83 Pidari Amman Ratha (Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 84 Unfinished Ratha and stone couch Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
Unfinished rock cut cave Temple north of 85 Krishna Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Two unfinished Excavations near the large
unfinished rock sculpture similar to the 86 Arjuna’s Penance near the light house Mamallapuram Unfinished Excavation close to the triple
87 celled rock cut shrine Mamallapuram Unfinished Excavations to the south of 88 Droupadi’s Bath Mamallapuram 89 Ruined Dutch Fort and Cemetery Sadras Kanchipuram 90 Rock cut Siva Temples with three lingas Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram 91 Tiger headed rock cut Temple Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram Two inscribed rocks, one having six and the
other fifty lines of ancient Tamil inscriptions 92 with remains of others ancient buildings Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram 93 Munkudumi Eswaran Temple Ponvilainthakalathur Kanchipuram 94 Nithya Kalyanaswami Temple Tiruvidanthai Kanchipuram 95 Orukkal Mandapam Tirukkalikundram Kanchipuram 96 Tirupuleswarar Temple Vayalur Kanchipuram
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 97 Nitiswaraswami Temple Srimushnam Cuddalore
Excavated remains of Buddhist Vihara and 98 Temple at Pallavaneswaram Melaiyur (Kaveripattinam) Nagapattinam 99 Town Gateway Tarangambadi Nagapattinam
100 Sri Totadrinatha (Varadaraja Perumal)Temple Tirubhuvanai Puducherry UT 101 Panchanadisvara temple Tiruvandarkoil Puducherry UT 102 Tirukundangudi Mahadeva temple Madagadipattu Puducherry UT 103 Mulanathasvami temple Bahour Puducherry UT
Karaikal, 104 Ekambaresvara temple Settur Puducherry UT
Karaikal, 105 Svayambunathaswamy temple Nedungadu Puducherry UT
Temples of Narasimhaswamy and 106 Ranganathaswamy Namakkal Namakkal 107 Hill Fort Namakkal Namakkal 108 Fort at Attur Attur Salem 109 Fort and temple on the hill Chinnakavandanur Salem 110 Jain temple Mettupudur Erode 111 Sugrisvara temple and tank Sircarperiyapalayam Erode 112 Muruganatha temple Tirumuruganpoondi Tiruppur 113 Hill Fort Rayakottai Dharmapuri 114 Hill Fort Krishnagiri Krishnagiri
Chennarayaperumal temple together with 115 adjacent lands Adiyamankottai Dharmapuri 116 Korangunatha temple Srinivasanallur Karur 117 Rock(Kulithalai) Vaigainallur Karur 118 Ramapada Mandapam Kodiakkarai Nagapattinam 119 Inscribed stone Kodiakkadu Nagapattinam 120 Brihadisvara temple Gangaikondacholapuram Ariyalur 121 Jain statue silt & granite called Paluppar Jayankondacholapuram Ariyalur 122 Jain statue Jayankondacholapuram Ariyalur 123 Fort Ranjankudi Perambalur 124 Shamshkhan's Mosque Vallapuram Perambalur 125 Siva temple Valikantapuram Perambalur 126 Airavatesvara temple Chatram Darasuram Thanjavur
Big Cannon(Rajagopal Cannon) in the East 127 rampart Thanjavur Thanjavur 128 Schwartz Church Thanjavur Thanjauvr 129 Sivaganga little Fort enclosing the Big temple Thanjavur Thanjauvr 130 Siva temple Tiruverumbur Trichy 131 Head sluice, Periyavoikal, Nattuvoikal Musiri Karur
Whole of the Siva temple & the inscribed 132 stone in the front mandapam Ammankuruchi Pudukkottai
Sarangathesvara temple(known as 133 Thiruvagnesvara temple) Chittur Pudukkottai
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 134 Rock-cut Siva temple Devarmalai Pudukkottai 135 Soundararajaperumal temple Irumbanadu Pudukkottai 136 Siva temple and the lion pillar Irumbanadu Pudukkottai 137 Jain Tirthankara idol Kannangarakudi Pudukkottai 138 Balasubramanya temple Kannanur Pudukkottai 139 Malayakoil Malayakovil Pudukkottai 140 Rajendra cholisvara temple Ponamaravati Pudukkottai 141 Uttamadanisvara temple Keelathanayam Pudukkottai
Melanilaivayal or 142 Menandar Pillayar temple Melanilaippatti Pudukkottai 143 Rock-cut shrine of Pushpavaneswara Puvalakudi Pudukkottai 144 Bhumisvarasvami temple Sevalur Pudukkottai 145 Vishnu and Sridevi idols Sangirai Pudukkottai 146 Sundaresvara temple with sub-shrine Thirukkattalai Pudukkottai
Jain image and the inscription to the south of 147 it on the summit of the sadayapparai Nathampannai Pudukkottai 148 Stone and brick Fort Thirumayam Pudukkottai
149 Rock-cut Siva temple (Satyagiriswara Shrine) Thirumayam Pudukkottai 150 Rock-cut Vishnu temple(Satyamurti Shrine) Thirumayam Pudukkottai 151 Natural Cavern called Andar Madam Sembuthi Pudukkottai 152 Sanctum of Siva temple Tirukkalambur Pudukkottai
Jain Tirthankara image seated on a pedestal to 153 the East of bund Thekkattur Pudukkottai
Siva temple on the western bund of Enadi 154 Kulam Varpet Pudukkottai Alagarmalai cavern with Pancha Pandava
beds midway between Alagarmalai and 155 Kidampatti Alagarkoil Madurai Pancha Pandava bed, Jain statues and Brahmi
and Vatteluttu inscriptions on the Pancha 156 Pandavas Kilaiyur-Keelavalavu Madurai Rock-cut bas relief of Jain images with
inscriptions in Vatteluttu in Amanarmalai or 157 Samanar malai Keelakuilkudy Madurai
Rock-cut bas relief and beds a mutilated Jain 158 stone image Karadipatti Madurai 159 Cave in Sitharmalai Melakuilkudy Madurai
Jain statues, rock inscriptions and Pancha 160 Pandava beds on hill Kalluthu Madurai Cavern with Pancha Pandava beds on the
western slope of the hills and similar beds 161 behind the Sikandar mosque Tirupparankundram Madurai 162 Rock-cut Cave & Inscriptions Tirupparankundram Madurai 163 Karuppanaswamy Rock & Jain sculpture Uthamapalayam Theni 164 Cave in Sttarmalai Mettupatti Madurai
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 165 Kalabamudayar temple Irumbanadu Pudukkottai 166 Stone idols of Ganesha & Anjaneya Irumbanadu Pudukkottai Eight Natural caverns, Jain idols and
inscriptions in Kudagumalai 167 Aladiperumalparai Kadu Kulathur Pudukkottai 168 Eswaran Koil Kulathur Pudukkottai 169 Jain Tirthankara image Valavambatti Pudukkottai 170 Rock-cut temples with inscriptions Kunnakudi Sivaganga 171 Tirumalai Nayak's Palace Srivilliputhur Virudunagar 172 Fort Gateway (Main Guard Gate) Trichy Trichy
Rock Fort - Lower cave, path leading to the site in front of the lower cave, path leading to
the upper cave, Site in front of lower cave, 173 Upper cave Trichy Trichy 174 Jain Tirthankara image Alangudipatti Pudukkottai 175 Jain image Alathur Pudukkottai 176 Cave & Jain image Ammachatram Pudukkottai 177 Jain image Annavasal Pudukkottai 178 Siva temple Ariyur Pudukkottai
Cavern on the western side of the 179 Kudumiyanmalai Temple hill Kudumiyanmalai Pudukkottai 180 Jain image, stone lion and foundation of a tem Kannangudi Pudukkottai 181 Ruined Siva temple Keelaiyur Pudukkottai 182 Uthamanathaswamy Temple Keeranur Pudukkottai
Muchukundesvara temple and the tank in 183 front of it Kodumbalur Pudukkottai Muvar koil with surrounding sub-Shrines,
stone enclosure and stone well on the north- 184 east corner Kodumbalur Pudukkottai 185 Remains of Aivar koil Kodumbalur Pudukkottai 186 Remains of Structural Temple and antiquities Kodumbalur Pudukkottai 187 Amman shrine Kudumiyanmalai Pudukkottai Rock-cut Siva cave temple and the hall of
hundred pillars or car mantapam with wheels 188 in front part of the plinth Kunnandarkoil Pudukkottai 189 Jain idol and the remains of Jain temple Letchumanpatti Pudukkottai
Idols in the southernbund of Teppakkulam or 190 Urani Madarapatti Pudukkottai 191 Rock-cut Siva temple (Pallava 8th century A.DMalayadipatti Pudukkottai 192 Vishnu temple(Pallava 8th-9th century A.D.) Malayadipatti Pudukkottai 193 Ruins of a Jain shrine Mangadevanpatti Pudukkottai 194 Jain temple site Mangadevanpatti Pudukkottai 195 Siva and Pillayar temple Mangudi Pudukkottai
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Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 196 Jain Tirthankara idol(Ayyanar) and Devi idols Marudur Pudukkottai
Jain Tirthankara idol and relics of old Jain 197 Temple Melur Pudukkottai
(1)Jain Tirthankara image in Simhasana posture lying in bas relief on a slab (2)
Remains of the Temple (3) Ganesa Image and (4) Nandi with inscriptions on the basement
and the surrounding portions in the Karuppar 198 Hill Mylapatti Pudukkottai 199 Tirupperumanadar temple called Madattukoil Nangupatti Pudukkottai
Jain idol, two Durga idols, one vishnu idol & 200 inscribed stone slab Nanjur Pudukkottai 201 Amman koil Narthamalai Pudukkottai 202 Rock-cut Siva temple Narthamalai Pudukkottai
Vijayalaya Cholisvaram and the group of sub- 203 shrines around it Narthamalai Pudukkottai 204 Rock-cut Vishnu shrine Narthamalai Pudukkottai 205 Siva temple Nirpalani Pudukkottai 206 Siva temple Panangudi Pudukkottai 207 Vishnu temple Panangudi Pudukkottai 208 Jain image Puliyur Pudukkottai 209 Jain image Puttambur Pudukkottai 210 Stone sluice with Nandipottan's inscription Rajalipatti Pudukkottai 211 Stone idols of Vishnu and Devi and Siva Rasipuram Pudukkottai
Jain mound, Jain images, other idols & lion 212 pillars Sembattur Pudukkottai 213 Rock-cut Jain temple Sittanavasal Pudukkottai 214 Natural Cavern with stone beds - Eladipattam Sittanavasal Pudukkottai 215 Tiruvilangudi Siva temple Suriyur Pudukkottai 216 Siva temple Tennangudi Pudukkottai 217 Cholisvaramudayar temple Tiruppur Pudukkottai 218 Siva temple Thodaiyur Pudukkottai 219 Siva temple Varapur Pudukkottai 220 Jain Tirthankara image Veerakudi Pudukkottai 221 Kailasanatha temple Vellanur Pudukkottai 222 Agastisvara temple Vellanur Pudukkottai
Two lion pillars in vahana mandapa of 223 Subrahmanya temple Viralimalai Pudukkottai 224 Siva temple Visalur Pudukkottai 225 Fort on rock(Dindigul Fort) Pallapatti Dindigul 226 Jaina Tirthankara image and inscribed stone Chettipatti Pudukkottai 227 Ruined Jain temple Chettipatti Pudukkottai 228 Sikkanathaswamy temple Kudumiyanmalai Pudukkottai 229 Musical Inscriptions Kudumiyanmalai Pudukkottai
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Rock-cut shrine called Melakkoil with 230 mandapa in front Kudumiyanmalai Pudukkottai 231 Vishnu Idol Melur Pudukkottai 232 Jain image in waterspread of Pudukulam Tiruppur Pudukkottai 233 Jalakantesvara temple Vellore Vellore 234 Fort Vellore Vellore 235 Old Mosque inside the Fort Vellore Vellore 236 Somanatha temple Melpadi Vellore 237 Cholesvara temple Melpadi Vellore 238 Jain Sculptures and Inscriptions on the Hill Vallimalai Vellore 239 Subramanyaswamy Temple Vallimalai Vellore 240 Ranganatha Temple Erukkampattu Vellore 241 Delhi Gate Arcot Vellore 242 Cannon Arcot Vellore
Masjid and two ponds in the west of the 243 Citadel Arcot Vellore
Adjoining building to the Masjid and two 244 ponds Arcot Vellore Natural caverns known as Virupakshi guha
and Skandashram and path leading from 245 Ramanashram Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai 246 Rock-cut temple and sculptures Siyamangalam Tiruvannamalai
North-east corner of the outer rampart of the 247 old Fort at Arcot Muppaduvetti Vellore 248 Jain temple Tirumalai Tiruvannamalai 249 Svayambunatha temple Kilputhur Tiruvannamalai 250 Rock, sculptures and caves Vilappakkam Vellore
Rock inscription in the right flank of the 251 Sholingar tank Sholingur Vellore
Tamil Nadu 245
Union Territory of Puducherry 6
Total number of national monuments under the jurisdiction of Chennai Circle 251
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