About Temples In Nagappattinam :
The District came into existence in the year 1991 with its headquarter in Nagappattinam city. Its long stretch of beach runs along the Bay of Bengal for 188kms. Nagappattinam boasts of having one of the most thriving harbours of India. It has Shri Kayahorana Swami Neelayathatchi Amman Temple, Sowriraja Perumal Temple, and Nellukkadai Mariamman Temple. The mini museum, the towering lighthouse and the long beautiful beach are some of the worth visiting places in this city. The pillar located in front of the District Collectorate stands for the victorial acheivement of the administration along with the citizens of this district in taking the Guinness Record Acheivement of planting the maximum no. of saplings in 24 hours.Costal town Nagappattinam was the Headquarters of a region during the period This region has been named after Kshathiriya sigamani. One of the titles of Raja Raja Cholan. Nagappattinam was also known as Cholakula Vallippatinam. The Heritage of the town is found in the Burmese historical text of 3rd century B.C. The same text gives evidences of a Budha Vihar built by the great Ashoka. The chineseTraveler Hiuen Tsang. Also mentioned the Budha vihar in his book. Nagappattinam is mentioned as Padarithitha in ancient Buddhist literature According to scholars avurithidal the name of the part of Nagappattinam might have been derived from the word Padarithitha is the name of the fruit tree Bhirtree very common in this region.

Sri Mayuranathaswami Temple :
Sri Mayuranathaswami Temple is situated at Mayuram (also called as Mayiladuthurai), in Nagappattinam district. The presiding deity is a Swayambu Lingam with consort known as "Abhayapradhambikai", "Adhayambikai", "Anjalanayaki", "Anjalai" etc. meaning one who gave refuge to the peahen. The inspiring temple has a nine storeyed imposing Gopuram, 164 ft high on the eastern entrance. The ancient temple was built during the period of the famous Chola kings. There are many small shrines here of which three are dedicated to Sri Vinayagar (also called as Ganesha or Vinayaka), one for Lord Nataraja, and the rest to other deities.

Sri Rajagopalaswami Temple :
Sri Rajagopalaswami temple, located near Nagappattinam, was constructed in the 12th century but the sanctum is believed to have been in existence earlier. The place is known as "South Dwaraka" and it was here that Lord Krishna gave Darshan to two devotees, Gopralayar and Gopilar. It is one of the important Thengalai Vaishnavite shrines in South India, adopting Pancharatragama. There are two sub-temples attached to the main temple, viz. Sri Gopralaya and Sri Lakshminarayana Perumal temple.