Jogimara Cave, Sita Bengra Cave
These caves served as ancient theater approximately 300 BC. Valuable inscriptions such as the world’s oldest love message.
Malayadipatti rock-cut Hindu temples
These rock-cut temples were made in the 8th – 9th century AD and have fine reliefs and paintings. Natural caves nearby with Mesolithic petroglyphs.
Saspol Caves
A group of rock-cut Buddhist temples from the 13th – 15th century. 4 temples contain interesting paintings.
Karsamble Caves
37 ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave temples, created around the 2nd c. AD. Contain traces of medieval paintings.
Thanale Caves
28 ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves, built in the 3rd – 2nd century BC. Contain traces of ancient paintings.
Pandav Caves, Pachmarhi
Five rock-cut Buddhist cave temples. According to local legends caves have been created by Pandavas – heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
Rock-cut Jain temple from the 7th century AD, in the 9th – 10th century AD turned into Hindu shrine, adorned with frescoes.
Murugan Temple, Thiruparankundram
One of the most important shrines of Tamil Hindus. The rock-cut cave from the 8th century and forepart built in the 16th – 18th century.
Centurion tree – the tallest eucalyptus
The highest known mountain ash and eucalypt (Eucalyptus regnans F.Muell.) in the world, making this the second tallest tree species in the world. Height 99.8 m, diameter 4.05 m (girth 13.7 m), volume 268 m3. Has been at least 103 m tall but the top is broken. The tree has suffered during the fires in January 2019 but is alive.
Undavalli Caves
A rock-cut four-storied cave temple from the 4th – 5th century AD. Contains valuable artwork including paintings.