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Tirukkoyilur is a pilgrimage town in Viluppuram district in Tamilnadu, India. As the name has koil, it means temple in Tamil. The tehsil is very famous for temples. The town has an altitude of 73 meters. The ulagalantha perumal temple is situated in the middle of the tehsil. The town surrounds around the temple. It is a place, full of brightly painted shrines and big statues of various gods. Tirukkoyilur has Thiruvikkrama swamy and Vedavali thaayaar temple. This temple comes under 108 Divya Desams. Sivan temple is located on the east side of the tehsil, on the bank of river Thenpennai. Lord Shiva took various Avatars, to destroy wicked and to establish peace. Among them , eight Avatars are very famous. Tirukkoyilur tehsil is one of those places where these Avatars emerged.

Tirukkoyilur tehsil is well connected by rail and roads. There are direct buses from Chennai, Trichy, Bangalore and Pondicherry. In every 10 -15 minutes, one may get buses from Viluppuram. Trains between Vellore and Viluppuram, pass through Tirukkoyilur and reach Tiruvannamalai. The nearest railway station is Viluppuram which is around 40 kms from Tirukkoyilur. The nearest airport is Chennai international airport.