திருமயம் கோட்டை This enigmatic hill fort has been in use as a gathering place since prehistoric times. The red ochre rock paintings on granite surfaces inside the complex attest to its antiquity. Human figures and hand prints are discernible. Unprotected and heavily vandalized in the past, they are better protected these days. They are said to be at least 7000 yrs old. It is home to two ancient and beautiful cave temples, the Sathyagirisvarar Sivan Temple and the Sathyamurthy Perumal Vishnu...

சத்தியமூர்த்தி பெருமாள் திருக்கோயில், திருமயம் Situated right beside and a bit east of the Sathyagirisvarar Sivan temple on the same south face of the Sathyagiri Hill, this Vishnu temple is equally ancient. It is a much revered temple and is a Divya Desam temple celebrated in the Naalaayira Divya Prabandham by the Tamil Vaishnava Alwar. It is part of the Thirumayam ASI site and is a protected monument of national importance. Like the Sathyagirisvarar Sivan temple adjacent to it, this is also...

சத்தியகிரீசுவரர் திருக்கோயில், திருமயம் This Sivan temple abuts the adjacent Sathyamoorthy Vishnu temple beside it. In ancient times Thirumayam was called Thirumeiyyam. Mei (மெய்) means truth in Tamil and so does Sathya in Sanskrit. Over time, the name of the place became known as Thirumayam. The temple, like its twin Perumal temple, is a cave temple carved out of the southern face of the Sathyagiri hill which has been a military outpost and fortress since time immemorial. The twin cave...