Kavalur – Solar Observatory
The Vainu Bappu Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located at Kavalur in the Javadi Hills, near Vaniyambadi in Tirupattur district.
The Asias biggest solar observatory is Vainu Bappu Observatory (VBO) is located in the picturesque neighbourhood of the village of Kavalur in the Javadhu Hills. Established in the 1970s, VBO hosts the 1m Carl Zeiss Telescope, the 1.3m J.C. Bhattacharya Telescope (JCBT) and the 2.3m Vainu Bappu Telescope (VBT).Prior permission is required to visit the Observatory. A large variety of deer roam around the observatory.
Andiyappanur Dam
Andiyappanur is a Village in Tiruppattur District of Tamil Nadu State, India, 17 KM from Tirupattur. 208 KM from State capital Chennai
Tirupathur , Vaniyambadi , Pernampattu , Polur are the near by Cities to Andiyappanur.