Keerimalai Springs
கீரிமலை
Freshwater sacred spring baths right beside the sea on the northern coast of the peninsula, said to heal illness, where locals come to bathe and perform rituals for ancestors.
Water wells up from rock layers on the seashore and flows into stone-lined bathing pools. Although the springs are right beside the sea, the water is fresh. Legend says that an ancient sage with a face like a mongoose was cured after bathing here, and “Keerimalai” means “mongoose hill.” The baths are separated by gender, with the men's pool open to visitors and the women's pool enclosed by a wall. Locals often hold ancestral rites nearby. Beaches and the Naguleswaram Temple are in the surrounding area, about 22 km from the city centre.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Naguleswaram Temple
- Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple
- Kankesanthurai Beach
- Kantarodai Stupas
- Nilavarai Well
- Selvasannidhi Murugan Temple
- Casuarina Beach
- Mantri Manai & Yamuna Eri