Tiruchi is mainly spoken for temples, so the place has more historic significance. It has many tourist places. In Tiruchi is the famous Rock fort temple. The temple is situated in the hill top and the main deity of this temple is Lord Ganesh. The statue of Lord Ganesha is a curved out of a huge rock. The specialty of this temple is that, the rocks are as old as Himalayas. Moreover it is near to a shopping place called Chatram which is a textile centre. The next is Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple which is a Vishnu temple, it is located in middle of the Kaveri River. This temple has 21 gopurams and the temple has good art work in it its statues and carvings. The other one is Thayumanaswamy Temple which is built for Lord Shiva. It was built during Pallava period. So the rock works and carving works in this temple are based on the Pallavar style. The next is Jambukeshwara Temple which is built for Lord Shiva, it is from 2 km from Srirangam. The main feature of this temple is the Shiva lingam submerged in water which is from the subterranean spring. Apart from this there are many other temples in and around the city like Thiruvallarai Vishnu Temples, Thiruppaigeeli Siva Temple, Gunaseelam Vishnu Temple, Samayapuram Temple and Nachiyaar Temple.