Amoor

Amoor is a sangam age historic Village in Melur Block of Madurai District located 26 KM towards East in the traditional trade near Thiruvadavur. This village is famous for its late Pandia period Ayyampozhil Eswarar Temple with many stone inscriptions in a damaged condition was conserved recently. Amoor Heritage tanks is having the Pandya period traditional(sluice 1000 year old) with vattaelethu inscription and Ayyanar temple namely Veilugantha Ayyanar

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