This is one of the tallest temple towers in Tamil Nadu,next only to the Srirangam Rajagopuram and is located in the front side of the temple.This was built by the pandya king vallabhadeva pandyan.Built in a typical South Indian temple architecture it has 11 kalasams at the top.From the bottom one can see 11 progressively smaller tiers reaching towards the top Kavichakravarthi Kamban has sung a poem on this gopuram comparing it to the great meru mountain which has been inscribed on the tower
It has a base area of about 13 cents and stands at a height of about 196 feet.This gopuram was selected to be the symbol of the state government of Tamil Nadu a few decades ago.This gopuram is dotted with lots of fine terracotta images with the images of Sri lakshmi Narayanan and Sri Narasimhan adorning the crest.The gopuram is currently being renovated
