its a concrete jungle- a creation of some misguided architect
however where kaveri joins the sea is a scenic place. you can drive right up to the river on the sandy track
you have some devara paadal petra sthalams in the neigbourhood
pallavaneeshwaram, thiruvengadu and valam puram. the last is caaled mela perum pallam as it was situated in the moat of puhar
ofcourse kila perumpallam is a navagraha shetram.
poompuhar is the legendary origin of the nagarathars. still, in an annual function the nagaraththars return to this town every year to celebrate the birth of their illustrious son pattinaththaar. venketesh