Salem is a city on the Thirumanimuthar River, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The centuries-old Sugavaneswarar Temple, dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva, features colorful gopurams (towers) and gardens. Nearby, colonial-era Christ Church is an Indo-Saracenic landmark consecrated in 1875. Jamiya Masjid is a mosque believed to have been built by Tipu Sultan, the 18th-century ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore