Tamil Nadu North Coast Voyage Tips and guide

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Map of Tamil Nadu North Coast

• 12.69055679.9777781 Chengalpattu — Kolavai Lake hosts migratory birds such as the whiskered tern, Indian spot-billed ducks, moorhens, coots, and small waders

• 13.082580.2752 Chennai (Madras) — the capital of Tamil Nadu. One of India's four greatest cities.

• 11.39944479.6936113 Chidambaram (Thillai) — an important pilgrim centre and a holy place for Shaivites for the famous Nataraja Temple

• 12.78733380.2508614 Covelong and Muttukadu — two coastal towns south of Chennai

• 11.7579.755 Cuddalore — a town located along the Bay of Bengal, home to several temples and the famous Silver Beach

• 12.55756480.1754066 Kalpakkam — home to the famous Indira Gandhi Atomic Power Plant, a nuclear breeder reactor, plus a Dutch-era fort and an unspoilt beach

• 11.679.487 Neyveli —

• 11.9379.838 Pondicherry (Puducherry) — the largest and former French colony in India offers a mixture of French and Indian architecture and culture

• 11.928179.64499 Thirubuvanai and Tiruvakkarai —

• 12.2579.6510 Tindivanam — home to Rajankulam, a 17th-century manmade pond, and the Sivan kovil and Perumal kovil temples

• 13.18333379.63333311 Tiruttani —

• 13.1579.91666712 Tiruvallur — famous for the temple of Sri Veeraraghava Swami and the 40-foot-tall Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneyaswami

• 11.579.3313 Virudhaachalam —

• 12.61972280.1944441 Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) — UNESCO Heritage Site. Ancient temples and carves, outstanding examples of Dravidian art and architecture
• 13.41666780.3166672 Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) — former Dutch colony. Colonianl legacy. Lagoon and mnagroves
• 12.00694479.8105563 Auroville — a popular spiritual and religious site near Pondicherry