Tamil Nadu North Coast

Northern Coast is in Tamil Nadu. The region consists of the districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Cuddalore, Kanchipuram, Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur, and Tiruvarur.

Cities

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

• 🌍 Chidambaram — also known as Thillai, since the place was originally a forest of the thillai, botanically known as excecaria agallecha shrubs, is an important pilgrim centre and a holy place for Saivites as the famous Nataraja Temple is located here
• 🌍 Cuddalore — town located along the Bay of Bengal, home to several temples and the famous Silver Beach

• 🌍 Kalpakkam (Chennai) — a few km away from Mahabalipuram which has the famous Indira Gandhi Atomic Power Plant, a nuclear breeder reactor)

• 🌍 Kanchipuram — 75 km from Chennai, one of the seven holy cities in the country, and a visit is believed to bestow salvation; renowned for its silk sarees

• 🌍 Karaikal —

• 🌍 Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) — ancient temples and modern stone carvers, outstanding examples of Dravidian art and architecture

• 🌍 Mannargudi —

• 🌍 Mayiladuthurai —

• 🌍 Muttukadu —

• 🌍 Neyveli —

• 🌍 Pondicherry — the largest and former French colony in India offers a mixture of French and Indian architecture and culture

• 🌍 Poompuhar —

• 🌍 Sirkazhi —
• 🌍 Sriperumbudur —
• 🌍 Tiruvallur — famous for the temple of Sri VeeraraghavaSwami and the 40 foot tall Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha AnjaneyaSwami

• 🌍 Tiruvarur —

• 🌍 Tranquebar (also called Tharangambadi) — port and site of a Danish Fort (now a museum)

• 🌍 Vaitheeswaran Koil —

• 🌍 Virudhaachalam —

• 🌍 Velankanni —

Other destinations

• 🌍 Auroville — a popular spiritual and religious site in Pondicherry state, very near to Chennai

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