Vālmīkanāthar
Vālmīkanāthar is a Hindu temple in Tirukalukundram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu. Vālmīkanāthar is situated nearby to Five Rathas, as well as near Mahishasuramardini Mandapa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Five Rathas and Shore Temple.
Five Rathas
Photo: BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pancha Rathas is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Five Rathas is situated 230 metres northwest of Vālmīkanāthar.
Shore Temple
Photo: mckaysavage, CC BY 2.0.
The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal. It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Shore Temple is situated 1½ km northeast of Vālmīkanāthar.
Mahishasuramardini Mandapa
Photo: R.K.Lakshmi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in Mamallapuram. Mahishasuramardini Mandapa is situated 1 km north of Vālmīkanāthar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.
Krishna’s Butterball
Locality
Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock, a granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu state, India.
Mamallapuram
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mamallapuram, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of Chennai on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.
Saluvankuppam
Village
Saluvankuppam, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the Chengalpattu district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the Chennai-Mahabalipuram stretch. Saluvankuppam is situated 6 km north of Vālmīkanāthar.
Vālmīkanāthar
- Type: Hindu temple
- Also known as: “Valmikanathar”
- Categories: heritage site, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tirukalukundram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
12.60725° or 12° 36′ 26″ northLongitude
80.19075° or 80° 11′ 27″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
7M42J54R+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 5096042202OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageGeoNames ID
10767049
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