Mahabalipuram Lighthouse

Mahabalipuram Lighthouse is located in , . It has been open to tourists since 2011. It was closed in 2001 following a perceived threat from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in India
  • Also known as: “Mahabalipuram Lighthouse in Chennai hi!” and “New Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahishasuramardini Mandapa and Krishna Mandapam.

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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 .

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Mandapa of Krishna or is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the Kancheepuram district of the state of , . is situated 240 metres northeast of Mahabalipuram Lighthouse.

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The is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the . It is located in Mahabalipuram, about 60 kilometres south of in , India. is situated 1 km east of Mahabalipuram Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Krishna’s Butterball and Mamallapuram.

Locality
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Krishna's Butterball is a gigantic balancing rock, a granite boulder resting on a short incline in the historical coastal resort town of in state, India.

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, also known as Mahabalipuram, is a tourist town 60 km south of on the east coast of India, famous for its stone carvings.

Village
, also spelt as Salavankuppam or Saluvanakuppam, is a coastal hamlet in the of , India. It is situated on the East Coast Road at a distance of 7 kilometres from Mahabalipuram on the -Mahabalipuram stretch. is situated 5 km north of Mahabalipuram Lighthouse.

Mahabalipuram Lighthouse

Latitude
12.61534° or 12° 36′ 55″ north
Longitude
80.19174° or 80° 11′ 30″ east
Open location code
7M42J58R+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 353978514
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q18127656
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In Other Languages

“Mahabalipuram Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Tamil: “மகாபலிபுரம் கலங்கரை விளக்கம்”

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Highlights include Old lighthouse and Olakkannesvara Temple.

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