Olakkannesvara Temple

Olakkannesvara Temple is a ruins in , , . Olakkannesvara Temple is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mahishasuramardini Mandapa and Mahabalipuram Lighthouse.

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 .

Lighthouse
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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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Mandapa of Krishna or is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the of the , in the Kancheepuram district of the state of , . is situated 290 metres north of Olakkannesvara Temple.

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 Olakkannesvara Temple.

Olakkannesvara Temple

Latitude
12.61492° or 12° 36′ 54″ north
Longitude
80.19167° or 80° 11′ 30″ east
Open location code
7M42J57R+XM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5685948849
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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