Karaikal Beach
A quiet stretch of Coromandel sand in the second district of Puducherry, a hundred and fifty kilometres down the coast.
- Where
- Karaikal, Puducherry, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.9180, 79.8530
Get the Karaikal Beach stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Karaikal Beach. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Puducherry volume with your photos and a note.
Near Karaikal Beach
Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple 7.6 km
The Saturn temple people come to when Saturn moves, and the queues are days long.
Nagore Dargah 11 km
The shrine of Shahul Hamid with five minarets, one of them given by a Maratha raja.
Fort Dansborg 12 km
The Danish fort at Tranquebar of 1620, yellow against the sea, and the second largest Denmark ever built.
Tharangambadi 13 km
Danish India, and Fort Dansborg on the beach.
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur 18 km
Shiva here is Kalantaka, the ender of time, with Abhirami beside him.
Poompuhar 25 km
The Chola port of Sangam poetry, most of it now under the sea, with finds still washing up on the beach.
Velankanni Basilica 26 km
A Marian shrine on the Coromandel coast drawing pilgrims of every faith, and rebuilt after the 2004 tsunami.
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur 28 km
Shiva as Thyagaraja at Tiruvarur, with Kamalambika's shrine beside him drawing pilgrims of its own.
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Questions
Where is Karaikal Beach?
Karaikal Beach is in Karaikal, Puducherry. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple (7.6 km), Nagore Dargah (11 km), Fort Dansborg (12 km).
How do I get the Karaikal Beach stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Karaikal Beach and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Puducherry volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Karaikal Beach before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Puducherry volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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