Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple
A Pandya cave temple with a later Chola facade, in Pudukkottai.
- Where
- Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 10.5822, 78.8972
Get the Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
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Questions
Where is Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple?
Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple is in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sittanavasal Cave (24 km), Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple (29 km), Kallanai Dam (29 km).
How do I get the Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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