Pulicat Lake
The second largest brackish lagoon in India, a barrier island between it and the Bay of Bengal.
- Where
- Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 13.5658, 80.1747
Get the Pulicat Lake stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pulicat Lake. 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.
Near Pulicat Lake
Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple 28 km
A Murugan temple in Thiruvallur district, standing by its own records for more than five hundred years.
Ubbalamadugu Falls 36 km
A fall in the Nagari hills near Tirupati, reached by a walk up the stream bed.
Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur 48 km
A Shiva temple in north Chennai, sung by the Tamil saint poets of the seventh century.
Tiruvalidhayam Tiruvallesvarar Temple 52 km
A Shiva temple at Padi in Chennai, where the god takes his name from the sparrow the sage Bharadwaj is said to have become.
Kalikambal Temple 54 km
A temple in George Town that Shivaji is said to have visited in 1677.
Poondi reservoir 54 km
One of the reservoirs Chennai drinks from, sixty kilometres out on the Kosasthalai.
Veeraraghava Swamy Temple 55 km
A Vishnu temple at Tiruvallur, north west of Chennai, built in the Tamil manner.
Fort St George 55 km
The first English fortress in India, begun in 1644, and the seed the city of Madras grew around.
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Questions
Where is Pulicat Lake?
Pulicat Lake is in Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple (28 km), Ubbalamadugu Falls (36 km), Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvottiyur (48 km).
How do I get the Pulicat Lake stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pulicat Lake 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 Pulicat Lake 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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