Sittanavasal Cave
A Jain cave with frescoes of a lotus pond, the best surviving paintings after Ajanta.
- Where
- Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.4544, 78.7247
Get the Sittanavasal Cave stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sittanavasal Cave. 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 Sittanavasal Cave
Thirumayam Fort 23 km
A forty acre fort on the Pudukkottai road, built by the Raja of Ramnad in 1687.
Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple 24 km
A Pandya cave temple with a later Chola facade, in Pudukkottai.
Moovar Koil 24 km
Three Chola temples in a row at Kodumbalur, of which two still stand.
Karpaka Vinayakar Temple 38 km
A rock-cut cave temple at Pillaiyarpatti, seventh century, with a Ganesha carved in relief.
Rockfort Temple 42 km
Four hundred and thirty seven steps cut into a granite outcrop over a billion years old, with the town below on all sides.
Ucchi Pillayar Temple 42 km
The Ganesha temple on top of the Rockfort at Tiruchirappalli, four hundred and thirty seven steps up.
Karaikudi Chettinad Kitchens 43 km
Athangudi tiles, and the antique streets.
Kallanai Dam 43 km
The Grand Anicut, laid across the Kaveri by Karikala Chola and still directing the water it was cut for.
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Questions
Where is Sittanavasal Cave?
Sittanavasal Cave is in Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Thirumayam Fort (23 km), Kunnandarkoil Cave Temple (24 km), Moovar Koil (24 km).
How do I get the Sittanavasal Cave stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sittanavasal Cave 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 Sittanavasal Cave 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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