Tharangambadi
Danish India, and Fort Dansborg on the beach.
- Where
- Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.0325, 79.8531
Get the Tharangambadi stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tharangambadi. 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 Tharangambadi
Fort Dansborg 0.9 km
The Danish fort at Tranquebar of 1620, yellow against the sea, and the second largest Denmark ever built.
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur 6.3 km
Shiva here is Kalantaka, the ender of time, with Abhirami beside him.
Poompuhar 13 km
The Chola port of Sangam poetry, most of it now under the sea, with finds still washing up on the beach.
Karaikal Beach 13 km
A quiet stretch of Coromandel sand in the second district of Puducherry, a hundred and fifty kilometres down the coast.
Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple 15 km
The Saturn temple people come to when Saturn moves, and the queues are days long.
Vaitheeswaran Koil 24 km
Shiva here is Vaidyanathar, the healer, and people come with their illnesses to tell him about them.
Nagore Dargah 24 km
The shrine of Shahul Hamid with five minarets, one of them given by a Maratha raja.
Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi 26 km
A Shiva temple at Sirkazhi sung in the Thevaram, and known by three names at once.
More famous places to visit in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Tharangambadi?
Tharangambadi is in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Fort Dansborg (0.9 km), Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur (6.3 km), Poompuhar (13 km).
How do I get the Tharangambadi stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tharangambadi 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 Tharangambadi 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.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.