Things to do in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu
Pulicat or Pazhaverkadu is a historic seashore town in Chennai Metropolitan Area at Thiruvallur District, of Tamil Nadu state, India. It is about 60 kilometres north of Chennai and 3 kilometres from Elavur, on the southern periphery of the Pulicat Lake.
8 places to visit in and around Pulicat, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
- 1Fort Geldria
Fort Geldria or Fort Geldaria, located in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, was the seat of the Dutch Republic's first settlement in India, and the capital of Dutch Coromandel.
- 2Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary for birds, 759 km2 in area, located in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh and a protected area of the Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu, India.
- 3Pulicat Lake
Pulicat Lake is the second-largest brackish-water lagoon in India, measuring 759 square kilometres. A major part of the lagoon lies in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh and rest with Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu.
- 4Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple
Siruvapuri Sri Balasubrahmanyam temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. As per temple records, the temple structure was built over five centuries ago.
- 5Thirumanangeeswarar Temple
Thirumanangeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in Melur, south of Minjur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The temple is dedicated to Thiruvudai Amman as its chief goddess.
- 6Irukkam Island
Irukkam is a lake island located in the middle of Pulicat Lake in Tada Mandal. Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh.
- 7Pushparatheswarar Temple
Gnayiru, is a neighborhood in Chennai, Tiruvallur district, located North of Chennai, a metropolitan city in Tamil Nadu, India.
- 8Madhavaram Lake
Madhavaram Lake also known as Manali Aeri, or Mathur Aeri or Madhavaram Aeri, is a 150-acre lake in the Manali-Mathur-Madavaram area of Chennai, India.