Things to do in Thiruporur, Tamil Nadu
Thiruporur is a panchayat town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple is situated in the center of the town.
30 places to visit in and around Thiruporur, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Cave Temples of Mahabalipuram
The Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram is a collection of 7th- and 8th-century CE religious monuments in the coastal resort town of Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, India and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- 2Shore Temple
- 3Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple
Thiruporur Kandaswamy temple in Thiruporur, a panchayat town in Chengalpattu district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan.
- 4Nithyakalyana Perumal temple
Nithyakalayana Perumal temple in Thiruvidandai, a village in Chennai, Chengalpattu district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to Varaha, the boar avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.
- 5Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram
"Seven Pagodas" has served as a nickname for the southern Indian city of Mamallapuram, also called Mahabalipuram, since the first European explorers reached it.
- 6DakshinaChitra
DakshinaChitra is a living-history museum in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, dedicated to South Indian heritage and culture. It is located 25 kilometres to the south of Chennai.
- 7Pancha Rathas
- 8Mahishasuramardini Mandapa
Mahishasuramardhini Mandapa is an example of Indian rock-cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, of the Pallava dynasty. It is a rock-cut cave temple located on a hill, near a lighthouse, along with other caves in Mamallapuram.
- 9Tiger Cave
The Yali Mandabam is a rock-cut Hindu temple complex located in the hamlet of Saluvankuppam near Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It gets its name from the carvings of tiger heads on the mouth of a cave which forms a part of the complex.
- 10Sadras
Sadras is a fortress town located on India's Coromandel Coast in Chengalpattu district, 70 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. Sadras is the anglicised form of the ancient town of Sadurangapattinam.
- 11Panchapandava Cave Temple
Panchapandava Cave Temple is a monument at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mandapa is part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
- 12Thirukadalmallai
- 13Golden Beach, Chennai
Golden Beach is a natural urban beach located along the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. VGP Golden Beach is a major tourist attraction in Chennai.
- 14Varaha Cave Temple
- 15Vedagiriswarar Temple
- 16Dharmaraja Ratha
- 17MGM Dizzee World
- 18Asan Memorial College of Engineering and Technology
- 19Arjuna Ratha
- 20Jagannath Temple, Chennai
- 21Draupadi Ratha
- 22Bhima Ratha
- 23Olakkannesvara Temple
- 24Ganesha Ratha
- 25Sirudavoor Lake
Sirudavoor Lake is an inland lake with wetlands in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu state, in eastern South India. This lake is on the Coromandel Coast, near the Bay of Bengal.
- 26Dandeeswarar Temple
- 27Krishna Mandapam, Mahabalipuram
- 28Malik ibn Dinar Mosque
The Malik ibn Dinar Mosque is a mosque situated in the village of Covelong, in the Chengalpattu district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The mosque contains the grave of Muslim saint Thameemul Ansari.
- 29Gnanapureeswarar Temple, Tiruvadishoolam
- 30Rudrakodisvarar Temple, Tirukalukundram