Karaikal - Tourist Information
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Karaikal - Tourist Information
Karaikal Sandy Beach
The Karaikal sandy beach is one of the best natural beaches in the South Tamil Nadu. The beach has been given easy accessibility by widening the two kms. road along the Arasalar river and by illumination of the road with sodium vapour lamps. In addition to natural sandy beach, a boat jetty in the Arasalar, Childrens Park, Immovable sitting chairs along the roads, Vehicles Parking, Beach Restaurant, Tennis Court are also more attracting a heavy crowd of all kind of local peoples as well as of outside tourists.
Karaikal Ammaiyar Temple
Karaikal Ammaiyar temple is located in Barathiar Street, in the center of Karaikal. Malaiperumal Pillai constructed it in the year 1929. The main Goddess is Punithavati, also known as "Karaikal Ammaiyar". There is also a sanctum for Vinayaka (also spelt as Vinayak) inside this temple. For More details...
The Famous Pilgrim/Tourist Centers Reputed Aroubnd Karaikal
NORTH: Anandamangalam (Hanuman temple), Tharangambadi(Danish Fort), Thirukkadiyur, Poombukar, Sirkazhi, Chidambaram.
NORTH WEST: Mailaduthurai, Vaithiswaran Koil, Sembonnar Koil (Holy temples) and all the `Navagragasthalngal' are around Karaikal.
WEST: Thirunakeswaram, Uppiliappan Koil, Ayyavadi, Kumbakonam, Swamimalai, Alangudi, Thirubuvanam, JayamKondam, Anaikarai, Kangaikonda Cholpuram, and other famous Navagiraga temples. Moreover, the world famous Thanjai Brahadeeswarar Temple is just 95 kms. away from Karaikal.
SOUTH WEST: Thirumarugal, Thiruchengattangudi, Thirukkannapuram, Thirupugazhur, Thiruvarur, Engan, and other famous temples.
SOUTH: Apart from the world famous Basilica of Velankanni Madha Temple and Nagore Dharga, Nagappatinam, Vedaranyam and all `Sabdavidangal'-the famous hindu temples are around Karaikal.
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