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Chengalpattu,Tamil Nadu,India

Pallavaram

Pallavaram area of the district.

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Shore Temple, ChengalpattuFeatured: Shore Temple
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Mamallapuram

The seafront base for the Mamallapuram monuments and the East Coast Road beaches, backwaters, forts and wildlife of Chengalpattu district.

Shore TemplePancha RathasArjuna's PenanceKrishna's Butterball
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Melmaruvathur base
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Melmaruvathur

Melmaruvathur area of the district.

Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Temple
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Singaperumal Koil base
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Singaperumal Koil

Singaperumal Koil area of the district.

Padalathri Narasimhar Temple
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Maduranthakam base
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Maduranthakam

Maduranthakam area of the district.

Kothandaramaswamy Temple (Eri Katha Ramar)Madurantakam Lake
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Saluvankuppam base
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Saluvankuppam

Saluvankuppam area of the district.

Atiranachandeswara Cave Temple
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Pallavaram base
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Pallavaram

Pallavaram area of the district.

Pallavaram Cave Temple
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Thiruneermalai Ranganathar Temple, ChengalpattuFeatured: Thiruneermalai Ranganathar Temple
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Thiruneermalai

Thiruneermalai area of the district.

Thiruneermalai Ranganathar Temple
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Thiruvadisoolam base
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Thiruvadisoolam

Thiruvadisoolam area of the district.

Thiruvadisoolam Chandra Choodeswarar Temple
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Sadras base
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Sadras

Sadras area of the district.

Sadras Beach
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Karunguzhi base
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Karunguzhi

Karunguzhi area of the district.

Robert Clive's Garden House
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Chitlapakkam base
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Chitlapakkam

Chitlapakkam area of the district.

Chitlapakkam Lake
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Cheyyur base
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Cheyyur

Cheyyur area of the district.

Cheyyur Beach
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Getting there

How to reach Pallavaram

Nearest airportChennai International (MAA), ~55–60 km from Mamallapuram
Rail gatewayChengalpattu Junction (CGL); Chennai is the main railhead for Mamallapuram
Bus / road accessFrequent buses and taxis run down the East Coast Road (ECR) and via GST Road from Chennai (CMBT) to Mamallapuram, Kovalam, Muttukadu and the ECR resorts; confirm current timings before travel.
District HQChengalpattu
LandscapeCoromandel coast south of Chennai — the UNESCO Pallava port of Mamallapuram and the East Coast Road heritage-and-beach belt

Pallavaram is a Chengalpattu base for the UNESCO Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram (Shore Temple, Pancha Rathas, Arjuna’s Penance), the ECR beaches and backwaters, the Crocodile Bank and DakshinaChitra, and the Vedanthangal bird sanctuary.

Mamallapuram UNESCO monumentsECR beaches & backwatersVedanthangal & the coastal forts
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Pallavaram Cave Temple, Pallavaram
PlacePallavaram Cave Temple

An early 7th-century rock-cut cave temple on the Pallavaram hill attributed to Mahendravarman I, one of the oldest excavated shrines of the Pallava dynasty. Pallavaram is also a landmark in prehistory: Robert Bruce Foote found Palaeolithic 'Madras handaxe' tools here in 1863. This cave guide belongs to the Pallavaram planning base in Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, with route context, best-time notes and verified inventory categories for stays, food, operators, shops, wellness and transport as they are approved.

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