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Cuddalore
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Place details
- Locality
- Cuddalore
- Region
- Tamil Nadu
- Country
- India
- Population
- 173,636
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
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Key facts
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- Early morning in cuddalore, india.jpg
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- A pyramidal temple tower with sky in the background
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- India#India Tamil Nadu
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- left
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- Location in India##Location in Tamil Nadu, India
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- Country
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- India
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- State
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- Tamil Nadu
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- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cuddalore
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- Region
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- Tondai Nadu
- Settlement.government_type
- Municipal Corporation
- Settlement.governing_body
- Cuddalore City Municipal Corporation
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- Metric
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- 1
- Settlement.population_total
- 308,781
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 173676
- Elevation
- 0
- Official website
- municipality.tn.gov.in/Cuddalore
- Image
- Padaleeswarar (1).jpg
- Dialing code
- 4142
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- Commons category
- Cuddalore
- postal code
- 607001
- P12749
- Concepción
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Travel guide
See
thumb|Fort St.David Hayagrivar Sannadhi - located in a small hillock nearby, this temple is well-known. Sri Devanathan - Five kilometres from the main bus stand is the town Thiruvahindrapuram where this famous Vaishnavite temple is located. Thiruvanthipuram Temple - Next famous to Tirupathi temple. Thiruvahindrapuram is one of the famous 108 Vaishnavite temples in India. There is also a temple for Veera Anjaneyar very close to
Do
Visit these temples and you can also go to the beautiful and serene beach at Thevanampattinam, 4 km away. Near Cuddalore Old Town you can also find a minor port. There is a fishing harbour in Old Town. Don't miss the "Paadaleswarar Temple", "Devanadha Swamy Temple" and "Sri Veera Anjaneya Swami" Temple - near to Bus stand and railway station - Thirupapuliyur. Also You can visit the " Sri Pidari Amman Temple" adjacent to the Brahannayaki Temple - Both these 2 temples are very close to the bus stand / Railway Station. The beautiful Manavala Mamunigal sannidhi is located in Thiruvaheendrapuram.
Buy
You can buy good variety of Clay dolls for Navarathri from nearby place Vandipalayam (about 2 km). Also, there is a town called Panruti, 21 km from here, which is famous for its Palaa Pazham (Jack fruit), Cashew nuts, and ground nuts. On the way from Cuddalore to Panruti you can find a place called Thiruvathigai where a famous Shiva temple is located. There is a famous farm in Palur near Panruti where you can get all kinds of plants. Agriculture research is also being carried out in Palur farm. Panruti dolls are also famous. This town is easily accessible by frequent local buses.
Eat
A good number of hotels and lodges are here. South Indian and North Indian food are available in these hotels.
There are good number of hotels available near Cuddalore Bus Stand and the Railway station. Cuddalore is one of the places where you can get the authentic South Indian food.
Be warned : All the hotels serve full meals only till 4 PM ! You can not get tiffin like Idli, dosai etc till after 4-30 PM
Drink
You can find soo many TASMAC in and around Cuddalore. Puducherry is very near to Cuddalore.
Sleep
You can find Nice Hotels in the Cuddalore to have sound sleep.
Go next
The entire visit may take about 10 - 12 hours and then you can leave for Puducherry, 18 km from here, of the erstwhile French territory; or to Chidambaram another town 50 km away famous for its Nataraja Temple.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is a heavy industries hub, port city, and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port city during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cuddalore remains unclear, the city first rose to prominence during the Pallavas' and Medieval Cholas' reign. After the fall of the Cholas, the town was ruled by various dynasties like Pandyas, Vijayanagar Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks, Thanjavur Marathas, Tipu Sultan, French and the British Empire. Cuddalore was also a theatre of conflict in the Seven Years' War, witnessing the Battle of Cuddalore in 1758 between the French and British. It has been a part of independent India since 1947. During the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Cuddalore was one of the affected towns, with 572 casualties.
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