Thotlakonda
A Buddhist monastery on a hill above the sea.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.8264, 83.4094
Get the Thotlakonda stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Thotlakonda. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Thotlakonda
Bavikonda 2.2 km
A Buddhist monastery above Visakhapatnam with a relic casket and rock-cut cisterns.
Rushikonda Beach 5.6 km
The city's swimming beach.
Bheemunipatnam Beach 8.7 km
An old Dutch settlement and its cemetery.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park 9.0 km
The third largest zoo in India, set inside the Kambalakonda forest at Visakhapatnam.
Kailasagiri 11 km
A hilltop park over the city and the sea.
Ramakrishna Beach 16 km
The city's front along the Bay of Bengal, with a decommissioned submarine drawn up on the sand as a museum.
Simhachalam Temple 18 km
Sandalwood covers the deity for all but one day a year.
Yarada Beach 23 km
A beach in a bowl of hills fifteen kilometres from Visakhapatnam, below Dolphin's Nose.
More state heritage sites in Andhra Pradesh
Questions
Where is Thotlakonda?
Thotlakonda is in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Bavikonda (2.2 km), Rushikonda Beach (5.6 km), Bheemunipatnam Beach (8.7 km).
How do I get the Thotlakonda stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Thotlakonda and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Andhra Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Thotlakonda before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Andhra Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
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