Yanam Riverfront
A French enclave on the Godavari delta until 1954, four hundred kilometres from the rest of Puducherry.
- Where
- Yanam, Puducherry, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 16.7300, 82.2200
Get the Yanam Riverfront stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Yanam Riverfront. 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 Puducherry volume with your photos and a note.
Near Yanam Riverfront
Draksharama 18 km
One of the five Pancharama shrines.
Coringa Mangroves 24 km
The second largest mangrove stretch in India.
Hope Island 30 km
A small tadpole shaped island in the Bay of Bengal off Kakinada.
Lakshmi Ganapati Temple, Bikkavolu 31 km
A temple at Bikkavolu in the Godavari delta to a large monolithic Ganesha, said to be growing. The village also keeps a group of Eastern Chalukya temples more than a thousand years old.
Kumararama 36 km
One of the five Pancharama Kshetras, at Samalkot, with a two storey sanctum.
Puruhutika Devi Temple 42 km
Counted among the eighteen great Shakti Peethas, where the goddess is said to have fallen at Pithapuram. Her shrine stands in the grounds of the Kukkuteswara temple, beside its large tank, and draws pilgrims through the Navaratri festival.
Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamsthanam 44 km
The birthplace of Sripada Srivallabha, revered as the first incarnation of Dattatreya in this age. His padukas are worshipped in the temple, and Pithapuram is counted among the holiest places of the Datta tradition.
Dowleswaram Barrage 54 km
Arthur Cotton's barrage of 1852 on the lower Godavari, rebuilt in 1970 and named after him.
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Questions
Where is Yanam Riverfront?
Yanam Riverfront is in Yanam, Puducherry. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Draksharama (18 km), Coringa Mangroves (24 km), Hope Island (30 km).
How do I get the Yanam Riverfront stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Yanam Riverfront and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Puducherry volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Yanam Riverfront before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Puducherry volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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