Pichavaram Mangroves
One of the largest mangrove forests in the world, navigated by canoe through channels that close overhead.
- Where
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.4300, 79.7900
Get the Pichavaram Mangroves stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pichavaram Mangroves. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pichavaram Mangroves
Nataraja Temple 11 km
Where Shiva is worshipped as the dancer, and where one shrine deliberately holds nothing at all.
Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi 23 km
A Shiva temple at Sirkazhi sung in the Thevaram, and known by three names at once.
Vaitheeswaran Koil 27 km
Shiva here is Vaidyanathar, the healer, and people come with their illnesses to tell him about them.
Veeranam Lake 29 km
A long tank in Cuddalore district whose water has been carried all the way up to Chennai.
Poompuhar 32 km
The Chola port of Sangam poetry, most of it now under the sea, with finds still washing up on the beach.
Fort St. David 35 km
The ruins of a British fort at Cuddalore, left standing by the sea without much care.
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur 39 km
Shiva here is Kalantaka, the ender of time, with Abhirami beside him.
Gangaikonda Cholapuram 44 km
Rajendra Chola's temple for a capital that no longer exists, built to mark an army that reached the Ganga.
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Questions
Where is Pichavaram Mangroves?
Pichavaram Mangroves is in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nataraja Temple (11 km), Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi (23 km), Vaitheeswaran Koil (27 km).
How do I get the Pichavaram Mangroves stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pichavaram Mangroves and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pichavaram Mangroves before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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