Poondi Madha Basilica
A Marian shrine in Thanjavur with a car festival and a long walk to it.
- Where
- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 10.8611, 78.9383
Get the Poondi Madha Basilica stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Poondi Madha Basilica. 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 Poondi Madha Basilica
Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple 6.1 km
One of the Divya Desams at Koviladi, where Vishnu is said to have asked for appam.
Kallanai Dam 13 km
The Grand Anicut, laid across the Kaveri by Karikala Chola and still directing the water it was cut for.
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary 17 km
A tank in Ariyalur that fills with waterbirds between November and February.
Samayapuram Mariamman Temple 23 km
A temple near Trichy second only to Palani in what it collects, and the goddess is made of sand and jaggery.
Brihadeeswarar Temple 23 km
The Chola emperor's great temple, its sixty-metre tower capped by a single eighty-tonne stone.
Saraswathi Mahal Library 23 km
A Maratha palace library at Thanjavur with fifty thousand manuscripts, most on palm leaf.
Thanjavur Maratha Palace 23 km
A Nayak and Maratha palace holding the Saraswati Mahal library, one of the oldest working libraries in Asia.
Jambukeswarar Temple 25 km
The water among the five element shrines, with a spring under the linga that never dries.
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Questions
Where is Poondi Madha Basilica?
Poondi Madha Basilica is in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple (6.1 km), Kallanai Dam (13 km), Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary (17 km).
How do I get the Poondi Madha Basilica stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Poondi Madha Basilica 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 Poondi Madha Basilica 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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