Yelagiri
A small hill station with a large lake.
- Where
- Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.5781, 78.6407
Get the Yelagiri stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Yelagiri. 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 Yelagiri
Vainu Bappu Observatory 20 km
An observatory in the Javadi hills at Kavalur, where India does a good deal of its own looking at the sky.
Amirthi Zoological Park 48 km
A small zoo in the Vellore hills, open since 1967, with a waterfall inside it.
Sathanur Dam 49 km
A dam across the Thenpennai among the Chennakesava hills, thirty kilometres out of Tiruvannamalai.
Krishnagiri Dam 51 km
A dam across the Thenpennai in Krishnagiri district, known to everyone as the KRP.
Sripuram Golden Temple 59 km
Fifteen hundred kilograms of gold foil, laid by hand.
Kotilingeshwara Temple 60 km
A temple at Kammasandra in Kolar holding one of the largest Shiva lingas anywhere.
Sri Ramanasramam 60 km
The ashram that grew around Ramana Maharshi at the foot of Arunachala, where he lived from 1922 until 1950. Visitors still sit in the old hall where he received them, and walk the hill he never left.
Arunachaleswarar Temple 60 km
The fire element, and the hill walked around at full moon.
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Questions
Where is Yelagiri?
Yelagiri is in Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vainu Bappu Observatory (20 km), Amirthi Zoological Park (48 km), Sathanur Dam (49 km).
How do I get the Yelagiri stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Yelagiri 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 Yelagiri 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.
Collect your first stamp.
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