Karaikal District - Places of Interest

Places of Interest

See also: Tourism in Pondicherry

  • Karaikal-Grand Masjid

Its calm beaches are the prime tourist attraction of Karaikal. Several tourist destinations that lie in neighbouring Tamil Nadu are within easy distance of Karaikal. These include the world famous temple of

  1. Karaikal Big Mosque
  2. Sri Saneeswara bagavan, the Lord Darbharanyeshwar Temple at Thirunallar(5 km from Karaikal).
  3. Karaikal Port.
  4. Karaikal Beach
  5. Karaikal Ammayar Temple.
  6. The church of Our Lady of Angels built in 1891.
  7. Aayiram Kaliamman temple at T.R. Pattinam.
  8. Mastan Syed Dawood dargah, Karaikal.
  9. Bhadrakaliamman Temple at Ambagarattur
Special Places Near Karaikal
  1. The famous Abirami amman temple at Thirukadaiyur, 16 km north of Karaikal.
  2. Singaravelavar temple at Sikkal, 24 km from karaikal.
  3. The Christian Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health at Velankanni(TN): Famous Christian Pilgrim Shrine, 26 km from Karaikal.
  4. Nagore Andavar Dargah (TN): Muslim Pilgrim Centre, located 10 km south of Karaikal.
  5. Danish Fort (TN), Tanquebar. Around 12 km north to Karaikal.
  6. Tranquebar. The place where first Tamil printing press in the world were started by Bartholomew Ziegenbalg, in 1706.

Ten kilometres to the North of Karikal is the former Dutch colony of Tranquebar (Tharangambadi).

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