Kattupakkam

Worth seeing in and around Kattupakkam

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research

   Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research is a private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India. SRIHER consists of nine constituent colleges and faculties with more than 6,000 students.

   1.8 km · private institute located in Porur, Chennai, India · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Vedapureeswarar Temple, Thiruverkadu

   Vedapureeswarar Temple or Eswaran Dharmaraja Koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Thiruverkadu, a Municipality in Tiruvallur district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapureeswarar, and is represented by the lingam.

   3.6 km · Hindu temple of Shiva in Thiruverkadu, India · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Makkah Masjid, Chennai

   The Makkah Mosque is a mosque in the city of Chennai, India. The dargah of Syed Musa Sha Khaderi is located near the mosque.

   3.3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kamakshi Amman Temple, Mangadu

   The Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple is a famous pilgrim destination Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Parvathi, located in Mangadu, a suburb of Chennai, India. The term Mangadu means "Mango Forests or Mango Groves" and as the term implies this must have been a thickly wooded Mango groove in the past.

   2.2 km · temple in India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Kovur Sundareswarar Temple

   Sundareswarar Temple at Kovur, a suburb of Chennai, India is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. Constructed in about 965 CE, the presiding deity of the temple is Sundareswarar, a form of Shiva and the presiding goddess is Soundarambikai.

   3.3 km · shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple

   Tiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple is a Hindu temple in Tiruverkadu, a suburb of Chennai, in Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

   3.4 km · Amman Temple in Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Poonamallee

   The Varadaraja Perumal Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Poonamallee, a suburb of Chennai, India. Constructed in remote antiquity, the temple is dedicated to Vishnu and his consort, Pushpavalli Thayar.

   3.4 km · building in India · Wikipedia
8. 08
   2014 Chennai Building Collapse

   On 28 June 2014, an eleven-storey apartment block collapsed while under construction at Moulivakkam in the suburb of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The cause was determined to be a lightning strike to exposed metal at the top, which was conducted through the building and to ground via reinforcement bars embedded in the concrete, which led to failure of support columns and subsequent collapse of the structure.

   2.9 km · Incident of building collapse · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Vaikunta Perumal Mangadu

   Sri Vaikunta Perumal temple is a Vishnu temple situated about half a kilometer from the Kamakshi Temple Mangadu. It is administered by a trustee and the HR & CE departments of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

   2 km · building in India · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Velleswarar Temple, Mangadu

    Velleeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple located in Mangadu, a suburb of Chennai, India. This is a mid-size temple spread over 2 acres and is among the 3 principal temples in Mangadu – the other 2 being the Sri Kamakshi Amman Temple and Sri Vaikunda Perumal Temple.

    2.6 km · Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu, India · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kattupakkam

Airports

Chennai (MAA), 7 km · Tirupati (TIR), 91 km · Kempegowda Bengaluru (BLR), 263 km

Stations

Porur Bypass metro station, 2.6 km · Porur Junction metro station, 3.3 km · Poonamallee Government Hospital metro station, 2.8 km

• Tirupati → Kattupakkam

  102 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · ₹900–1,120
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• Bengaluru → Kattupakkam

  274 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · ₹2,020–2,530
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• Tiruchirappalli → Kattupakkam

  290 km · quickest by road, 5h 1m · ₹2,020–2,520
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