Kottakuppam

Worth seeing in and around Kottakuppam

6 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
   Matrimandir

   The Matrimandir is an edifice of spiritual significance for practitioners of integral yoga in the centre of Auroville, India established by Mirra Alfassa of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville's spiritual co-founder, known to her followers as The Mother or La Mère. It is called Soul of the City and situated in a large open space called "Paix".

   3.8 km · Spiritual Building in the centre of Auroville, India. · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Pondicherry University

   Pondicherry University, also known as PU, is a central research university located in Kalapet, Pondicherry, India. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India.

   3.3 km · central university in the namesake union territory · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Varadaraja Perumal Temple

   Varadaraja Perumal Perundevi Thayar Temple in Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and Hindu goddess Lakshmi. It is located heritage town region of the city.

   5.8 km · ASI protected monument in Pondicherry · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Vedapureeswarar Temple, Puducherry

   Vedapurishvarar Tripurasundari Temple in Puducherry, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and Hindu goddess Parvati. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is destroyed by French troops and Indian subcontinental peoples in religious riots between Hindus and Christians in 1748 CE. Shiva is worshipped as Vedapurishvarar and Parvati is worshipped as Tripurasundari.

   5.9 km · Hindu temple in Puducherry, India · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Puducherry Technological University

   Puducherry Technological University is a Government Funded Technical institute under central government and Ministry of Education of India, public technical and research university of the Union Territory of Puducherry. It enrolls nearly 2,500 students.

   2.8 km · state public university in Puducherry, Puducherry, India · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium

   Puducherry Science Centre & Planetarium is a public science planetarium. It is located in Lawspet, India.

   5.7 km · children's Science Museum in Kurinji Nagar, Lawspet · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kottakuppam

Airports

Chennai (MAA), 117 km · Tiruchirappalli (TRZ), 183 km · Tirupati (TIR), 185 km

Stations

Pondicherry Airport, 4.2 km

• Chennai → Kottakuppam

  133 km · quickest by road, 3h 27m · ₹950–1,190
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• Tiruchirappalli → Kottakuppam

  179 km · quickest by road, 3h 36m · ₹1,330–1,670
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• Tirupati → Kottakuppam

  191 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · ₹1,500–1,870
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