Thoothukudi - 5 Attractions You Must Visit

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About Thoothukudi

It is also named Pearl city of Tamil Nadu which abundant in pearl cultivation.

Types of Attractions in Thoothukudi

Activities Around

List of Attractions in Thoothukudi

Basilica Of Our Lady Of The Snow

One of the Catholic pilgrimage centers in India which is dedicated to the Lady of snows, a title given to St Mary. The Shrine name refers to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Hare Island

This is a small island adjoining the Tootukudi port. It is a very good picnic spot for holiday seekers and domestic tourists.

Kazhugumalai Jain Beds

Kazhugumalai Jain Beds

Hindu Temples

Jain Temples

Notable Architectures

This temple is dedicated to the Hindu and Jain religious figures in rock-cut style. The unfinished temple is said to have been built during the reign of the Pandyan king. This examples the rock-cut and architecture of the Pandya period.

Vallanadu Black Buck Sanctuary

Vallanadu Black Buck Sanctuary

Wildlife Sanctuaries

This is a wildlife protected area created for the protection of the Blackbuck antelope located on an isolated hillock in Vallanadu village.

Veerapandiya Kattabomman Statue

This is the statue of the Historian, Freedom fighter Veeerapandya Kattabomman. He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British and waged a war against them.

Map of attractions in Thoothukudi

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