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Cuddalore is a town in Cuddalore District in Tamil Nadu. Cuddalore is a beautiful town located along Bay of Bengal which is home to the famous Silver Beach.

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Cuddalore is also known as Thiruppadhirippuliyur or Tiruppappuliyur colloquially. It is located 190 km south of Chennai and is well-connected by rail and road.

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You can reach Cuddalore from Chennai by State buses or private transport. Takes about 4 hours via the ECR route. There are plenty of hotels, and eateries here. it will be time consuming if you take an bus through bypass ...

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There is a famous Shiva temple here. Sri Paataleeswarar is the presiding Deity with Brahannayaki Amman. This is an ancient and beautiful temple. Five kilometres from the main busstand is the town Thiruvahindrapuram where the famous Vaishnavite temple of Sri Devanathan is situated. Hayagrivar Sannadhi in this temple is well-known. There is also a temple for Veera Anjaneyar very near the busstand.

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• Visit these temples and you can also go to the beautiful and serene beach at Thevanampattinam, 4 km away. You can also find a minor port over there.

• Don't miss the "Paadaleswarar Temple", "Devanadha Swamy Temple" and "Sri Veera Anjaneya Swami" Temple - near to Bus stand and railway station - Thirupapuliyur. Also You can visit the " Sri Pidari Amman Temple" adjacent to the Brahannayaki Temple - Both these 2 temples are very close to the bus stand / Railway Station.

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You can buy good variety of Clay dolls for Navarathri from nearby place Vandipalayam (about 2 km). Also, there is a town called Panruti, 12 km from here, which is famous for its Palaa Pazham (Jack fruit), Cashew nuts, and ground nuts. Panruti dolls are also famous. This town is easily accessible by frequent local buses.

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A good number of hotels and lodges are here. South Indian and North Indian food are available in these hotels.

There are good number of hotels available near Cuddalore Bus Stand and the Railway station. Cuddalore is one of the places where you can get the authentic South Indian food.

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The entire visit may take about 10 - 12 hours and then you can leave for Pondicherry, now renamed as Puducherry, 18 km from here, of the erstwhile French territory; or to Chidambaram another town 50 km away famous for its Nataraja Temple.

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