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Kalpakkam Destination Guide

Touring Kalpakkam in India

Kalpakkam in the region of Tamil Nādu is located in India - some 1,126 mi or ( 1813 km ) South of New Delhi , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Kalpakkam

Time in Kalpakkam is now 06:50 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Trincomalee, Thrissur, Tirukkalikkunram, Puducherry, and Oragadam. Being here already, consider visiting Trincomalee . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Kalpakkam ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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India: Mahabalipuram

9:51 min by arievanh
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Mahabalipuram, also known as Mamallapuram, is a town in Kancheepuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mahabalipuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas a ..

Mamallapuram & Mahabalipuram - Arjuna's Penance, Krishna's Butter Ball, Shore Temple etc.

2:43 min by agota527
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Mamallapuram & Mahabalipuram dates back to the Tamil Pallava dynasty in the 7th-9th century. The structures here, most of which carved straight out of single pieces of granite bolders, are among the o ..


Tsunami Tour in India Feliz_carolina's photos around Chennai, India (tsunami photos in chennai)

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All Smiles in Tamil Nadu Jdn86's photos around Mahabalipuram, India (mamallapuram streets)

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Interesting facts about this location

KAMINI

KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India. Its first criticality was on October 29, 1996. It produces 30 kW of thermal energy at full power. KAMINI is cooled and moderated by light water, and fueled with uranium-233 metal produced by the irradiation of thorium in other reactors. KAMINI was the first reactor in the world designed specifically to use uranium-233 fuel.

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Located at 12.56 80.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Neutron facilities, Nuclear research reactors, Nuclear technology in India

Great Lakes Institute of Management

Great Lakes Institute of Management (also known as Great Lakes) is a business school located in the South Indian city of Chennai. The institution, a brain-child of the US-based management guru Dr Bala V. Balachandran, aims to fill the vacuum for a top-flight business school in Tamil Nadu and put it on par with the three other southern states that boast of top-rung management institutions: Indian Institutes of Management in Bangalore and Kozhikode and Indian School of Business in Hyderabad.

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Located at 12.57 80.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Business schools in Chennai, Management education

Battle of Sadras

The Battle of Sadras was the first of five largely indecisive naval battles fought between a British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hughes and French fleet under the Bailli de Suffren off the east coast of India during the American War of Independence.

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Located at 12.52 80.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1782 in France, Conflicts in 1782, Naval battles involving France, Naval battles involving Great Britain, Naval battles of the East Indies Campaign

Pancha Rathas

Pancha Rathas (also known as Pandava Rathas) is a monument complex at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Pancha Rathas is an example of monolith Indian rock-cut architecture. Dating from the late 7th century, it is attributed to the reign of King Mahendravarman I and his son Narasimhavarman I (630–680 AD; also called Mamalla, or "great warrior") of the Pallava Kingdom.

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Located at 12.61 80.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Archaeological monuments in Tamil Nadu, Hindu temples in Mahabalipuram, Indian rock-cut architecture, Mahabalipuram, Vishnu temples

Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram

Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram is a monument complex on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located near Chennai. With approximately forty sanctuaries, including the largest open-air bas-relief in the world, Mahabalipuram gained UNESCO World Heritage site distinction in 1984.

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Located at 12.62 80.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Hindu World Heritage Sites, Indian rock-cut architecture, Mahabalipuram, Monuments and memorials in Tamil Nadu, World Heritage Sites in India