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Explore Ekkattuthangal
The district Ekkattuthangal of Saint Thomas Mount in Kancheepuram (State of Tamil Nādu) is located in India about 1,096 mi south of New Delhi, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Chennai, George Town, Chittoor, Puducherry and Dasarahalli. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 38°C / 100 °F
Morning Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
Evening Temperature | 33°C / 91 °F |
Night Temperature | 30°C / 87 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 39% |
Air Pressure | 1006 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 81% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
37°C (98 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Overcast clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
37°C (99 °F)
31°C (87 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
37°C (99 °F)
30°C (87 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Park Hyatt Chennai
FEATHERS- A Radha Hotel
Hilton Chennai
Le Royal Meridien Chennai
Feathers-A Radha Hotel
Chennai a Luxury Collection Hotel ITC Grand Chola
GreenPark Chennai
Novotel Chennai OMR
Radisson Blu Hotel GRT Chennai
Design Hotel Chennai by juSTa
Videos from this area
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St.Thomas Mount church | Chennai view from hilltop | Plane landing in Chennai Airport
Video shot from St.Thomas Mount Church in Chennai and luckily a plane too was landing that time in the Chennai International Airport nearby. Shot using Canon A3100 IS Rgds, Renju.
Chennai, New flyover at Padi junction
New flyover constructed at Padi Junction. Inaugurated on 20.2.09 Videos taken before and after construction.
IMG_3020 Subhasri Sriram, Executive Director and CFO, Shriram City Union Finance Ltd
TANSTIA REHENA-Buyer Seller Meet RE (Renewable Energy Equipment) Buyer-Seller-Meet for MSME Industrial and commercial units organized on the 12th of April, Friday at TFSC hall in TANSTIA ...
120420132579 Deepika Arora, Regional VP-Indian Ocean, Wyndham Hotel Group, Gurgaon
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ramada property in Chennai in the.
120420132578 Deepika Arora, Regional VP-Indian Ocean, Wyndham Hotel Group, Gurgaon
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ramada property in Chennai in the.
IMG_3029 Prakash Chandran, GM, Ramada Chennai Egmore
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ramada property in Chennai in the.
IMG_3025 Wyndham Ramada Chennai Egmore press briefing
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ram...
120420132575 Wyndham Ramada Chennai Egmore press briefing
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ramada property in Chennai in the.
120420132576 Wyndham Ramada Chennai Egmore press briefing
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ram...
120420132574 Wyndham Ramada Chennai Egmore press briefing
Ramada Mr. Prakash Chandran General Manager, Ramada Chennai Egmore invites you to a press briefing to announce the opening of Wyndham's first operational Ram...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Guindy Race Course
The Guindy Race Course is a horse racing course set up in 1777 in Chennai, India. It is the oldest race course in India. It hosts events in the winter season.
Velachery Aquatic Complex
The Velachery Aquatic Complex is a swimming pool complex with spectator facilities in Chennai, India. It was purpose built as one of the venues for the 1995 South Asian Games. Facilities available at the complex include one racing pool (50 × 25 m), one diving pool (18 × 25 m), one warm-up pool (20 × 25 m), VIP lobby and lounge, change rooms, shower cubicles, physiotherapy room, first aid, CCTV, control room, electronic score board, gym, commentator box and seating for 4,000 spectators.
Alandur
Alandur is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Chennai, a city situated on the east coast of the southern India, and an urban municipality in Kancheepuram district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Alandur had a population of 146,154 in the 2001 census. The town agglomeration of Alandur has an estimated population of 300,000 by the year 2030. Alandur neighbours the St. Thomas Mount Cantontment, the Officers Training Academy of the Indian army and the nearby towns of Guindy and Adambakkam.
Kathipara Junction
Kathipara Junction is an important road junction in Chennai, India. It is located at Alandur, (St. Thomas Mount), south of Guindy, at the intersection of the Grand Southern Trunk Road (NH 45), Inner Ring Road, Anna Salai and the Mount-Poonamallee Road. Kathipara flyover is the largest cloverleaf flyover in the whole of Asia.
Britto School
Britto School is a school in Adambakkam, Chennai, India.
Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, or TNMGRMU for short, is a government medical university centered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is named after the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Dr. M.G. Ramachandran (M.G.R. ) and is the second-largest health sciences university in India.
Stella Matutina College of Education
Stella Matutina College of Education is a teacher training college in Chennai, India, offering BA, MA and PhD degrees in education.
Madras War Cemetery
Madras War Cemetery is a war cemetery and a memorial created to receive Second World War graves from many civil and cantonment cemeteries in the south and east of India where their permanent maintenance could not be assured. The cemetery contains 856 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War.
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Chennai
Saint Patrick's Cathedral is a church located near St. Thomas Mount, in Chennai, India. The patron saint is Saint Patrick.
Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (India)
CIPET or Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology is an autonomous institute under the department of chemicals and petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India.
St. John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School Alwarthirunagar
St John's Matriculation Higher Secondary School is a school in Alwarthirunagar which had its beginnings in the early 1980s. The school was founded by D John Ponnudurai. This school is part of IYAP consortium. The school follows Matriculation Syllabus for students between Grade 1 to Grade 10 and Tamil Nadu State Board for grades Eleven and Twelve. It has branches in Porur, Triplicane and a sister school in the name of the Good Shepherd in Alwarthirunagar.
Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount
Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount, located to the south of the Chennai city, in Pallavaram suburb, Tamil Nadu, is a characteristically profuse exposure of quartz–feldspar–hypersthene rock, illustrated by occurrence of two pyroxene facies metamorphism. The name "Charnockite, St. Thomas Mount" originated from the use of the rocks quarried from a central band in the St. Thomas Mount for the tombstone of Job Charnock, the founder of Kolkata in 1679.
Udayam Theatre
Udayam Theatre is a multiplex located in Chennai. The complex includes four cinemas: Udhayam, Mini Udhayam, Suriyan and Chandran. The 40,000 square feet theatre complex is located on a 1.31 acres plot on 100 feet road in K. K. Nagar. The complex was built by 6 brothers in 1983. The complex was recently sold auction to S Paramasivan Pillai, whose bid was 80 crore rupees. Udhayam Complex had three theaters (Udhayam, Suriyan & Chandiran) when it was built in 1983.
Ayodhya Mandapam
Ayodhya Mandapam is common meeting hall type of building-structure specifically made for the purpose of Sath-Sangham (Association of like-minded or common interest on religious development/discourses) at West Mambalam, Chennai, India. It was constructed in 1964 and initially it was thrown open to the Iyers of Mambalam (a set of Brahmin Community). Later it was made available for all the other communities. Till now it is known for the association/meeting point for Brahmin community.
ITC Grand Chola Hotel
The ITC Grand Chola is a five-star luxury hotel in Chennai, India. Opened as the world's largest LEED-certified green hotel, it is the third largest hotel in India after Renaissance and Grand Hyatt, both in Mumbai. It is located in Guindy, opposite SPIC building and along the same row of buildings as Ashok Leyland Towers.
Olympia Tech Park
Olympia Tech Park is one of the oldest and most sought IT destinations in Chennai. Various companies have established themselves in this software park and it is probably only second to the Tidel Park in terms of fame and popularity. It is located in the Inner Ring Road, Chennai just near the TANSIDCO Industry and the Kathipara Junction. It consists of three towers (phases) which are Citius, Altius & Fortius.
Chellammal Women's College
Chellammal Women's College is affiliated to University of madras, is an Arts & Science Colleges in Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
The Madras Institute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (MIOT) is a multi-specialty hospital in Manapakkam, Chennai, India. It is a specialty hospital in the field of joint replacement surgeries, orthopaedics and trauma. Founded by P. V. A. Mohandas, the hospital was established in February 1999 on a 14-acre land with German collaboration, with an initial investment of 7px 500,000. The hospital has 500 beds and employs 170 physicians.
Le Royal Meridien, Chennai
Le Royal Méridien Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located at the Guindy-Kathipara Junction on Anna Salai, Chennai, India. Initially built as Madras Hilton at an investment of 7px 1,650 million, the hotel was, however, opened as Le Royal Meridien Chennai.
Hilton Chennai
Hilton Chennai is a five-star luxury hotel located on Inner Ring Road at Ekkaduthangal, Chennai, India. It is located next to the Olympia Technology Park in Guindy and is close to the Kathipara Junction. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style with an initial investment of 7px 4,000 million, it is Hilton's fourth Indian property after Hilton (Janakpuri), Hilton Garden Inn (Saket), both in New Delhi, and Hilton Mumbai International Airport.
Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai
Radisson Blu is a five-star hotel in Chennai, India. It is located at on GST Road at Meenambakkam, 2 km from Chennai International Airport.
Chandra Mall
Chandra Metro Mall is a shopping mall located at Virugambakkam, Chennai. The Mall with a built up area of 1.43 lakh sq. ft was opened on April 9, 2011. The mall has a five screen multiplex with a capacity of 1300 seats called as 'Fame National' operated by 'Fame Cinemas'. The mall has Food Bazaar, E-Zone, Pantaloons as its major Anchors. The Food court is spread over an area of 10000 sq. ft. The mall was built after demolishing the erstwhile National Theatre.
SPIC building, Chennai
SPIC building, Chennai, is one of the oldest skyscrapers of the city. Earlier, it was popularly known as "twin towers of Chennai. " The main building has 10 floors and Annexe building has 8 floors. It houses the headquarters of Southern Petrochemical Industries Corp. Ltd. , a joint venture between the MA Chidambaram Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corp. Ltd. It is one of the Asia's largest fertilizer factories located in southern part of India.
Guindy railway station
Guindy railway station is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of Guindy, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at about 14 km from Chennai Beach terminus and is situated at NH 45 in Anna Salai, with an elevation of 12 m above sea level.
St. Thomas Mount railway station
St. Thomas Mount railway station, or Mount railway station, is one of the railway stations of the Chennai Beach–Chengalpattu section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. It serves the neighbourhood of St. Thomas Mount, a suburb of Chennai. It is located at a distance of 17 km from Chennai Beach terminus, with an elevation of 11 m above sea level.