Lighthouses

Pondicherry Lighthouse

Pondicherry is the headquarters of former French settlements in India-Pondicherry and Karaikal in Tamilnadu,Yaman in Andhra Pradesh and Mahe in Kerala. The city of Pondicherry is the typical cosmopolitan with 55 languages spoken here. Pondicherry is famous for �Aurovillo�; the ashram set up by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh, the Revolutionary Saint. It has the reputation of being an international city and is about 3 � hours drive from Madras...

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Porbandar Lighthouse

Porbandar, the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi is connected to BG Rail network. There are direct trains from here to Delhi, Mumbai and Howrah.National Highway No.8�B extends up to the city. Porbandar finds its reference in history as �Porvelakul� in 889 AD during the rule of Ranak Bashkaldev. The town acquired its present name from the temple of �Porav mata� established in 8th century. Rana Sartanji occupied the...

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Porto Novo Lighthouse

Porto Novo,an uncommon name for an isolated fishing hamlet in coastal Tamil Nadu. But that name is a reminder of many years of Portuguese, Dutch and the British presence in the region. Porto Novo is called Parangipettai in Tamil, which roughly means "foreigner village". This historically important place has nothing more than a flag mast and a laque now. Many of the churches and buildings, built by the...

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PudiMadaka Lighthouse

Pudimadaka is about 30 km from Anakapalli Railway Station on Visakhapatnam-Rajamundry section and 60 km by road from Dolphins Nose Lighthouse, Visakhapatnam. There is no trace of any Beacon at the site or nearby prior to the present Lighthouse. A rock temple on the coast served as the day mark for many decades. The present Lighthouse was constructed during 1970-71. The D.A. Gas equipment with ASR-3 mantle and Gas...

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Pulicat Lighthouse

The Lighthouse station is separated from Pulicat town by a sea water channel. Pulicat is 20 km by road from Ponneri railway station. There is a regular ferry boat service available to cross the channel and reach the Lighthouse after 5 minutes walk. The lighthouse at this site is meant to warn against the existence of a shoal about 4 NM from the shore. The shoal extends more than...

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Pulomilow Island Lighthouse

Pulomilow islet is part of Little Nicobar group of Islands and is separated from the main island of Little Nicobar by a deep channel. The Lighthouse is situated on the Northern tip of Pulomilow Island and is approached from the beach on Eastern side through a hilly track. The island has a few inhabitants who have connections with Little Nicobar Villages. Their hutments are peculiar in shape and size...

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Puri Lighthouse

Puri is known internationally for Lord Jagannath temple and the annual Rath yatra. The Jagannath temple was constructed in 1150 AD by the king ntaverma Chodgang. Puri is the Rail terminus providing direct trains to all major cities. The Light house is situated about 8 km west of Railway station.The first ever light at Puri was a wick lamp which was placed on the parapet wall of the Circuit...

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Ramayapatnam Lighthouse

Ramaypatnam Lighthouse is connected by a 20 km pucca road to Kaveli railway station on Chennai-Howrah trunk rout. There wasn�t any lighthouse provided at Ramaypatnam prior to the present one. A church built in 1870 at Ramaypatnam served as a land mark for the benefit of ships cruising off the Ramaypatnam coast. The Lighthouse Tower was built in 1982 and the PRB-21 equipment supplied by M/s Asia Navigation Aids,New...

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Rawalpir Tomb Lighthouse

Rawal Pir lighthouse is existing on the star board side at the entrance to the Mandvi Port. It is approachable by a village road and is about 8 Km from Mandvi Lighthouse. In 1936 a lantern was kept on the tomb of a Mohammaden ascetic-the Pir. Subsequently a separate cylindrical tower was raised near the tomb in 1947 for placing the Lantern regularly on it. The green filter was...

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Rozi Kalyan Lighthouse

The Lighthouse stands on a reef extending off Rozi Island shores and is about 6 km North from Rozi mata Temple which is a prominent 150 year old land mark situated on the mouths of Rangamati creek. Kalwan is approachable during high tides by a motor Launch. A black stone mound was constructed at Kalwan site during 1865-67 along with the development of Bedi Port under the jurisdiction of...

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