Nagapattinum

6.25 AM: We board the 56851 Nagore Trichy passenger (fare Rs. 5/head)  from the Nagore station to go to Nagapattinum.

Nagore Railway Station

It was a leisurely travel. The train was moving at a gentle pace and outside you could see the sea. Fantastic !!

6.45 AM: We reached the Nagapattinam Junction Station. 

Nagapattinam Junction

We had tea from a shop opposite to the station. Then walked towards the Neelayadakshi Amman Temple.

Nagapattinam Junction to Neelayadakshi Amman Kovil

Google maps link to go the Neelayadakshi Temple from the station

Entrance

Entrance

Main Temple

Inside Main Temple

7.30 AM: From Neelayadakshi Amman Temple we walked towards the very famous Soundararajan Perumal Temple (Vishnu).

Neelayadakshi Amman Kovil to Soundararajan Perumal Kovil

Google Maps link to go to the Vishnu Temple

Soundararajan Perumal Kovil

Very beautiful temple. Newly renovated. 

Our next destination was Sikkal Singaravelan Temple

8.30 AM: We came out of the Vishnu temple. Took right and reached the main road. There is a Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank ATM. That is the bus stop.

We waited for sometime. Due to office time, buses were crowded. We took a share auto (fare Rs. 10/head) to go to Sikkal. The auto stand is beside the temple.

8.45 AM: This is a very famous temple. Looks very old, but very beautiful.

Sikkal Singaravelan Temple

With this, we ended our Nagapattinam trip. we came back to the junction station. The bus stand in Sikkal is beside the auto stand. Both the buses and the autos will go to the old bus stand. From there the junction station is at a walk-able distance. We came by bus (fare Rs. 7/head)

11.15 AM: We took the 76817, Nagappattinam-Velankanni DMU and reached Velankanni station.

76187, NGT VLKN DMU

Myladuthurai-Tharangampatti

11.15 PM: Karaikal Express (16175), boarding at Chennai Egmore.

5 AM: Reached Myladuthurai Railway Station. Took Bus No. 6 (fare Rs. 5/person) from railway station and reached the new bus stand.

Myladuthurai New Bus Stand

6 AM: Visited the famous Mayuranathar Temple. Walk able distance

Mayuranathar Temple

Myladuthurai Bus Stand to Mayuranathar Temple

Google Map Link to go to Mayuranathar Temple from the New Bus Stand

7 AM: Came back to the new bus stand. Took bus no. 339D (fare Rs. 15/head) towards Tharangampadi (341 series buses will also go to Tharangampadi).

8.30 AM: Reached Tharangampadi bus stop. The bus took around 45 minutes to reach this place. From the bus stop we walked to the famous Danish Fort. 

Tharangampadi Bus Stand to Danish Fort

Google Map Link to go to the Danish Fort from Tharangampadi Bus Stop

We spent nearly 2 hours at this place. It started with the The Town Gate.

The Town Gate

Then we took the road heading towards the fort. On the way there are beautiful buildings, churches, and the famous Zeigenblag Staue

The Zion Church

Collector's Building

Zeigenbleg Statue

The beach near to the fort was awesome. 

Next we visited The Masaimalar Nathar Temple

Then we visited the fort. The fort opens at 10 AM. and remains open till 5 PM. The fort remains close on Friday. There is an entry fee of Rs. 5/ head and Rs. 30 for still camera.

Don't expect a fort as large as Mehrangarh or Nahargarh types. This is a small 2 storied building. First floor has the museum. Entry to the second floor is prohibited.

After watching the fort we came back to the Tharangampadi bus stand and took a bus to Karaikal. We board the train (56711 KIK TPJ Passenger, fare Rs. 5/head) and reached Nagore around 12.30 PM.

Nagore

12.15 PM: We took the 56711 Karaikal Trichy Passenger from the Karaikal station.

Karaikal Station

12.40 PM: We reached Nagore.

From station we walked towards the Dargah and took accommodation in the MB Residency (Non-AC: Rs. 400/day. AC: Rs. 900/day). 

Google map link to go to the Dargah from the Nagore station

Bismi Yatri Nivas

MB Residency

Afternoon we visited the beach.

Nagore Port

Sunset at Nagore Beach

The prime attraction is the renowned Nagore Dargah, a revered place of all faiths. A five centuries old Islamic shrine, Nagore Dargah attracts millions of pilgrims irrespective of caste, creed or religion. We visited the dargah in the evening after the sunset. With the lights on the dargah was looking very very beautiful.

Nagore Dargah Shareef

7 PM: View of the dargah at night.

9 PM: We roamed around the market place and came back to the lodge. Had nice dinner with sweets. Prepared for tomorrow mornings trip for Nagapattinum.

Velankanni

11. 30 AM: We walked towards the Velankanni Church. There are autos available just outside the station. We preferred walking.

Google map link to go to the church from the railway station

12 noon: We took a room in the church premises. There are AC/ Non-AC rooms available. Opposite to the bus stop is the room booking counter. Room rent ranges from Rs. 250 to 1200/day. Rooms are neat and clean. We paid the room rent and a security deposit depending upon the room rent.

We went to the building mentioned in the bill and gave the bill to the caretaker there. He gave us the key.

3 PM: We went to the shrine basilica. It has several compartments, like main, upper, lower. It is a gigantic structure. Majestic building.

The road opposite to the main entrance of the shrine church goes to the famous building of Our Lady's Tank and Church

Our Lady's Tank Church

Our Lady's Tank

There are other churches in the campus

Adoration and Reconciliation Chapel

Naduthittu Church

The straight road behind the shrine church goes to the Velankanni beach.

One should not miss the Morning Star Church

Morning Star Church

Morning Star Church - Side view

For more information please visit the Official website

7 PM: We checked out from the room. On returning the key to the care taker he gave the slip. We showed the slip to the booking counter to get back the refund money.

7.30 PM: One should not miss the night view of the church. We came back to the church premises to take photos.

8.45 PM: We took the 16186, Velankanni Express from Velankanni Station and reached Tambaram in the next morning.

Velankanni Rail Station- Night