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List of Monuments of National Importance in Chennai circle

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This is a list of Monuments of National Importance (ASI) as officially recognized by and available through the website of the Archaeological Survey of India in the Indian state Tamil Nadu. 403 Monuments of National Importance have been recognized by the ASI in Chennai circle of Tamil Nadu.[1] Due to the high amount of ASI-recognized monuments in the Chennai circle the monuments in the districts Kanchipuram and Pudukkottai are put in a separate list:

  • Kanchipuram district
  • Pudukkottai district

List of monuments in the Chennai circle edit

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N-TN-C1 Arsenal Chennai Chennai 13°04′41″N 80°17′06″E / 13.078°N 80.285°E / 13.078; 80.285 (SL. No. N-TN-C1)
 
Arsenal

 
N-TN-C2 Big Warehouse Chennai Chennai  
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N-TN-C3 Chaplain’s House Chennai Chennai
 
Chaplain’s House

 
N-TN-C4 Clive’s House Chennai Chennai 13°04′43″N 80°17′09″E / 13.0787°N 80.2859°E / 13.0787; 80.2859 (SL. No. N-TN-C4)
 
Clive’s House

 
N-TN-C5 Garrison Engineer’s Depot Chennai Chennai
 
Garrison Engineer’s Depot

 
N-TN-C6 Guard Room Chennai Chennai
 
Guard Room

 
N-TN-C7 King’s Barrack Chennai Chennai 13°04′52″N 80°17′10″E / 13.081°N 80.2860796°E / 13.081; 80.2860796 (SL. No. N-TN-C7)
 
King’s Barrack

 
N-TN-C8 Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’ Chennai Chennai
 
Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’

 
N-TN-C9 Nursing Sister’s House Chennai Chennai
 
Nursing Sister’s House

 
N-TN-C10 Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess Chennai Chennai
 
Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess

 
N-TN-C11 Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravilions With Vaulted Chambers And Water Cisterns Underneath: Moat And Defence Walls All Round With Glacis To The Extent Of The Existing Barbed Wire Fence. Chennai Chennai
 
Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravilions With Vaulted Chambers And Water Cisterns Underneath: Moat And Defence Walls All Round With Glacis To The Extent Of The Existing Barbed Wire Fence.

 
N-TN-C12 St. Mary’s Church Chennai Chennai 13°04′43″N 80°17′12″E / 13.0787°N 80.2866°E / 13.0787; 80.2866 (SL. No. N-TN-C12)
 
St. Mary’s Church

 
N-TN-C13 Wellesley’s House Chennai Chennai
 
Wellesley’s House

 
N-TN-C14 David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb Law College, Chennai Chennai 13°05′16″N 80°17′09″E / 13.0878°N 80.2857°E / 13.0878; 80.2857 (SL. No. N-TN-C14)
 
David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb

 
N-TN-C15 Old Town Wall Tondiarpet Chennai  
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N-TN-C16 Muruganathasvami Temple Tirumurugan-poondi Coimbatore 11°09′50″N 77°18′41″E / 11.1638°N 77.3115°E / 11.1638; 77.3115 (SL. No. N-TN-C16)
 
Muruganathasvami Temple

 
N-TN-C17 Nithisvarasvami Temple Srimushnam Cuddalore 11°24′07″N 79°24′27″E / 11.4019°N 79.4076°E / 11.4019; 79.4076 (SL. No. N-TN-C17)
 
Nithisvarasvami Temple

 
N-TN-C18 Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjacent Lands Adiyamankottai Dharmapuri 12°04′29″N 78°07′08″E / 12.0747°N 78.1189°E / 12.0747; 78.1189 (SL. No. N-TN-C18)
 
Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjacent Lands

 
N-TN-C19 Hill Fort Krishnagiri Dharmapuri 12°32′N 78°13′E / 12.54°N 78.21°E / 12.54; 78.21 (SL. No. N-TN-C19)
 
Hill Fort

 
N-TN-C20 Hill Fort Rayakkottai Dharmapuri 12°31′12″N 78°02′10″E / 12.52°N 78.036°E / 12.52; 78.036 (SL. No. N-TN-C20)
 
Hill Fort

 
N-TN-C21 Dindigul Fort Dindigul Dindigul 10°21′39″N 77°57′46″E / 10.3608°N 77.9628°E / 10.3608; 77.9628 (SL. No. N-TN-C21)
 
Dindigul Fort

 
N-TN-C22 Jain Temple Mettupudur Erode 11°14′56″N 77°30′00″E / 11.249°N 77.50°E / 11.249; 77.50 (SL. No. N-TN-C22)
 
Jain Temple

 
N-TN-C23 Sugrisvara Temple And Tank Sircar Periyapalayam Erode 11°08′02″N 77°23′56″E / 11.1338°N 77.399°E / 11.1338; 77.399 (SL. No. N-TN-C23)
 
Sugrisvara Temple And Tank

 
N-TN-C77 Head Sluice Periavoikal Nattuvoikal Musiri Karur  
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N-TN-C78 Korangunatha Temple Srinivasanallur Karur
 
Korangunatha Temple

 
N-TN-C79 Rock(Kulithalai) Vaigainallur Karur  
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N-TN-C80 Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti Melur Madurai
 
Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti

 
N-TN-C81 Jain Statues Rock Inscription And Panchapandava Beds On The Hill Kalluthu Madurai  
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N-TN-C82 Rock Cut Bas Relief And Beds And A Mutilated Jain Stone Image Karadipatti Madurai  
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N-TN-C83 Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai Keelakuilkudy Madurai
 
Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai

 
N-TN-C84 Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar) Kilaiyur Kilavalavu Madurai
 
Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar)

 
N-TN-C85 Rock Cut Beds Under Natural
Rock Shelter In Amanarmalai Or Samanar Malai 		Melakuilkudy Madurai  
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N-TN-C86 Cave In Sitharmalai Mettupatti Dindigul  
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N-TN-C87 Cavern With Panchapandava Beds On The Western Slope Of The Hills And Similar Beds Tiruparankunram Madurai  
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N-TN-C88 Rock–Cut Cave And Inscription Tiruparankunram Madurai
 
Rock–Cut Cave And Inscription

 
N-TN-C89 Ramapada Mandapam Kodiakkadu Nagapattinam  
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N-TN-C90 Inscribed Stone Kodiyakarai Nagapattinam  
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N-TN-C91 Town Gateway Tranquebar
(Tarangambadi) 		Nagapattinam
 
Town Gateway

 
N-TN-C92 Hill Fort Namakkal Namakkal
 
Hill Fort

 
N-TN-C93 Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple Namakkal Namakkal
 
Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple

 
N-TN-C94 Brihadeeswarar Temple Gangaikonda Cholapuram Perumbalur
 
Brihadeeswarar Temple

 
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N-TN-C95 Jain Statue Built Of Granite Jayankonda
cholapuram 		Perumbalur  
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N-TN-C96 Jain Statue Called Paluppar Jayankonda
cholapuram 		ariyalur  
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N-TN-C97 Ranjankudi Fort Ranjankudi Perambalur  
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N-TN-C98 Shamshkhan’s Mosque Vallapuram Perambalur
 
Shamshkhan’s Mosque

 
N-TN-C99 Siva Temple Valikantapuram Perumbalur
 
Siva Temple

 
N-TN-C186 Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon: Fort of Attur Attur Salem
 
Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon: Fort of Attur

 
N-TN-C187 Fort And Temple On The Hill Chinna Kavandanur Salem  
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N-TN-C188 Boulder Stone Bed And Brahmi Inscriptions On The Hill And Rock-Cut Temple With Inscription At The Foot Of The Hill Kunnakudi Sivaganga  
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N-TN-C189 Airavatesvara Temple[2] Chatram Darasuram Thanjavur 10°56′54″N 79°21′24″E / 10.94841°N 79.356708°E / 10.94841; 79.356708 (SL. No. N-TN-C189)
 
Airavatesvara Temple[2]

 
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N-TN-C190 Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart and the Bastions in Ts No 608 Of Ward III Thanjavur Thanjavur
 
Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart and the Bastions in Ts No 608 Of Ward III

 
N-TN-C191 Schwartz (Christ) Church Thanjavur Thanjavur 10°47′09″N 79°07′53″E / 10.785722°N 79.131284°E / 10.785722; 79.131284 (SL. No. N-TN-C191)
 
Schwartz (Christ) Church

 
N-TN-C192 Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple Thanjavur Thanjavur
 
Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple

 
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N-TN-C193 Karuppannasvami Tock And Jain Sculpture Uttamapalayam Teni  
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N-TN-C194 Fort Gateway Tiruchchirappalli Tiruchchirappalli
 
Fort Gateway

 
N-TN-C195 Rock Fort Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli
 
Rock Fort

 
N-TN-C195-a Rock Fort: Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli
 
Rock Fort: Lower Cave

 
N-TN-C195-b Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Site In Front Of The Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli  
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N-TN-C195-c Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Upper Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli  
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N-TN-C195-d Rock Fort: Site In Front Of The Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli  
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N-TN-C195-e Rock Fort: Upper Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli
 
Rock Fort: Upper Cave

 
N-TN-C196 Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple) Tiruverumbur Tiruchchirappalli
 
Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple)

 
N-TN-C197 Fort And Cemetery Pulicat Thiruvallur  
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N-TN-C198 Svayambunathar Temple Kilputhur Thiruvannamalai  
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N-TN-C199 Rock-Cut Shrine Kuranganilmuttam Thiruvannamalai
 
Rock-Cut Shrine

 
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N-TN-C200 Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions. Mamandur Thiruvannamalai
 
Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions.

 
N-TN-C201 Rock Cut Caves Narasamangalam Thiruvannamalai
 
Rock Cut Caves

 
N-TN-C202 Chandramouliswara Temple Nattery Thiruvannamalai  
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N-TN-C203 Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures Siyamangalam Thiruvannamalai
 
Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures

 
N-TN-C204 Jain Temple Tirumalai Thiruvannamalai
 
Jain Temple

 
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N-TN-C205 Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam. Tiruvannamali Thiruvannamalai
 
Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam.

 
N-TN-C206 Adjoining Building To The Masjid And Two Ponds. Arcot Vellore  
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N-TN-C207 The Cannon Arcot Vellore  
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N-TN-C208 Delhi Gate Arcot Vellore
 
Delhi Gate

 
N-TN-C209 Mashid And Two Ponds In The West Of The Citadel Arcot Vellore  
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N-TN-C210 Ranganatha Temple Erukkampattu Vellore
 
Ranganatha Temple

 
N-TN-C211 Monolithic Rock Cut Temple Mahendravadi Vellore
 
Monolithic Rock Cut Temple

 
N-TN-C212 Choleswara Temple Melpadi Vellore
 
Choleswara Temple

 
N-TN-C213 Somanatha Temple Melpadi Vellore
 
Somanatha Temple

 
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N-TN-C214 North Eastern Corner Of The Outer Rampart Of The Old Fort At Arcot Muppaduvetti Vellore  
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N-TN-C215 Rock Inscription On The Right Flank Of The Sholinghur Tank Sholinghur Vellore  
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N-TN-C216 Konar Temple Tirumalpur Vellore
 
Konar Temple

 
N-TN-C217 Subramanya Temple Vallimalai Vellore
 
Subramanya Temple

 
N-TN-C218 Jain Sculpture And Inscription Vallimalai Vellore  
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N-TN-C219 Fort Vellore Vellore
 
Fort

 
N-TN-C220 Old Mosque In The Fort Vellore Vellore  
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N-TN-C221 Jalkanteswara Temple Vellore Vellore
 
Jalkanteswara Temple

 
N-TN-C222 Rock, Sculptures & Caves Vilapakkam Vellore
 
Rock, Sculptures & Caves

 
N-TN-C223 Brahmapurisvara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram
 
Brahmapurisvara Temple

 
N-TN-C224 Patalisvara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram
 
Patalisvara Temple

 
N-TN-C225 Rock Cut Pallava Temple Dalavanur Villupuram
 
Rock Cut Pallava Temple

 
N-TN-C226 Alagiya Narasimha Perumal Temple Ennayiram Villupuram
 
Alagiya Narasimha Perumal Temple

 
N-TN-C227 Fortress consisting of Hill Fort on the Rajagiri, the inner and lower fort, and lines of the fortification connecting Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkilidrug (Or) St. George’s mountain hills. Gingee Villupuram
 
Fortress consisting of Hill Fort on the Rajagiri, the inner and lower fort, and lines of the fortification connecting Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkilidrug (Or) St. George’s mountain hills.

 
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N-TN-C228 Minor And Lower Forts With Structures Like Inner Fort, Venugopala Temple. A Granary, A Gymnasium, Kalyanamahal, Stables, Barracks, Idols Of Kamalakanni Amman And Hanuman Etc. Gingee Villupuram
 
Minor And Lower Forts With Structures Like Inner Fort, Venugopala Temple. A Granary, A Gymnasium, Kalyanamahal, Stables, Barracks, Idols Of Kamalakanni Amman And Hanuman Etc.

 
N-TN-C229 Old Jail Near The Pondy Gate And Two Persian Inscriptions On The Outer Face Of The Two Last Bastions. Gingee Villupuram  
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N-TN-C230 Saad-At-Ullah Khan Mosque With Persian Inscriptions, Inscription In Perian In Pond Gate Gingee Villupuram  
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N-TN-C231 Two Granaries, A Magazine, A Flag Staff, Temples Of Ranganatha And Kamalakkani Amman, A Big Cannon, A Sacrificial Slab, The Audience Hall On The Rajagiri And The Treasury Gingee Villupuram
 
Two Granaries, A Magazine, A Flag Staff, Temples Of Ranganatha And Kamalakkani Amman, A Big Cannon, A Sacrificial Slab, The Audience Hall On The Rajagiri And The Treasury

 
N-TN-C232 Two Granaries, Well For Storing Of Ghee, Well For Storing Oil, Two Temples And An Audience Hall On The Krishnagiri. Gingee Villupuram
 
Two Granaries, Well For Storing Of Ghee, Well For Storing Oil, Two Temples And An Audience Hall On The Krishnagiri.

 
N-TN-C233 Venkararamana Temple With Inscription In Tamil, Prisoners Well (Ab) Gingee Villupuram
 
Venkararamana Temple With Inscription In Tamil, Prisoners Well (Ab)

 
N-TN-C234 Pallava Rock-Cut Shrine Kilmavilangai Villupuram  
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N-TN-C235 Rock Cut Shrine Mandagapattu Villupuram
 
Rock Cut Shrine

 
N-TN-C236 Outside The Fort-Pattabhirama Temple And 12 Pillared Mandapa Narasingarayanan
pettai 		Villupuram  
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N-TN-C237 Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription Panamalai Villupuram
 
Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription

 
N-TN-C238 Apatsaheyeswara Temple Sendamangalam Virudhunagar  
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N-TN-C239 24 Jain Figure In Two Rows, A Standing Nude Figure, Two Fragments Of A Sitting Figure And Two Inscritpions On Tirunathankunru. Sirukadambur Villupuram  
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N-TN-C240 Vinnamparai Rock Containing Pallava Inscriptions Thondur Villupuram  
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N-TN-C241 Tirumalai Nayaka Palace Madurai Madurai 9°54′53″N 78°07′27″E / 9.9148°N 78.1243°E / 9.9148; 78.1243 (SL. No. N-TN-C241)
 
Tirumalai Nayaka Palace

 
N-TN-C264 Excavated remains and buddhist vihara and temple, pallananesvaram Melaiyur Nagapattinam  
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N-TN-C344 Kambarmedu Melaiyur Nagapttinam  
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N-TN-C345 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Karai Perambalur  
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N-TN-C369 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Amirtha
Mangalam 		Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C370 Virigin Group Containing many Burrows. Attanthangal Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C371 Megalithic Cists Chedalpakkam Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C372 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Neyveli Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C373 Urn Burials Palavakkam Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C374 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pammadukulam Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C375 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Panchali Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C376 Megalithic Cairns with bounding Stone Circles. Pandur Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C377 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pondavakkam Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C378 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pottur Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C379 Prehistoric Settlement Site (Megalithic Period) Pulal Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C380 Cairn Site Sengarai Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C382 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Siruvadu Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C383 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Tadipadi Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C384 Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Bounding Stone Circles. Vanmalli Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C385 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Virakuppam Tiruvallur  
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N-TN-C386 Prehistoric Site Mottur Tiruvannamalai  
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N-TN-C387 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Nedungal Tiruvanamalai  
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N-TN-C388 Megalithic Cists Tellur Tiruvanamalai  
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N-TN-C389 Megalithic Cists Tetturai Tiruvanamalai  
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N-TN-C390 Megalithic Cists Venkunnam Tiruvanamalai  
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N-TN-C391 Prehistoric Site Adichanallur Tuticorin  
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N-TN-C392 Prehistoric Site Kalvoi Tuticorin  
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N-TN-C393 Prehistoric Site Karungulam Tuticorin  
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N-TN-C394 Urn Burial Site Kadagambattu Villupuram  
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N-TN-C395 Megalithic Cairns and Stone Circles Sengamedu Villupuram  
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N-TN-C396 Megalithic Stone Circles Tiruvakkarai Villupuram  
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N-TN-C397 Dolmens Near Palamalai Adukkam Dindigul  
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N-TN-C398 Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound) Chettipalayam Coimbatore
 
Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound)

 
N-TN-C399 Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves) Kanyampundi Coimbatore
 
Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves)

 
N-TN-C400 Dolmens Near Machur Reserved Forest Panaikkadu Dindigul  
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N-TN-C401 Dolmens Near Machur Panaikkadu Dindigul  
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N-TN-C402 Dolmens Near Talayar River On Top Of The Hill Panaikkadu Dindigul  
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N-TN-C403 Dolmens Panaikkadu Dindigul  
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References edit

  1. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Chennai Circle - Archaeological Survey of India". asi.nic.in. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Ātmaprajñānanda Saraswati: Airävateswara Temple, Däräsuram". 13 October 2012.


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