Kodikkarai beach is at Tamil Nadu. It is located at the southern half of Velankanni. Point Calimere is another name of Kodikkarai beach. Kodikkarai beach is surrounded by Palk Straits in the south and by the Bay of Bengal on its east. It has splendid natural beauty and allows the visitors some respite from busy lives and come and enjoy themselves in the lovely atmosphere provided by the Kodikkarai beach. The nature of the beach ranges from wet lands to marshy lands and there are lakes as well as backwater. There is a dry and evergreen tropical forest that stretches for 25 kilometers. A wide variety of flora and fauna may be found in this forest. A major attraction near the Kodikkarai beach is the Amrita Ghateshwar temple. It is a well known temple and its creation is associated with the churning of the ocean in the ancient ages of Hindu mythology.
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