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Velankanni Beach
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Velankanni Beach is one of the prominent attractions of the region and it is located in the Nagapattinam District. The beach is popularly known as Lourdes of the East. It is often visited as Church of Our Lady of Health. This beach is a small hamlet on the sandy shore of the Bay of Bengal. Towards the south of the Velankanni village flows a small tributary of the Cauvery River. The sacred place was once a port and people of this region traded with countries like Rome and Greece, which was the ancient commercial center of the western countries.
