Thondi Fishing Port

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Previously this port played a key role in Marine trade in Kingdom ages and even during british rule in india.
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Coordinates:   9°44'11"N   79°1'9"E

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  • Beaches always beckon and so does anything `ancient.' This time a friend in the Police Department posted in Ramanathapuram district, recommends some neglected but beautiful places there. "They are deserving RLT spots," he assures. So, I head to Thondi, an ancient port city in Ramnad. The drive from Madurai takes a little over three hours. But be prepared for a stomach-churning stretch from Thiruvadanai to Thondi as there is no proper road and also leave your olfactory senses behind or else don't embark on this journey. But if you are driven by an adventurous spirit, hit the track. From Madurai to Thiruvadanai, the road is good and the drive, pretty smooth. Nature doesn't have much to offer during this season except for patches of tamarind arches on the highway. Paddy has been harvested and much of the landscape around is brown. But the worst is yet to begin — the vehicle abruptly slips with a thud from a tar track on to a muddy and pebbled tract. Suddenly, there's activity all around.
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