Kalapet
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Kalapet, or Kalapettai, is a town and enclave in the Union territory of Pondicherry, India
. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since. It forms a part of the Pondicherry taluk
of the Pondicherry District of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
of Tamil Nadu
while the Bay of Bengal
bounds it on the east. It is cut off from the rest of Pondicherry by the state of Tamil Nadu. Kalapet Murugan temple is most famous in that area.we can expect lovable festive celebration in the month of March or April. People worship the lord of Murugan by sacrificing their blood when they are pulling heavy vehicle with sharpen needle tied in back of their body.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It was annexed by the French in 1703 and has been a part of the Union territory ever since. It forms a part of the Pondicherry taluk
Pondicherry taluk
Pondicherry taluk is a taluk of the Pondicherry District of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, India. It comprises the municipalities of Pondicherry and Ariyankuppam, the neighbouring town of Mudaliarpet and some surrounding villages. It also includes the enclave of Kalapet....
of the Pondicherry District of the Union Territory of Pondicherry.
Location
Kalapet is the northern-most enclave of Pondicherry district and is surrounded on three sides by the Viluppuram districtViluppuram District
Villupuram is one of the thirty districts which make up Tamil Nadu state situated on the southern tip of India. The district headquarters is located at Villupuram. Villupuram district came into existence on 30 September 1993 when it was created out of South Arcot district...
of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
while the Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal , the largest bay in the world, forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It resembles a triangle in shape, and is bordered mostly by the Eastern Coast of India, southern coast of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to the west and Burma and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the...
bounds it on the east. It is cut off from the rest of Pondicherry by the state of Tamil Nadu. Kalapet Murugan temple is most famous in that area.we can expect lovable festive celebration in the month of March or April. People worship the lord of Murugan by sacrificing their blood when they are pulling heavy vehicle with sharpen needle tied in back of their body.