page_title: List of lighthouses in India
section_title: Chennai directorate
hierarchical_section_title: List of lighthouses in India / Chennai directorate
caption_attribution_description: English: This lighthouse was built by British in 1900 and became fully functional in 1904. Lights were used to aid mariners since the 7th century at Mahabalipuram which was a major port during the reign of the Pallavas. മലയാളം: ബ്രിട്ടീഷുകാർ 1900-ൽ മഹാബലിപുരത്ത് നിർമിച്ച വിളക്കുമാടം. 7-ആം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ പല്ലവന്മാരുടെ കീഴിൽ മഹാബലിപുരം തിരക്കുള്ള തുറമുഖനഗരമായിരുന്നു. അക്കാലത്തും പാറയ്ക്കു മുകളിൽ തീ കൂട്ടിയും മറ്റും ഇവിടെ നാവികരെ സഹായിക്കുന്ന ദീപങ്ങൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ചിരുന്നുവത്രേ.
context_page_description: There are many lighthouses along the long coastline of India and in the associated islands. They are administered by the Directorate General of Lighhouses and Lightships, Government of India whose headoffice is located in Noida.
  They are categorized for administrative reasons into nine directorates: Gandhidham, Jamnagar, Mumbai, Goa, Trivandrum, Chennai, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Port Blair.
context_section_description: Office located in Chennai:
  Kaniyakumari
  Pulicat
  Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
  Porto Novo
  Nagapattinam
  Point Calimere
  Kodikkarai
  Mallipatinam
  Passipattinam
  Rameswaram Lighthouse
  Pamban Island Lighthouse
  Kadappakam
  Pandiyan Tivu Lighthouse, Tuticorin
  Manapad Lighthouse
  Ammapattinam
  Kilakarai Lighthouse
  Vembar
  Kovilthottam Lighthouse, Kollam
  Chennai Lighthouse
  Pondicherry Lighthouse, Puducherry
  Cuddalore
  Poompuhar
  Karaikal
  Olakuda
  Muttom point
  Others
  Cape Comorin
caption: Mahabalipuram Lighthouse
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