Vedanthangal Lake is at an altitude of 122 m. This Bird Sanctuary established in 1858 in an area of 70 acres, is 85 kms from Chennai. The peak season period between November – March attracts thousands of birds like: Darter, Grebes, Egrets, White Ibis, Garganey Teals, Grey Pelican, Grey Heron, Siberian Painted Storks, Spoonbill and Spot Bill Duck from different parts of the globe visit and breed here. Gudiyam Caves [85 kms] : It is 10 kms from the Poondi Dam. Robert Bruce Foote, a British geologist, discovered a stone hand axe of Stone Age man in 1863– it opened up research about the 1,00,000 years Paleolithic Age antiquity of this region.
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