Must-see dargah · Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Thousand Lights Mosque
Thousand Lights Mosque is a dargah in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Thousand Lights Mosque: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this dargah: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Thousand Lights Mosque
Season: Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest.
Busiest days: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri packed · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Thousand Lights Mosque — distance from nearby cities
- From Chennai (TN): about 4 km by road (4 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chennai
- From Tirupati (AP): about 138 km by road (111 km straight line) · directions · more places near Tirupati
- From Vellore (TN): about 153 km by road (123 km straight line) · directions · more places near Vellore
- From Chittoor (AP): about 158 km by road (126 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chittoor
- From Puducherry (PY): about 166 km by road (133 km straight line) · directions · more places near Puducherry
Coordinates: 13.05493, 80.25509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Thousand Lights Mosque
- St George's Cathedral · church · Chennai · ~0 km · Must-see
- Semmozhi Poonga Botanical Park Chennai Tamilnadu · sanctuary · Chennai · ~1 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Government Museum · museum · Chennai · ~2 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Bharat Insurance Building · fort · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Triplican Lebbai Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Church of Our Lady of Light (Luz Church) · church · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Triplicane Big Wallajah Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Nageswara Rao Park · park · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Natesan Park · park · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Vivekanandar Illam · attraction · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Panagal Park · park · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple · temple · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- Chetpet Ecopark · sanctuary · Chennai · ~4 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Zion Church · church · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- St. Andrew's Church · church · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam · temple · Chennai · ~4 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Queenship Mary Church · church · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
- Kannagi · attraction · Chennai · ~4 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Thousand Lights Mosque
Other mosques & dargahs near Thousand Lights Mosque
- Triplican Lebbai Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Must-see
- Triplicane Big Wallajah Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~3 km · Must-see
- Dargah Sahabi Rasool Hazrat Syedna Tamim Ansari · dargah · Chengalpattu · ~37 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Dargah Hazrath Syed Moosa Sha Khaderi · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km · Highly rated
- Venadu Dargah · dargah · Tirupati · ~83 km · Highly rated
- Masjid-e-Khizar · dargah · Ranipet · ~134 km · Highly rated
- Village Road Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km
- Makkah Mosque · dargah · Chennai · ~2 km
- Hazrat Moti Baba Dargah · dargah · Chennai · ~3 km · Highly rated
- Dargah Hazrat Dastagir Sahib Qibla · dargah · Chennai · ~3 km
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Frequently asked
Is Thousand Lights Mosque crowded today?
No visitor has reported the crowd status for Thousand Lights Mosque yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Friday prayers; Ramzan nights; annual Urs for dargahs.
What is the best time to visit Thousand Lights Mosque?
Year-round; Fridays, Ramzan and the annual Urs are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
How far is Thousand Lights Mosque from Chennai?
Thousand Lights Mosque is about 4 km by road from Chennai (4 km straight line), 138 km from Tirupati and 153 km from Vellore. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Thousand Lights Mosque?
Nearby: St George's Cathedral (church, 0 km), Semmozhi Poonga Botanical Park Chennai Tamilnadu (sanctuary, 1 km), Government Museum (museum, 2 km), Bharat Insurance Building (fort, 2 km), Triplican Lebbai Mosque (dargah, 2 km), Church of Our Lady of Light (Luz Church) (church, 3 km).
Is Thousand Lights Mosque worth visiting?
Thousand Lights Mosque is listed as a must-see dargah in Tamil Nadu on Spotwander.