Editing Bay of Bengal (section)

==== Historic sites ====
[[File:Shore Temple on Bay of Bengal.jpg|thumb|right|The Shore Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the shore of the Bay of Bengal.]]
In alphabetical order:
* [[Antarvedi]] is a popular place of worship Southern India, in [[Konaseema district]] of Andhra Pradesh devoted to Sri Lakshmi [[Narasimha]] Swamy Temple. This is the place where one of the distributaries of [[Godavari River]] meets the Bay of Bengal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chakravorty |first=Sohini |date=5 January 2012 |title=In the lap of Godavari, all the time to sit and stare |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-the-lap-of-godavari-all-the-time-to-sit-and-stare/article2777546.ece |work=The Hindu |access-date=10 December 2021 |archive-date=10 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210134909/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/in-the-lap-of-godavari-all-the-time-to-sit-and-stare/article2777546.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Arikamedu]] is an archaeological site in Southern India, in Kakkayanthope, Ariyankuppam Commune, Puducherry. It is 4 kilometres (2.5&nbsp;mi) from the capital, Pondicherry of the Indian territory of Puducherry
* British penal colony: [[Cellular Jail]] or "Black Waters" built in 1896 on [[Ross island (Andaman)|Ross Island]], a part of the Andaman Island Chain. As early as 1858, this island was used as a British penal colony for political prisoners facing life imprisonment.<ref name="ACJ.org">{{cite web |url=http://www.andamancellularjail.org/History.htm##Link2 |title=History of Andaman Cellular Jail: Recapture of Andaman Islands to keep Political Prisoners |website=AndamanCellularJail.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113111037/http://www.andamancellularjail.org/History.htm |archive-date=13 January 2007 |url-status=usurped |access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref>{{better source needed|reason=Citation is a website with none of the characteristics of a reliable source; there must be more scholarly sources for this.|date=November 2016}}
* Buddhist heritage sites of [[Pavurallakonda]], [[Thotlakonda]] and [[Bavikonda]] lie along the coast of Bay of Bengal at [[Visakhapatnam]] in India.
* [[Konark]] is the home of the [[Konark Sun Temple|Sun Temple]] or Black Pagoda. This Brahman sanctuary was built of black granite mid-1200 AD and has been declared a [[World Heritage Site]].
* [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]] at [[Puri]] is one of the four sacred places in Hindu pilgrimage along with Puri beach on the banks of Bay of Bengal. Mahodadhi was named after Lord [[Jagannath]].
* [[Ramanathaswamy Temple]] is at Dhanushkodi, where the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Mannar come together.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ramayana.com/holy_places.htm |title=Ramayana |date=16 August 2005 |website=Ramayana.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050816184403/http://ramayana.com/holy_places.htm |archive-date=16 August 2005 }}</ref>
* [[Seven Pagodas of Mahabalipuram]] is the name for [[Mahabalipuram]]. Mahabalipuram's [[Shore Temple]], a [[World Heritage Site]] was constructed in the 8th century AD and myth has it that six other temples were built here.
* Sri Vaisakheswara Swamy temple lies two kilometers from the Visakhapatnam coast under the Bay of Bengal's sea bed. Spokespeople from [[Andhra University]] Centre for [[Marine Archaeology]] say the temple may be opposite the Coastal Battery.<ref>[http://www.morien-institute.org/uwnews2006a.html Morien Institute – underwater discoveries news archive, January–June 2006, "Sri Vaisakheswara still lies underwater"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060414161444/http://www.morien-institute.org/uwnews2006a.html |date=14 April 2006 }}; accessed 22 January 2007</ref>
* [[Vivekanandar Illam]] was constructed in 1842 by the American "Ice King" [[Frederic Tudor]] to store and market ice year round. In 1897, [[Swami Vivekananda]]'s famous lectures were recorded here at Castle Kernan. The site is an exhibition devoted to Swami Vivekananda and his legacy.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}