Antique Stone Sculpture at Royal Palace, Thanjavur

On 31st December 2010 around 6.45 am we reached Madurai. The outstation bus stand is at Mattuthavani which is around 7 – 8 km from Town Hall road or Meenakshi temple area. From the bus stand itself you will be offered tours and hotel booking by tourist agents. Judge properly and if you like you…

The seat of the Maratha rulers at Thanjavur has a good collection of items from history. At the palace, saw a diverse collection of coins from various periods of the past. Take a look:

Location: Coimbatore is located on the central western part of Tamil Nadu. On the west and south it shares boundary with Kerela, on the north with Nilgiris district and Erode district, on the east with Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu. District Headquarter: Coimbatore Distance: 330 km from Bangalore, 2167 km from Kolkata, 2401 km from…

Planning for trip to Tanjavur was quite a few years in making. Finally that trip happened in September, 2015. For travel, I decided on our reliable KSRTC bus. On KSRTC.in, I booked tickets for Airavat class AC Volvo. Then came search for hotel in Thanjavur. Searched through Makemytrip.com, goibibo.com and cleartrip.com. If I liked a…

On my recent trip to Madurai, I visited Thirumalai Nayak palace built by king Thirumalai Nayak of Madurai. The palace from outside looks like a medium sized godown. But once you enter inside it is another world in terms of architecture. The palace was built in a combination of Italian and Indian architecture. Thirumalai Nayak…