Antique Coins at Maratha Royal Palace, Thanjavur
















This holiday season of 2010, I was planning a trip of 2 – 3 days. I checked for couple of options like Vishakapatnam (vizag) in Andra Pradesh or Thanjavur, Madurai and Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. First went to check train tickets for Vishakhapatnam but no tickets were available. Then we were left with the option…
on 31st night we have booked tickets for Rameswaram through Sree Devi hotel. At their reception I found the package trip per person to Rameswaram is Rs 275 including food. But dude to season time they charged us Rs 350. We were provided 2 seats on Subbu Travels. The scheduled timing was 7.30 am to…
The royal palace in Thanjavur, also called the Maratha palace as the then Maratha rulers used to stay here. The Bhonsle family ruled this part of Tamil Nadu from 1674 to 1855. The last Maratha king did not had any heir and the British took over the kingdom by coercive means. Address: E Main St,…
Tamil Nadu government tourism department provides the following tours from Chennai through TTDC. Following are the tours along with their itinerary and cost. 1. One Day Pondicherry Tour This tour takes places only in the weekends – Saturday and Sunday. It starts at 6.30 am in the morning and comes to an end around 7…
Tamil Nadu State Government Tourist Offices in Tamil Nadu PLACES ADDRESS PHONE NUMBERS Chennai Tamil Nadu Tourism Complex, No.2, Wallajah Road, Chennai – 600 002. E-Mail Id : ttdc@vsnl.com 044-25368358 9176995863 Chidambaram Railway Feeder Road, Chidambaram – 608 001. 04144-238739 Dharmapuri District Development Council Complex, Dharmapuri – 636 705. 04342-230705 Kanniyakumari Beach Road, Kanniyakumari –…
After traveling for around 90 minutes covering a distance of around 70 km from Tanjavur, we reached Gangaikonda Cholapuram . Currently a small village. But it was not so little over 700 years ago. For it was the then capital of the Chola empire. Built by Rajendra Chola I after his great victory in the…