Antique Coins at Maratha Royal Palace, Thanjavur
















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…
The royal palace at Thanjavur has a good collection of antique stone sculpture collection from various parts of Tamil Nadu. The oldest I saw was from around 8th century AD. Take a look at few of the sculptures there.
Brihadeeshwara temple, also know as the Big temple is probably one of the best temples in the world. No wonder, it is a UNESCO world heritage site. Address: Membalam Rd, Balaganapathy Nagar, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu Timings: 6:00 am – 12:30 pm and 4:00 – 8:30 pm Entry fees: Free Note: Parking available on the opposite…
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…
Below are the available tours run by APTDC (Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation) from chennai: 1. Chennai – Tirumala Tour: Dep. 6.30 pm from Chennai Arr. 5.00 pm Chennai next day Daily by Volvo A/c Coach, With AAD Darshan. One Day Tour covers Tirumala, Tiruchanur & Srikalahasthi Fare : Adult Rs. 1200/- Child : Rs….
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…