Antique Stone Sculpture at Royal Palace, Thanjavur
























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,…
Distance: 160 km from Bangalore and 210 km from Chennai Journey time: 2 hrs by train + 45 mins by bus/cab from Bangalore and 3.5 – 4 hrs from Chennai. How to reach there: For train – catch any train going to Jolarpet junction station and from there catch bus# 253 to reach Yelagiri(Rs 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 –…
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:
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…
Palani hill as seen at night Distance: 60 km from Dindigul city, 100 km from Coimbatore and Madurai and near to Kodaikanal hills How to reach there: Regular bus services are available from Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Madurai, Dindigul etc. By train upto Dindigul and then 60 km by bus to palani. where to stay: Dandayudapani…