Antique Stone Sculpture at Royal Palace, Thanjavur
























This is the first time I visited Meenakshi temple in Madurai. We went to see the temple at around 11.30 am. We entered the temple through the west tower. To give you the details the temple has 4 gates know as east tower, west tower, north tower and south tower. If you enter from the…
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…
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….
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:
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)….
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…