Thanjavur Periya Koil or Peruvudaiyar Koil or Brihadeeswar Temple being few of the names of this architectural marvel of Chola empire of Tamil nadu, India. The Temple was built around 1010 C.E, the entire temple complex built using granite houses Shiva as its main deity. This is a UNESCO world heritage site. There are many hoaxes, myths, [...]
Constructed by an Italian architect, around 400 years back in 1636 by the erstwhile king of Madurai Thirumalai Nayak. The pillars are about 13m in height, and there after the arches rise, giving the interior structure a total height of around 20m. Most of the construction is done using bricks and coated with shell lime [...]
For the state of Tamil nadu, the Monsoon is an elusive dream. The Western Ghats block out all the rich dense rain carrying clouds from the south-west Monsoon. Result a dry, parched land, if the Ghats were not there, we could have expected a more uniform tropical experience similar to that of [...]
Nature’s great masterpiece, an elephant; the only harmless great thing. -John Donne I posted a link of “Elephants in captivity”, and many readers expressed pain and shock in witnessing the control exerted by human for selfish ends. This time, I didn’t want to wallow in melancholy but show you the beauty of wild elephants. [...]
Hogenakkal literally means ”Smoking rocks” in Kannada, located in the border between the states of Tamilnadu and Karnataka. The Falls and nearby village is famous for its ‘coracle rides’, medicinal baths etc. The banks and nearby village is in a sorry state by tourists litter and even the water has started to develop froth from soap [...]
Let’s move on from Canyons and deserts to something Fresh and Green. Towards Life.. Well, I will be back to deserts and canyons, just like everything else, traveling also happen in cycle. Here, a Beetle (One among ~400,000 species) sits on an Indian Gooseberry,(Locally called Nellikai, Ari Nellika, Amla, etc)
