Valparai, a tea plantation town, a hill station and a tropical rain forest – all rolled into one located 3,500 feet above sea level on the Anaimalai Hills range of the Western Ghats. There are 40 hairpin bends on the
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Raja Kavya Paadasalai
Raja Veda Patasala was founded in the year 1542 A.D. by Illustrious Statesman and Chief Minister for 3 Nayak kings of Thanjavur – Advaitha Vidyacharya Maharaja Saheb Sri Govinda Deekshithar. It was a well known center of higher learning of
Pamban bridge
Pamban rail bridge, an engineering marvel and India’s first cantilever bridge was the only source of connectivity to the holy town Rameshwaram till the year 1988. The need for rail connectivity between the main land and the island was felt
Thirunelveli -01
Continued from the previous post Ettayapuram When one thinks about Thirunelveli, the first thing that comes to the mind is the Halwa dripping in ghee, the River Thamarabarani, the magnificent Nellayappar temple, Origin of RMKV silks and Palayamkottai central prison.
Ettayapuram
Continued from the previous post Kazhugumalai We then continued towards Ettayapuram after a sumptuous breakfast. Enroute we stopped at a small village named as Kamanaikanpatti. The entire village was in a festive mood and the village was decorated with colored lights
Kazhugu malai
Day 02. Continuation of my previous post Kovilpatti Woke up around 5AM and started moving by 6AM with plans to cover till Ettayapuram. Kazhugu malai was our first destination. Kazhugu malai, located approximately 21 kilometers west of Kovilpatti, features relief-carvings