A few photographs on my Tamilnadu trip and Srirangam temple

Temple at Srirangam near Trichy
Srirangam is the foremost of the eight self-manifested shrines (Swayam Vyakta Kshetras) of Lord Vishnu . It is also considered the first, foremost and the most important of the 108 main Vishnu temples (Divyadesams). This temple is also known as Thiruvaranga Tirupati, Periyakoil, Bhoologa Vaikundam, Bhogamandabam. In the Vaishnava parlance the [...]

Rameswaram

Windmills at Rameswaram

This Shivastalam is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in India. It represents the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlingams of India and has been a time honored pilgirmage center held on par with Banaras. The island-temple town is located off of the Sethu coast of Tamilnadu (south eastern). [...]

Pamban bridge, Rameswaram

The Pamban Bridge also called Indira Gandhi Bridge lies on the Indian end of the Palk Strait that connects Pamban island to mainland India. It actually refers to both the road bridge and the cantilever railway bridge, though primarily it means the latter. It is the longest sea bridge in India at a length of [...]

Auroville village, Matrimandir, Pondicherry

A view of the Bay of Bengal on the east coast with the colour streaked sky and setting sun in the backdrop.

Auroville was inaugurated on February 28, 1968 in a ceremony attended by representatives from 124 nations and all the states of India. In a gesture symbolic of human unity, a boy and a girl [...]

Bragatheeswarar Temple, The Big Temple, Tanjore

Tanjore is a night’s journey from Chennai. As a tourism spot, Tanjore is visited by most of the foreigners who come to India to learn about its culture. Raja Raja Chola during his rule built the Tanjore Brihadeeswarar temple. Otherwise called ‘Big Temple

The greatness of this temple is marked by the enormous Lingam - the [...]

Lalbagh Botanical Garden

Regarded as one of the most richly diverse Botanical Garden’s in South Asia. Lalbagh in the Southern part of the city, was laid out by Haider Ali in 1740. Spread over 97-ha (240 acres) of Parkland, many of its tropical plants were brought here by Haider Ali’s son Tipu Sultan. Later, John Cameron, the [...]

Glass house at Lalbagh, Bangalore

The Glass House, modelled along London’s Crystal Palace, is the center of attraction in this 2400 acre park. Bi-annual flower shows attracting participants from all over India is held in the Glass House. In July, 2003 it was decded that the Department of Horticulture and Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) would jointly take up the development [...]

Tipu Sultan’s palace at Bangalore

Bangalore sightseeing is a wonderful experience and the Tipu’s Palace is one such spot that should not be missed during your Bangalore travel. The architecture, the layout and the overall look of Tipu’s Palace gives you the idea of the ethnic Mughal lifestyle. The Palace and its remains present the history of the era in [...]

Tipu Sultan’s palace at Bangalore

Bangalore sightseeing is a wonderful experience and the Tipu’s Palace is one such spot that should not be missed during your Bangalore travel. The architecture, the layout and the overall look of Tipu’s Palace gives you the idea of the ethnic Mughal lifestyle. The Palace and its remains present the history of the era in [...]

Visvesvarya industrial and Technological Museum

One of the few museums of its kind in India, the Visvesvaraya Technological Museum has within its portals various scientific disciplines. Exhibits are placed behind glass panels, with buttons which are pressed for the experiments to begin.
The Electrotechnic Gallery has various electrotechnic experiments and the history of the development of telephone technology. There is also [...]