Kanyakumari - UDAYAGIRI FORT (VIDEO) only this tourist place...

                           

                                                     KANYAKUMARI - a place 4 LIVE...

Udayagiri fort is located at a distance of 14 km from Nagercoil .It had been originally built in the 1600s, and then rebuilt by the King Marthanda Varma of Travancore during 1741-44 under the supervision of Eustachius De Lannoy, a flemish naval commander of the Dutch East India Company, who later served as the Chief of the Travancore Army.

Enclosing an area of about 90 acres (36 ha), with an isolated hill 260 feet (79 m) high, the fort contains an old foundry which was used for casting guns.

This was the most important military barracks of the Travancore rulers, whenPadmanabhapuram was their capital. Prisoners captured in the campaign against Tippu Sultan were confined in this fort for some time. The fort is built of massive granite blocks around an isolated hillock.

The tombs of the Dutch Admiral Eustachius De Lannoy, (in whose honour the fort was once called Dillanai Kottai— De Lennoy's Fort), and of his wife and son could be seen inside a partly ruined chapel in the fort. 
                                  De Lannoy's body was buried within the fort and a chapel was built at his burial site. De Lannoy's tomb in the fort is marked out by a stone cross planted on the top, with the inscription in both Tamil and Latin. His wife and son were buried by his side.

Recently, officials of the Department of Archaeology found an underground tunnel within the fort. Tourists can see deer, ducks, fountains, birds and over 100 varieties of trees inside the fort.

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Kanyakumari - Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal (VISHNU) Temple...Photos-Part-1

                                             Thiruvattar Temple Vishnu Stone Statue Base Model

                                                      FRONT OF TEMPLE

                                                     FRONT OF TEMPLE-1

                                                    FRONT OF TEMPLE-2

                                                     FRONT OF TEMPLE-3

                                  LONG CORRIDOR WITH 100's Of  STONE PILLARS

                                                      STONE PILLARS-1

                                            STONE PILLARS CORRIDOR-2

                                                STONE PILLARS CORRIDOR-3

                                                    STONE SCULPTURES

                                                                 CORRIDOR

                                               INSIDE THE TEMPLE

                                                INSIDE THE TEMPLE-1

                                                INSIDE THE TEMPLE-2

                                                 STONE SCULPTURES-1

                                              STONE CARVED  STATUE ....1

                                      STONE CARVED  STATUE ....2

                                          STONE CARVED  STATUE ....3

                                              STONE CARVED  STATUE ....4

                                                STONE CARVED  STATUE ....5

                                         STONE CARVED  STATUE ....6

                                   STONE CARVED  STATUE ....7

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                                STONE CARVED  STATUE ....9

                                         STONE CARVED  STATUE ....10

                                                           WOODEN ART-1

                                            WOODEN ART-2

                                      WOODEN ART-3

                                    PHOTO of many decades BACK

                                        SMALL RIVER AROUND TEMPLE

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Kanyakumari - SUCHINDRAM temple (VIDEO) only this tourist place...

          

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The 6metre musical pillars carved out of single stone ( 7 musical pillars in the Alangara Mandapam), which emit the sounds of various musical instruments when struck.

There are 1035 pillars with carvings in the dancing hall. The 3metre high single granite block Hanuman statue and seven-storey pyramidal gopuram are the main attraction. Car festival is in April and December.

The temple is 13 km from Nagercoil on the Kanyakumari road.

This holy place is located on the bank of the river Pazhayar, adjoining fertile fields and coconut groves and the temple is dedicated to Sri Sthanumalayan. The word denotes Siva, Vishnu and Brahmma as. Sthanu represents Siva, Mal represents Vishnu while Ayan represents Brahmma i.e. Siva, Vishnu and Brahamma in “One Form”.The Thanumalayan Temple  here is a repository of art treasures. This unique temple is dedicated to the Trimurthys Vishnu, Siva and Brahmma. Two chief attractions are the gigantic Hanuman and Vinayaki (Female Vinayaka) relief carving.  It is a complex of many beautiful structures constructed at various times and is one of the best specimens and a store house of the Dravidian style of art and architecture. 

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Kanyakumari - Chothavilai Beach...-A Journey Experience...

                                                Destination based travel is not my intention but many  time our travel happens around a point of destination, perhaps it’s the way the world chose to lead so and for me, a long distance travel couldn't be solely intended. During my year old visit to Kanyakumari, the southern tip on Indian peninsula, I explored a place isolated from rest of the world view or only few more experienced; a pristine beach with foot imprints clearly visible across the wet and dry sand shore.

Passing the Manakudy – a fishing hamlet on the west coast of Kanyakumari, a narrow road leads alongside the sea and elevated from sea level, the roar of waves were clearly resonate and sounds terrific each time it raise and fall. I hear from a passerby, that waves in Kanyakumari are usually rage and after tsunami its tendency has been disposition. Even the usual sight has been terrific; I couldn't image a giant wave like tsunami cut through the hamlet, with array of houses facing the sea and I also wonder what a life it could be to wake up and sleep expose to stunning sea. That sometime sing lullaby and identically cause shivering while sang through murderous rage – Kolaveri.

The Chothavilai Beach is about 12km from the sacred town – Kanyakumari, and it connects only through an iron bridge near the mouth of river Pazhayar, across Manakudy. The road after the hamlet takes us to the early stage of ECR (east coast road) near Chennai, passing the casuarinas and green palm trees; the beach resembles one of the private beaches off ECR. The beach seem to taken into promotion in latter years and there were few shelters and concrete umbrellas beautifying the beach front and esp. the Japanese style of roofs shelters were impressive. But lack of maintenance left few of the statues to damage.

There were only half a dozen people left ashore including a couple and their kid, the sea looked quiet vast except solo waves crush the shore every few seasons. The beach holds a pretty arch, carved with number of sea species and shells, and a watch tower to check sunrise and set. Since evening, we had a glimpse of sunset and first time on the Arabian side, the sight of sunset on sea was fantastic. Even after sunset, there was much light across the sky and as we move toward the town, the sky showcases different kinds of hues and shades, fascinated while it changes its scene from one another.

 

A place was soooo beautiful and make your noise mind as calm very soon when you reach here... After i reach and see the beauty of this place am really forget all my fatigue my resonance of mind and all my hectic work schedules and more....

After few hours of valuable time i decided to move back to my daily routine life...but my body and soul dont ready to do so...but after a emotional heavy heart i left the place .....with nice memories and thoughts...and a resolution that very soon again i back to this place...


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