Hogenakkal Falls | Tamilnadu | India
Hogenakkal Falls | Tamilnadu | India, originally uploaded by Mithun Kundu. Hogenakkal Falls – When its full of beauty. Shoot @ 31 Aug 2007 Hogenakkal Falls is in Tamilnadu, India. It is fondly called the Indian Niagara. the place is very beautiful indeed. River Cauvery in Southern India causes a series of beautiful falls at […]
Yercaud View from Lady’s Seat
Yercaud View from Lady’s Seat, originally uploaded by Mithun Kundu. Yercaud View from Lady’s Seat Yercaud (Tamil: ஏற்காடு) is a hill station near Salem, Tamil Nadu, India in the Servarayan range of hills (anglicized as Shevaroys) in the Eastern Ghats. It is at an altitude of 1515 metres (4970 feet) above the mean sea level. […]
Thousand Pillar Hall
Thousand Pillar Hall, originally uploaded by Mithun Kundu. Thousand Pillar hall of Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple was built with the oldest Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli as a model. The Aayiram Kaal Mandapam or Thousand Pillar Hall contains 985 (instead of 1000) carved pillars. It is considered culturally important and is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of […]
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple, originally uploaded by Mithun Kundu. Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple is an historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to god Shiva – in the form of Sundareswarar or Beautiful Lord- and his consort, Parvati in the […]
View From – Thirumalai Nayak Palace
Vew From – Thirumalai Nayak Palace, originally uploaded by Mithun Kundu. The Nayaks of Madurai ruled this former Kingdom from 1545 till 1740’s and Thirumalai Nayak (1623-1659) was one of their greatest kings that line notable for various buildings in and around Madurai. During the 17th centuries the Madurai Kingdom had Portuguese, Dutch and other […]
Kanyakumari Trip
Sunrise @ Kanyakumari At the southern most tip of India, where the Arabian Sea,the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meets, lays Kanyakumari. Kanyakumari is famous for the historic Amman Temple,Vivekananda Rock Memorial,Gandhi Memorial and Sunrise and Sunsets,. I recently had a wonderful Trip to KanyaKumari. KanyaKumari is about 640 kms from […]