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Friday, February 5, 2010

Malampuzha Dam

Kerala/India
District :Palakkad
Route :8 Km from Palakkad town


|| Malapuzha Dam: The second largest reservoir in Kerala after the Idukki reservoir. The construction of Malampuzha dam started in the year 1949 and was completed in the year 1955.The capacity of the dam is 115.06 meters


|| Nandhi Sculpture by Kanayikunjiraman


|| Malampuzha Yakshi
[Sculpture by Kanayikunjiraman]
|| Dam - Long view

|| Garden- Long view


|| 35 meters long Suspension bridge across the canal

|| The Japanese Garden

|| Rope way

|| Suspension Bridge

|| Rope way


||Fish shaped aquarium

|| Malampuzha Yakshi and Malampuzha Dam


Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Fort Cochin

Kerala/India
District : Ernakulam
Route : 10 Km from Ernakulam city

|| Anchor

|| Fish market


|| Chinese fishing nets




Mattancherry

Kerala/India
District : Ernakulam
Route : 10 Km from Ernakulam city

|| Mattancherry Synagogue - Clock Tower: Mattancherry Synagogue built in 1568 and is the oldest synagogue in India

|| Mattancherry Synagogue

|| Jews Town

|| Venkatraman temple

|| Jewish Cemetery


|| Mattancherry Palace [Dutch Palace] :
Built by the Portuguese and presented to Veera Kerala Varma (Raja of Kochi) in 1555 AD. The palace is built in Nalukettu style.


Palakkad - Fort

Kerala/India
District : Palakkad
Route : In the heart of Palakkad town


Palakkad Fort [Tippu Fort] : made by Haider Ali in 1766 is one of the best preserved forts in Kerala
|| Long View

|| Inside the Fort

|| Hanuman Temple inside the Fort

|| Sculptures near the temple

|| Tippu Fort

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Jainamedu

Kerala/India
District : Palakkad
Route :Vadakkumthara near to Palakkad town
500 years old Jaina temple.At a jaina house here famous Malayalam poet Kumaranasan wrote his poem 'Veenapoovu' (The fallen flower)

Friday, October 23, 2009

Trivandrum || Thiruvananthapuram

India/Kerala
Dist : Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum|| Ananthapuri)

Capital city of God's Own Country

|| Kerala Secretariat (#T0092)


|| Kerala Legislative Assembly (#T0093)


|| Kovalam - Light house beach (#T0094)
15 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City


|| Kovalam - Eve's Beach (Hawwah Beach) (#T0095)
15 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City


|| Bonaccord Tea Estate (#T0096)
60 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Wellingdon water works- Tunnel (Vellayambalam)
3 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City (#T0097)


|| Kanakakkunnu Palace (Vellayambalam)
3 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City (#T0098)

|| Vizhinjam Harber (#T0099)
18 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City


|| Veli Tourist Village-Sculpture by KanayiKunjiraman
8 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City (#T0100)

|| Veli Tourist Village-Sculpture by KanayiKunjiraman
8 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City (#T0101)

|| Veli Tourist Village-Floating Restaurant
8 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City (#T0102)

|| Veli Beach (#T0103)
8 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Sree PadmanabhaSwami Temple (#T0104)
1 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City


|| Mermaid (Sagarakanyaka) @ Sankhumukham
Sculpture by Kanayikunjiraman (#T0105)

|| Azhimukham Beach (#T0106)
20 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Ponmudi hill station (#T0107)
61 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Ponmudi hill station-Guest house (#T0108)
61 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City


|| Napier Museum (#T0109)
2 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Napier Museum (#T0110)
2 Km from Thiruvananthapuram City

|| Landmark of secularism - (#T0111)
There is no wall between Palayam Mosque and Vinayaka Temple