Category: Tamil Nadu
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8 Fabulous Places to Visit near Chennai
There is ever so often that you crave a quick weekend getaway. For a little breather between work and the drudgery of daily life and you do not have the time to plan an elaborate holiday. On those days, long Weekends are like answered prayers. And, just for times like that, here is a list […]
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7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2017
It is that time of the year again. When I look back at my year and see what is the one thing that I set out to do at the beginning of the year and actually did. So, here I am proudly proclaiming that I did visit 7 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India in […]
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Great Living Chola Temples – Vol II: Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Second on UNESCO’s list of The Great Living Chola Temples, is the Brihadeeswara Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram. In a tiny village lost in time, is this 982 year old temple. This Brihadeeswara Temple too is built on the same lines as the Big Temple in Thanjavur, complete with a massive stone sculpture of Nandi facing […]
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Great Living Chola Temples – Vol II: Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
In and around Thanjavur are The Great Living Chola Temples. Three temple complexes dating back to the 11th and 12th centuries. Built by the Cholas, who were undoubtedly one of the most powerful monarchies of South India that ruled for over four and a half centuries, all of these ancient temples are ‘living temples’ – […]
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From a billion years ago.
Thwack. Down came the elephant’s trunk on my head, in a gesture of blessing. I was surprised at how gentle it was, gentle giants indeed. We were in Trichy, Tamil Nadu to attend a wedding at our family friends’ home and the temple elephant was here to bless the newly weds, to flag off their […]
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Hello, Kumbakonam Filter Kaapi.
Who doesn’t love a South Indian Filter Coffee? Ask any South Indian who has grown up with the smell of a fresh brew signalling the start of every morning or a North Indian for who it is as much of a novelty as a Starbucks is to any urban Indian!! But, trust the Tamilians to […]