Chennai
- Kanchipuram - Mamallapooram - Pondicherry
- Chidambaram - Tanjore - Trichy - Madurai -
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01/Chennai
Arrive Chennai - the gateway to southern India,
meet assist at the airport and transfer to hotel.
Later half day sightseeing tour, visiting Gandhi
Memorial, Kala Kshetra, Mylapore temple and
Marine beach. Night stay in Chennai.
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02/Chennai
- Tirupathi - Chennai ( by road )
After breakfast, proceed to Tirupathi- a temple
town known for the famous ancient temple of
Lord Venkateswara ( Lord of seven hills or Balaji,
as he is affectionately known ) on the top of
the 860mts high Tirumala hills. The temple of
Lord Venkateswara is not only believed to be
amongst the oldest temples in the country, but
also the richest of them all. Legend has it
that Lord Venkateswara borrowed money from the
divine treasurer Kubera for his wedding expenses.
He is still paying back this debt which is why
the pilgrims donate generously to the temple
funds. In the evening return to Chennai. Night
stay in Chennai. |
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03/Chennai - Kanchipuram - Mamallapooram ( by
road )
After breakfast drive to Kanchipuram ( 76 kms/01.50
hrs ) - is the ancient capital of the Pallavas
famous as a city of 1000 Temples and still has
124 shrines. The first temple dedicated to Shiva
was built in the 7th and 8th century and has
paintings on the walls. Temples of Ekambaswara
, Kailasanatha, Sri Kamakshi and Varadarajaswamy
are of interest. Kanchipuram is also famous
for its silks.Later drive to Mamallapooram and
transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit the city
- built in 7th century, earlier called Mahabalipooram,
this ancient Pallava port, is today the sight
of several antique sculptural marvels. In this
ancient seaside town , shrines and huge sculptures
cut-out of rocks more than 1200 years back during
the reign of Pallava Kings in the region can
be seen. The rock carvings depicting mythological
episodes - of demons, Gods and animals in battle
and others - are truly poems in stone. The only
shore temple which remains here is the spectacular
two - spired shrine, unique because it houses
both Lord Shiva and the Lord Vishnu in its sanctum-sanctorum.
Night stay in Mamallapooram. |
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04/Mamallapooram - Tiruvannamalai - Pondicherry
(by road)
After breakfast drive to Tiruvannamallai(112kms/03hrs)-
a pilgrim centre with an ancient temple of Lord
Shiva. Continue drive to Pondicherry (131kms/
3.5hrs), which carries a strong whiff of the
French presence in India. This erstwhile French
colony on the east coast of South India merged
with the rest of the country in 1954. Legend
says that Pondicherry is the place where St.Agasthaya
settled down. Night stay in Pondicherry. |
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05/Pondicherry ( By road )
After breakfast drive to visit Aurbindo Ashram,
the city of dawn, which is 10kms north of Pondicherry.
This ashram promotes Aurbindo's ideas in bringing
about a synthesis of Yoga and modern science,
so as to unite the spirit and matter. After
lunch at hotel, visit Auroville - a unique experiment
in international living and in creating a new
environment where men and women of all nationalities
live together in harmony. Night stay in Pondicherry.
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06/Pondicherry - Chidambaram - Tanjore ( By
road )
After breakfast drive to Chidambaram (65kms/1.5hrs)
also called as Thillai, which has the famous
Nataraja temple with the root of the sanctum-sanctorum
covered with golden plates is located in the
centre of the town covering an area of 40 acres.
In this temple, postures from the Bharatnatayam
form of dance are depicted in sculpture. Natraja
is Lord Shiva as a cosmic dancer. Later drive
to Thanjavur (104kms/03hrs) enroute visiting
the Brass factory at Kumbakonam. Tanjore once
the capital of Chola Kings, has the Brahadeswara
temple(or the big temple of God).The temple
tower rises to a height of 15mts from a square
base of 29 mts and then tapers off, making a
total of 66mts. Night stay in Tanjore. |
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07/Tanjore - Trichy ( 54kms / 02hrs by road
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After breakfast leave for Trichy, short name
of Trichurapalli, situated on the banks of Kaveri
River is a blend of history and tradition as
well as pilgrim centre, it is famous for Ranganath
temple at Srirangam. Later city tour visiting
Rock fort and its temple at a height of over
23mts. Also visit Srirangam and Jambukeshwar
Temple. Night stay in Trichy. |
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08/Trichy - Madurai ( 133kms / 3.5hrs by road
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After breakfast proceed to Madurai and transfer
to hotel. The ancient city of Madurai, some
2600 years old is laid out in the banks of river
Vaigai as a lotus flower with the Meenakshi
temple in the centre. Afternoon city tour visiting
- Meenakshi temple, King Tirumala's Palace,
Great tank and Gandhi museum. Night stay in
Madurai. |
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09/Madurai - Rameshwaram (154kms / 04hrs by
road )
After breakfast proceed to Rameshwaram- the
most sacred temple town of India is an island
hallowed by the epic Ramayana, where Lord Rama
is said to have visited before going into battle
of Srilanka. Legend has it that Lord Rama sent
Hanuman to Mount Kailash to bring a Lingam for
worship when he set foot after defeating Ravana.
As Hanuman did not return when the auspicious
hour was approaching, Sita made a sand Lingam
so that worship could be performed in time,
which is where the present day Ramanatha Swamy
Temple stands close to sea on the eastern side
of the island. One of the twelve Jyotirlingam
shrines is also well known for its magnificent
corridors and the massive sculptured pillars
lining them. Return to Madurai and transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Madurai.One of the twelve
Jyotirlingam shrines is also well known for
its magnificent corridors and the massive sculptured
pillars lining them. Return to Madurai and transfer
to hotel. Night stay in Madurai.
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10/Madurai - Trivandrum ( 329 kms / 08.50 hrs
by road )
After breakfast drive to Trivandrum and transfer
to hotel. Evening at leisure. |
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11/Trivandrum - Kanyakumari ( 87 kms / 02.00
hrs by road )
After breakfast proceed for Kanyakumari - the
land's end of India where the water of the Arabian
Sea , the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean
meet. An important pilgrim centre of India,
it is famous for the Amman Temples - a symbol
of unity and sanctity - deidicated to the virgin
Goddess , Kanya Kumari. To its South - East
lies the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial, a
blend of all the architectural styles of India.
Evening enjoy the beautiful sun set and later
return to Trivandrum. Night stay in Trivandrum.
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12 / Tivandrum - Departure
After breakfast transfer to airport to connect
flight for onward journey. |
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