What to see in Madurai: Thirumalai Rayar Palace, Famous Jigarthanda and Madurai Meenakshi temple and Mariamman tank (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of 2 of the trip to Madurai - Link to Earlier post (Part 1)

The evening visit to Mariamman tank was pleasant - actually that is the Chennai beach equivalent in Madurai. People generally land up at the tank to relax.

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There is a avicha kazhangu there - tasted quite nice.

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Finally the next morning e visited "THE" Madurai Meenakshi Temple. A quick tip - take the Rs 100 ticket - thats a no brainer but more important is that most people dont know that the ticket is valid for both Sivan and Meenakshi sannathis. That makes it really worthwhile and fast.Also there is a parking lot near the main entrance to walk down to the gopuram via a side street (The now famous HC case!)

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1000 pillar hall

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Some sculptures...

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This is Part 2 of the trip to Madurai - Link to Earlier post (Part 1)

As I started this post Madurai got famous for all the wrong reasons for its Mutt/Adheenam ;-)

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What to see in Madurai: Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal Palace, Famous Jigarthanda and Madurai Meenakshi temple and Mariamman tank (Part 1)

Madurai - Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal or Palace, Famous Jigarthanda : What to see in Madurai:   (Part 1)
(Also referred as Thirumalai Naicker or Nayakar Mahal)

Many of us have solved the travelling salesman problem  but the same is faced by nearly every tourist (especially when faced with triple constraints of time wife and kids ;-) [See my earlier post on how to get to Madurai by bus]

So for those who want to spend a day in Madurai and dont want to strain yourself (i.e. want to nap in the afternoon and only do visits in the morning and evening)

Thirumalai Nayakkar Palace - Nice large hall worth visiting and will take about 2 hrs. I was pleasantly surprised with the the tamil language has evolved - it was quite a simple script with much reuse (modular language ;-))

As you finish the Palace and are feeling quite hot - head out to the "Famous Jigarthanda" - yes... thats the name of the shop. The Jigarthanda drink out here is amazing.

Its as good as the stuff thats available at Chennai Murugan Idly albeit the ice cream is filled with ice flakes

<<End of Part 1>> see Part 2



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Chola temples: A picture log: Ettukudi and Tiruvaymur

These are typical temples of the south. Ettukudi and Tiruvaymur are near Nagai (or more current reference - Thirukkuvalai - Birthplace of Mr. Karunanidhi). Ettukudi is a very beautiful Murugan temple.

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Here is a pic of the Idumban and Kadamban temple - local village gods.

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Thirvaymur is one of the saptha vitankas and has a beautiful tank opposite the temple.

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The above are the 4 saints - Appar, Sundarar, Manickavasgar and Thirugnanasambandar at Tiruvaymur

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Mylapore Tank Float Festival 2011 - Theppam - Part 2 - Photo essay

Mylapore Tank Float Festival 2011 - Theppam (Kapaleeswar Temple) - Part 2  - Photo essay


Lights of the night - Reflections on the mylapore tank look so beautiful

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An ad for a Puncture shop on a tyre - New media

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Mylapore analytics - Predictions for every problem

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Colors of the night - seen through the centuries

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Nikon D5000 Lens : f/1.8 35mm AF-S

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A window thats seen many years and a plant thats seen a few: Photograph

Some photographs are best black and white and this was one of them - This is in old Bombay near Chowpatti

A window that has seen many years
.... and a plant thats seen a few

I had just charcoaled the picture except the window/plant.

For those who want the original pic it is here

Babulnath Mumbai Blog post earlier

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Srirangapatna (Mysore) - Part 1 of 2

Srirangapatna was Tipus capital and is a nice place about 20kms from Mysore. There are 2 places to visit - the Ranganathaswamy temple and the palace/tomb of Tipu Sultan. I visited this place during the Mysore Dasara festival 2010.

Part 1 - Ranganathaswamy temple

The ranganathaswamy temple is located on the right when you come on the Mysore Bangalore SH-17 highway from Mysore. You will see a large board welcoming you to Srirangapatna - heritage town. It belongs to Mandya district but is closer to Mysore.

The temple has Vishnu in a reclining pose similar to Srirangam (Trichy). I got a couple of photographs below

Gopuram

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Gopuram Inside

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Well maintained lawns in the side of the temple

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At the entrance - my kids were sitting here riding these stone elephants!

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Intricate carvings

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The changing skyline of Bangalore: Cityscape

Bangalore was once a sleepy middle class joint with PSUs and nice houses. If you needed to go out - you went to MG road for a walk, Vidhan Soudha and Cubbon park.

Now it is surprising that so many skyscrapers and malls and most people seem to be spending their time at these malls.

I stayed at Woodlands, in Richmond circle - pretty much in the centre of the city and took a photograph on the east and west side of Bangalore. Pretty much symbolises the change I am referring to from OLD Bangalore to NEW Bangalore!!

The OLD Bangalore Sklyine

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The NEW Bangalore Skyline

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Shot using Nikon D5000 Nikkor f/1.8G 35mm Lens