About me
Am a contradiction of sorts. i love going out and having a good time with friends, and i can also stay home chill out over a book or a movie..
Am very passionate about writing, so give me a topic and watch me float away into wonderland... Love reading books- sometimes i read 3books simultaneously, crazy about music- need it all around me, all the time and ofcourse, i totally am ga ga goo goo over my 7yr old naughty brat- Floppy!! errr, Prince Floppy!! :)
As i walked past the majestic Chariot in Valluvar Kottam, i wondered if this was the vehicle of the Lords.. Did they have a million people to pull the chariot and how often did they ride in it?
Valluvar Kottam is a modern landmark in Chennai, that was built in honor of the classical Tamil poet- Saint Thiruvalluvar. Constructed in 1976, Valluvar kottam is made of long corridors, within which the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural have been inscribed. The place is built like a Temple chariot, which is a replica of the chariot in Thiruvarur temple.
Against the evening sun, and lovely breeze, the beautiful structure seemed to sway.... I wished i had carried my camera along, alas, i had to make do with my Blackberry 8520 phone!
To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to
experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position
in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson
Walking down the road enjoying the cool breeze brushing against my face, i walked aimlessly till i reached the gates of the Botanical Gardens in
Ooty. Took my own sweet time exploring the gardens, the green house and the various trees inside the park.
There were plants big and small, trees new and old; not to forget the hoards of people lazing on the lawns and enjoying a family picnic... The weather was perfect for walking, and my camera was begging me to take some shots...
As i was exiting the park, a lady came towards me holding a bunch of the
prettiest looking flowers. They were yellow, small and cute. But, i
wasnt sure if they were real flower or fake, so i put my hand out and
touched them. The petals felt like paper, but the lady assured me they
were real flowers, and blossomed only in Ooty with a long lifespan.... I
was tempted to buy a bunch, but since i had just landed in Ooty, i
decided to come back for them later.
I walked away smiling to myself thinking :Yellow flowers in the Blue hills[Nilgiris]...
While in Kerala, we drove down to this Palace town called Thirupunithura.. A town that has over 45palaces, where they were referred to as Palace 1, 2, or palace 13... We did visit one palace, said to be the oldest in the area, nearly 250yrs old called the Bungalow Palace.... As we walked around the town, we spotted this famous temple-
Shri Poornathrayeesha Temple,
Lord Vishnu's temple in the form of Santhanagopala Murthy. It is also the temple for the Royal Family ...
This is one wall that surrounds the temple.. The architecture, the colours, and the entire layout was beautiful...
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