Rock Fort from Cauvery Bridge - Tiruchirappalli
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The fort played an important part during the Carnatic wars, helping lay the foundations of the British Empire in India. The fort complex has witnessed fierce battles between Madurai Nayakas and Bijapur, Carnatic and Maratha forces.
Rail bridge over Kaveri river - Tiruchirappalli
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This bridge is part of the Tindivanam-Trichy 4 laning project.The bridge across Cauvery river would be made into 6 lane from 4 lane considering huge traffic and future expansion.
NIT - Tiruchirappalli
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The College has been conferred with autonomy in financial and administrative matters to achieve rapid development. Later in 2003 it was granted Deemed University Status. RECT was registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 . NITT was registered under Societies Registration Act XXVII of 1975. Formerly RECT's management was looked after by the Board of Governors consisting of Honorable Minister for Education, Government of Tamil Nadu as Chairman, and Members from Government of Tamil Nadu, Government of India, AICTE, UGC, IIT, Chennai and Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli.
Kaveri River - Tiurchirappalli
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At Trichy, the Cauvery River gushes past the historic Rock and cuts a tributary at the Srirangam island.
Kallanai - Tiruchirappalli
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The main purpose of building Kallanai was to divert the Cauvery water for irrigation in the Tanjavur delta. Kallanai has a strong foundation and solid structure. Due to its stubbornness it is still in excellent condition and is used as a major irrigation dam in Tamilnadu.
Tanjai Pragatheeswarar temple
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The great Vimana is of the Dravidian style of architecture. It rises to a height of about 216 feet, a tower of fourteen storeys, finely decorated with pilasters, niches and images of gods of the Hindu pantheon. The basement of the structure which supports the tower is 96 feet square. The sikhara or cupolic dome is octagonal in shape and crowns the Vimana.
Tanjai Pragatheeswarar temple
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The Nandi within is elaborately worked and the Nayak Mandapam is massive and striking. The Nandhi is 12 feet high, 19.5 feet long and 18.25 feet wide. The Nandhi is a monolith weighing about 25 tons and the stone is said to have come from a bed of Gneiss at the foot of Pachaimalai near Perambalur. Another version is that the stone was brought over from the bed of the River Narmada in the north. There is a tradition that the Nandhi is growing in size with the progress of time. It was feared it might become too large for the Mandapam erected over it and a nail was driven into the back of it, and since, its size has remained stationery. Two portrait statuesques on the front pillars of the Nandhi Mandapam are pointed out as those of Sevappanayakan (the first Nayak ruler) and of his son Achyutappa Nayak.
Tanjai Pragatheeswarar temple
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Rajarajeswaram, as the temple was named by its founder, fills a large portion of the small fort (Sivaganga Fort), encircled by moat on the east and west, the Grand Anaicut Channel (Putharu) on the south and by the Sivaganga Garden on the north. The temple entrance has an imposing gateway on the east, on either sides of which stand two small shrines dedicated to Ganapathi and Murugan and further through there is another Gopuram 90 feet high.
Tanjai Pragatheeswarar temple
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Rajaraja Cholan, the Great Chola king built The Bragatheeswarar (Peruvudaiyar) Temple, also known as Big Temple. "In the twenty-fifth year of Rajaraja Cholan (A.D 1009-10) on the 257th day of the year the king handed over the copper pot for the finial at the top of the Vimana". It weighed about 235 lbs., and was overlaid with gold plate of weight of 292.5 Kalanju or nearly 35 lbs
Big Temple - Thanjavur...
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This temple is one of India's most prized architectural sites. The temple stands amidst fortified walls that were probably added in the 16th century. The 'Vimana' – or the temple tower – is 216 ft (66 m) high and is among the tallest of its kind in the world.
Architectural marvel - Thanjavur Big Temple...
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The Big temple of Thanjavur was called as Rajarajeeswaram , abode of the Lord of Rajaraja Chola or the Temple for Lord Iswara built by Raja Raja Chola the great. With the fall of the Cholas, Thanjavur was resurrected by the Nayaks and Marathas during that time frame the name was sanskritised and called Brahadeeswara temple.
Alanganalloor Jallikattu in Madurai District
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he festival is celebrated with so much zeal and hype that it appears that 15 days of Diwali or Pongal is being celebrated in Madurai alone. People from far and near make it a point to come to Madurai and be a part of this mega event even though they make their living elsewhere.
Alanganalloor Jallikattu in Madurai Dist
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Madurai Temples have festivals and functions which have been in practice for centuries and have been practiced with the high level of enthusiasm, fun and frolic. The world famous Alanganallur jallikattu, Thiruparankundram Vaigaasi Visagam, Mariamman Temple tank float festival are just a tip of the iceberg in the list of world famous Madurai Festivals. Toping this list is the Annual Chithira Pournami grand festival.
Alagar Kovil - Madurai
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Villagers here relive an event with much fanfare which is believed to have been performed here four Centuries ago.
“Mandooga Maharishi’s redemption is an event that was unique to our village. We are trying to revive the ritual,” says hereditary temple trustee P. Neduchezia Pandian.
Surat Airport
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Surat airport was built and owned by the State government of Gujarat. During the 1990s, Vayudoot and Gujarat Airways had been operating through Surat Airport and both discontinued their flights since May 1994 and January 2000, respectively. The airport, with a 1400 metre airstrip and an adjoining 60 by 40 metre apron was then transferred to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in 2003, who took up the airport for modernisation
Surat Airport
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Surat airport's new terminal building is capable of handling 240 passengers per hour. The adjoining concrete apron measures 235 by 90 metres, and is linked by two taxiways to its sole runway that is oriented 04/22, is 2250 metres long and 45 metres wide. The Airfield is Equipped with Night Landing Facilities and an Instrument Landing System (ILS) as well as Navigational facilities like DVOR/DME and an NDB.
Surat - European Tombs
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The cemeteries have been declared as protected monuments, but they still show signs of deterioration, both from natural weathering and from human visitors. Photography is prohibited at the sites.
Surat - Railway Station
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Surat Railway Station, station code ST, is the largest and very important railway station serving surat city, beside Gotahngam, Kosad, Uttran, Udhan Jn, Bhestan, Niol and Sachin railway station serving Surat city, the second largest city in the Gujarat state of India. It is under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
Mini Eiffel Tower at Parle Point - Surat
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Standing tall in city's posh locality for last five years, the mini-Eiffel tower an important landmark on Parle Point Junction will soon find a new abode on Piplod-Dumas Road. The new location for the mini Eiffel Tower will be at Y Junction near Dumas resort on Surat airport road.
Mahadev Temple - Surat
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The original Snake temple is replaced by the Nageshwar Mahadev temple, on the southern bank of the Saputara Lake. The Gurveshwar Mahadev Temple is situated in Phoolpada. About 2 miles from Surat lies Kataargam, where there is a Kunteshwar or the Kaanteshwar Mahadeva Temple. A large religious festival is held here on every Monday during the fifth Hindu lunar month, which corresponds to the onset of the monsoon season.
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