For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Picture : St. Thomas Mount, Chennai

Dear god, I love you with all my passion, with prayers. The supreme of the soul lies in you, you are all but one.

Chettinad Palace

Chettinadu Palace/Mansion is a heritage home located at Sivaganga district of southern Tamil Nadu state, India. It is situted 90 K.Ms from Trichy town and 5 kms before Karaikudi which is also known as the capital of Chettinad that includes Karaikudi and 74 other villages.

Chettinadu mansion was built in 1902 and it is now one among the spectacular palace in this reason.

Chettinad is also known as for its spicy and tasty food. Now that is one of the many reasons why people get to know Chettinad. The picture shown here is the kitchen inside the palace as told by our guide.

Here is some more information that I found maybe useful for people how are planning to visit this place anytime, I added this peace of note after cuckoo’s comment for asking some details about it. So here you go …

This palace is converted into a museum and considered as the heritage home. It is now under the care of Archaeological Survey of India (I suppose), there were no one to give us the actual information. I don’t have much of the history to share from this place but overall its a different experience visiting the interior part of Tamil Nadu. The palace is open for public all the 7 days though I am not pretty sure about the timings (probably 10 Am to 6 PM). The good thing you will find here is that there is no entry fee :) This place is quite clam and close to it you will find another Chettinad Mansion which is operated as a Hotel now, so you can plan for a stay if you wish. Just to highlight a thing about this part of the world is that the food is really amazing, typically southie, spicy and tasty. The best time to visit this place maybe in the winter time say from nov to feb, otherwise anytime will be fine as long as you have things to fight with the hot weather out there :)

Avalanche Trip (Nilgiri) - Life is calling ...

A long drive, date with a jungle , a night out and in the end it turned out to be one of the most adventurous trips of the year. What I have explored is completely new and different for me and that’s what I say exploring the unseen.

Nilgiri Mountain Train Trip - A Joy Ride !

Another weekend passed by me just like that, but it wouldn’t take much time for me to realize the fact that it holds many cherished memories of a wonderful trip with a happy go lucky ‘malu gang’. The Nilgiri Hills are a range of mountains in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu at the junction of Karnataka, holds some of the most beautiful hills stations of south India. And Ooty (Ootacamund) is often referred as the gateway to this beautiful mountain range.

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The thing of beauty that attracts most of the tourists, apart form the scenic view, is the Nilgiri Mountain railway, one of the oldest mountain railways in India. In 2005, UNESCO has inscribed it a world heritage site. And needless mentioning this 42 K.Ms stretch that connects Mettupalayam with the hill station of Udagamandalam (Ooty) has so many things for these naked eyes to rejoice.

Another Waterfall on a Sunday

The journey was not over, on the way back to Bangalore there was another break and this time the place was Coutrallam. One of the other exciting part in that trip was traveling in the local buses, apart from a good weather and the some cool places.

Someone told me that the other side of the mountain is Kerala ... on the way to Coutrallam.

A close up view of the main fall.

An ideal place to catch one's breath.

Sudden rains, everyone around there changed their mind to find a way to a safe place except this fellow ... waiting for some unknown customers ...

In my terms ... Wow Wow !!!

Cape Comorin - Part II

At Kanyakumari, a unique symbol of unity and purity - is the Memorial of Swami Vivekananda, another symbol of the united aspiration. A place to visit and things to re-discover and there is a happy and harmonious blend of all the architectural beauty in the memorial.

There are pictures that no words can describe and there were moments that no camera can capture and rest follow here ...

Thiruvalluvar statue alongside Vivekananda Rock Memorial.

The sacred monument, Vivekananda rock

for sale ... all around the place.

The sea, the Sun and an ever lasting evening !!!

Each morning puts a man on trial and each evening passes judgment as the evening twilight fades away and invisible by the day.

Cape Comorin - Part I

The much awaited trip to one of my most favorite place in South India was not far away when we decided to visit Kanyakumari. The trip in many ways rejuvenate the memory and everything seems just so just perfect when I think of this place & the calmness stored with the seas to witness on of the exciting weekend trip so far in this year. We started our bus journey towards the gateway of our trip i.e. Nagercoil, which is situated around 550 K.ms away from B'lr. The bus ride on NH 7 & 47 was another highlight of the trip with some glaring early morning views.

Daybreak, view from inside the bus.

The windmills setup and managed by NEPC, on the way to Nagercoil, you can find plenty of these windmills on both sides of the road.

Our first destination was Padmanabhapuram Palace, the historic place is around 15 K.Ms from Nagercoil. It was quite beautiful place and to add that not so crowded, so we found the right combination of time and space for clicking.

Front view of the palace ...

The secret window, you could see the escape route from here!!!

Forgot to count how many people can be accommodated inside this huge hall !!!

The external view of a hall.

Natyasala (Navaratri Mandap), a beautiful and interesting part of the palace.

Think about perfection !!!

Counting the pillars and doors :)

Shops just outside the palace's main gate, where you can find goodies to make your house as beautiful as the palace interiors.

And the journey continues ...