walked across the sea to Sri Lanka. The Rameswaram temple is the central spot for tourists each year as it is considered to be one of the holiest Hindu shrines over the world. It is known as one of the most important char dhams and Hindus from the world over flock to this temple. Rameshwaram is accessible by air‚ railways and roadways. It is well connected by rail with cities like Chennai‚ Coimbatore‚ Thanjavur and Trichy. The nearest airport is in Madurai‚ 163 km from here. Cabs and taxis are easily available
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Tamil Nadu Trip October 2011 This trip was planned two months before‚ as it involved many train journeys. Our tickets booked through 62 express always materializes & this one did too. This trip started with Vadodara on 22nd Sat with Appa & Amma. On 23rd‚ we boarded Karnavati Express to Mumbai at 06-45 am. Train comes from Ahmedabad & stops for 5 minutes at Vadodara. The coolie at Vadodara refused to budge below Rs.150; but we coolly got inside the train. Luckily‚ ours were the last seats which
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bank the historic city of Madurai stands has been mentioned in the poems of many poets‚ both past and present. The river is intimately associated with thelife and culture of the Tamil people. The peculiar thing‚ which appeals to the poets‚ is that the river presents two different spectacles in two different season. It is completely dry insummer and flooded in full in the rainy season. In this poem‚ the poet refersto the river Vaikai which flows through the city of Madurai. The word Maduraimeans a
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INDIAN CINEMA AND COMMUNAL POLITICS “Pictures can and do make a difference. Strong images of historical events do have an impact on society. They can help with change.” -Charles Moore Indian Cinema or Bollywood produces over 750 films a year‚ released across 12‚000 theatres in the country. Popular for its tear-jerking plots‚ colourful and exotic
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TERM PAPER HUL 240 POETRY BY SHRI A.K. RAMANUJAN SUBMITTED BY: ABHISHEK CHHABRA 2005ME20557 A.K Ramanujan A.K. RAMANUJAN was born in Mysore in 1929 and educated at the local Maharaja ’s College. He began his career as a lecturer in English in Quilon and later worked in Belgaum and Baroda before migrating to Chicago in 1962. He was a Fulbright scholar at Indiana University and later moved on to Chicago University
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Navratri The Hindu Festival‚ Navratri‚ Nava meaning nine‚ and Ratri meaning nights‚ is typically observed in the fall between the months of September and October‚ although specific dates are determined in accordance to the lunar calendar and can vary each year. In some parts of India‚ a Navaratri festival is celebrated in the spring as well as the fall (Fuller) and is a nine night‚ ten day festival‚ in which the Mother Goddess and her various forms are celebrated each day (HEB). “During these nine
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Hindu that follows a solar calendar and is celebrated on the fourteenth of January every year. Pongal marks the beginning of Uttarayana. In Hindu temples bells‚ drums‚ clarinets and conch shells herald the joyous occasion of Pongal. To symbolize a bountiful harvest‚ rice is cooked in new pots until they boil over. Some of the rituals performed in the temple include the preparation of rice‚ the chanting of prayers and the offering of vegetables‚ sugar cane and spices to the gods. Pongal signals the end
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[6] The Chola dynasty went into decline at the beginning of the 13th century with the rise of the Pandyas‚ who ultimately caused their downfall.[7][8] The Cholas left a lasting legacy. Their patronage of Tamil literature and their zeal in building temples has resulted in some great works of Tamil literature and
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Third International Conference Science and Technology in Archeology and Conservation. 7-11 December 2004‚ Hashemite University‚ Jordan. acta Fundación El legado andalusì‚ Spain. pp. 263-280 Assessment of the Relations between Ancient Theatres‚ Landscape and Society Naif Haddad Dept. of Conservation Science‚ Queen Rania‟s Institute of Tourism and Heritage‚ the Hashemite University‚ Zarqa 13115‚ Jordan‚ E-mail: naifh@hu.edu.jo ABSTRACT The theater is a specialized category of buildings designed
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