Karnataka | Water-Falls | Jog Falls

Jog falls is the highest plunge waterfalls in India and the 7th deepest in the world. It is located in the Shimoga District of Karnataka State. The Falls are created by the Sharavathi river falling from a height of 253 meters(829 Ft). I happened to visit this place with my sister(Vanitha) and brother-in-law(Venkat) during my visit to my sister's house @ Banglore for Diwali vacation. Jog falls is around 379 Km from Banglore via Shimoga. We traveled over night and reached Jog Falls by next day morning. The waterfall was less as we went 2 months after the rainy season. But, this turned out to be boon in disguise as we got a chance to go to the bottom of the waterfall. Though it looked very simple, it took us around an hour to reach the bottom of the falls. We had lot of fun under the natural shower. It was almost noon when we started trekking back. This was a bit tough climb as there were no proper steps to reach top. Still, we could manage to climb up in one and half hour. We traveled back to Banglore on the same night with lot of fun filled memories. This is a nice place to visit, specially for family and friends who come in groups.

Kerala | Hill-Stations | Munnar

Munnar is a lovely hill station in Kerala situated at about 1600 mts above the sea level. It is around 150Km away from the cochin. Munnar is a verdant paradise situated at the confluence of three mountain streams - Muthipuzza, Nallathanni, Kundala. Sprawling tea plantations, picture booktowns, winding lanes, trekking and holiday facilities make Munnar a unique experience. Munnar is essentially a tea town. The tea plantations have now been taken over by the Tata Tea Company.

Goa | Beaches | Varca Beach

Goa is a tiny state on the west coast of India situated between the borders of Karnataka & Maharashtra. Any Indian dreams of visiting this place at least once. The reason is obvious - wonderful climate and superb beaches for anybody to chill out to the maximum. Besides beaches, Goa is popular for its verdant green countryside, lush green forests, abundant wildlife and exotic resorts.

Varca beach is one rare find in Goa. Situated around 11Km from Madgaon railway station and 30Km from Goa Airport, this wonderful beach is a perfect place for anybody looking for relaxing by running away from the urban chaos.

Kerala | Beaches | Poovar Island

Poovar Island

Poovar is a small & beautiful coastal fishing island at the southern tip of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. The village is embraced by an attractive beach on one side and the backwaters on the other. During high tides, an estuary of Neyyar river links it to the Arabian sea.

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Kerala | Lakes | Ashtamudi Lake

Ashtamudi is the second largest backwaters in Kerala. Ashtamudi means, 'eight-armed'. It is a palm-shaped extensive water body with eight prominent arms, adjoining the Kollam town. The lake is 55 kms long and is divided into eight creeks. The arms converge into a single outlet at Neendakara near Kollam, to enter the Lakshadweep sea. This estuary is the deepest among all the estuaries of Kerala with a maximum depth of 6.4 m at the confluence zone. Ashtamudi lake is famous for its magnificent landscape views.

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TamilNadu | Beaches | Kanyakumari

Kanyakumari, the popular tourist place, has the proud distinction of being the Indian Land's end and the picturesque meeting place of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. A temple dedicated to the virgin goddess Kanyakumari, an imposing memorial to Swami Vivekananda on a mid-sea rock and a magnificent view of the sunrise, sunset and moonrise lure thousands of tourists round the year. A dip in the confluence of the three seas here is considered holy. Kanyakumari is the only place in the country where one can witness, from the same spot, the unique spectacle of sunset and moonrise in the full-moon evening, almost simultaneously. Though sunrise can be seen round the year, the sunset is visible only from October 15 to March 15, the five month period covering the latter part of Dakshinayan and the early part of Utharayan

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Kerala | Monuments | Padmanabhapuram Palace

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Located 55 km away from Thiruvananthapuram on the highway to Nagarcoil-Kanyakumari, Padmanabhapuram was once the seat of the rulers of old Travancore or Venad State from the16th to the late 18th centuries. The name refers to the image of the lotus coming from the navel of Vishnu (Padma - lotus, nabha - navel, Puram - Town).

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TamilNadu | Temples | Suchindrum

Suchindrum is popular for the famous temple dedicated to sthanumalaya (Thrimurthi). It is 13km from Kanyakumari en-route to Trivendrum and is venerated by both Vaishnavites and Saivites. The temple enshrines on a single lingam, known as Sthanumalaya, the triple aspects of God-Siva, Vishnu and Brahma.

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