Madurai Tirumalai Nayak Palace - Sound And Light Show

 Thirumalai Nayak Palace

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MADURAI

Thirumalai Naicker Mahal is located in Madurai District of Tamilnadu State of South India.

Sound and light show the only one of its kind in South India, really is a boon to Madurai city. This show was established during 1981 when the fifth world tamil conference was conducted. The programme was engineered by the then Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Mr.M.G.Ramachandran.

The show begins with the reverbrating tribute to the King Thirumalai Naick. It deals with the important events which took place in the life of the King. His victories over the enemies, his love on art, his deep sense of devotion to Goddess Meenakshi are narrated interestingly. The court scene in which Kannagi, the heroine of Silapathikaram challanged the Pandya King Nedunchezhian, is an interesting episode of the show. This is an interesting show that one should not miss.

Daily two shows are conducted one in English and another in Tamil for one hour.

Englsih Show - 6.30pm

Ticket – English Show

Adult –Rs.50/, children(age between 5-12) – Rs.25/

Tamil Show - 8.30pm

Ticket – Tamil Show

Adult  - Rs.25/, children (age between 5-12) – Rs.10/ and student – Rs.10/-

Since 1971, the palace is preserved as a monument by the Tamilnadu State Department of Archaeology. The palace is kept open to the public as per the following schedule:

Morning     : 9:00am and 1:00pm
Afternoon   : 2:00pm and 5:00pm

Palace Entrance Fee

          Adult - Rs.10/-

         Children - Rs.5/-

         Foreign Adult - Rs.50/-

         Foreign Children - Rs.25/-

         Still Camera - Rs.30/-

         Video Camera - Rs.100/-

 Thirumalai Naick Palace

              Palace Road, Madurai - 625 001.

              Tamilnadu, INDIA.

Swachh Bharat Mission - 10 Iconic Places Of Tourist Destination And Of Wildlife Sanctuaries To Be Cleaned

swachh Bharat drive

The Centre has decided that 10 iconic places in the country, including the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) in Mumbai, will be part of a special drive under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Along with these 10 places, the union environment and forest ministry, too, has decided to focus on ten protected areas for a cleanliness drive, and push them towards a plastic-free and litter free regime. Nine out of the ten iconic places, to be brought under the special drive, are places of worship and the Centre will soon draw up a plan for the premises of these tourist destinations and its peripheral areas too.

Parameswaran Iyer, secretary, ministry of drinking water and sanitation, said, "In the phase one of this drive, we have chosen Vaishnodevi shrine(Jammu & Kahmir), Golden Temple (Punjab), Taj Mahal(Agra), Manikarnika Ghat(Uttar Pradesh), Kamakshi temple(Tamil Nadu), Ajmer Sharif(Rajasthan), CST(Maharastra), Jagannath temple(Odisa), Puri, Tirupati Balaji temple(Andhra Pradesh) and Meenakshi temple(Tamil Nadu). The urban development ministry, tourism ministry and sanitation ministry will work together to make this happen."

Iyer added, "We have World Bank as one of the funding partners and we have also invited corporate sponsorships to tie up with each tourist destination." Iyer informed that the corporates have already come forward. While the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) will partner for the Jagannath temple, Hindustan Zinc Limited, has committed to partner with Ajmer Sharif.

The environment ministry's plan to choose national parks and tiger reserves is based on the footfall of the tourists, who visit for wildlife safaris. During the first fortnight of this month, the ministry began a pilot of the programme the Coringa wildlife sanctuary, Gir wildlife sanctuary, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Tadoba-Andhari tiger reserve, Thane flamingo sanctuary, Nagarhole tiger reserve, Periyar Tiger reserve, Sariska tiger reserve, Mudumalai tiger reserve and Jim Corbett tiger reserve. Across these parks, the ministry with the state forest departments, is trying to keep the forest free of plastic.

"These parks have been chosen as a representative sample and the scope will be widened to other parks too. Littering in and around these parks also gives rise to man-animal conflict, which we want to prevent," said Ajay Narayan Jha, secretary, ministry of union environment, forest and climate change.

Haji-Ali-Dargah - From Road Side It Looks Like An Island Surrounded By Sea

HAJI-ALI-DARGAH

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MUMBAI

 

Haji Ali Dargah is located at Central Mumbai. From the main road Dargah looks like an island surrounded by sea. There is a concrete approach road of 800 meter long which connects Haji Ali Dargah to main road. During high tide both side of this road remain submerged in seawater.

The Haji Ali Dargah is considered to be one of the most prestigious and famous landmarks of India. It is situated at a distance of about 500 yards from the shoreline of Mumbai in the heart of the Arabian Sea off Lala Lajpat Marg.

Haji Ali Dargah is one of the most popular religious places in Mumbai, visited by people of all religions alike. Haji Ali Dargah is one of India’s most famous and prestigious landmarks situated about 500 yards from the Mumbai shoreline in the middle of the Arabian Sea off Lala Lajpatrai Marg.

The structure was erected on a set of high rising rocks and was given its present day shape in the early 19th century after the Trust was legally formed as an entity in 1916.

The structure has white domes and minarets reminiscent with the Mughal architecture of the period. The Dargah is a renowned pilgrimage site among the Muslims. Non-Muslims are also allowed to visit the Dargah.

The white-coloured structure attracts visitors in large numbers. About 10 - 15 thousand people visit the Dargah daily. The number of visitors increases to 20 - 30 thousand, on Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. Lakhs of devotees visit the Dargah on the second day of Ramadhan Eid and Bakri Eid (Eid-ul-Uzha), and during which the pathway leading to the Dargah Complex looks like a Sea of Humanity.

People from all parts of the world without restrictions of caste, creed and religion visit the Dargah to offer their prayers and for the fulfillment of their wishes by the blessings of the Saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari (R.A.). Some pray for wealth, others for health, children, marriages, etc. have their wishes being granted at all the times

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Shared Taxi / Local train station Nearest is MahaLaxmi in Western Line or you can get down at Dadar and take a taxi. Shared taxi are available from Mahalaxmi station to Haji Ali.