VEDANTHANGAL BIRDS SANTUARY

  Vedanthangal Birds sanctuary is located in kanchipuram District in Tamilnadu India. The Best time to visit this sanctuary is from November to March.

No RAIN NO GAIN :

     As we visited in early October with family and friends.  

We are very much disappointed as it was dry season  due to lack of rain. The Lake become dry and weather was hot.

GOOD MAINTAINENCE:

     The Vast area of Sanctuary  was maintained good and hygienic .  We can see many species of trees. Every 500m there was drinking water .  We can watch some birds are crawling with sweet sounds singing.

ENTERENCE FEE RS.5 FOR CHILDREN

ADULT: RS.10

CAMERA CELL RS.50

DIGITAL CAMERA RS.100

TIMING MORNG 9.00AM TO 5.00M

BEST MONTH TO VISIT IS JANUARY

LIST OF BIRDS IN SANTUARY:

Grey heron

Glossy Ibis

Painted Stork

Asian Open Bill stork

Indian shag

Spoon Bill

Large Egert

Night Heron

PAINTED STORK:

     It is found in the Wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and Extending into south Asia.

    It is a large wading bird in the stork family lays one to five eggs.

GLOSSEY IBIS

     Its a Partly resident partly winter visitors in North East and NE-India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Srilanka.

    May to July is nesting time it lay 2 or 3 blue or green eggs.

   Gregarious frequents large in river bans,feeds along bodies with head often completely submerged.

ASIAN OPEN BILL STORK:

    It is throughout indian union, pakistan, srilanka, bangladesh.

   One of our commenest storks with a wide and general distribution.  The precise significance and function of the curiously shaped bill is observe and calls for special investigation.

    It was small wire or greyish stork with black colour in the wings.  It nests in Nov-March.

     Monkeys and other common mammals can be spotted.

    over 40,000 birds including 26 acres species from various parts of the world visit the sanctuary during the migratory season annually.

DIGITAL SPECIES OF BIRDS:

     Atleast we can see the birds species as a digital form of photography with brief information about the birds.  It was digitally listed by the vertical one by one with attraction and. Case study of birds.

    Before visiting have brief discussion about seasons of birds otherwise it may disappointed us.

CLEAN VILLAGE MAWLYNNONG

   CLEAN VILLAGE MAWLYNNONG

Mawlynnong is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in North East India.  It is well known and notable for its cleanliness. It is situated in 90km from Shillong along the India - Bangladesh Border.

IMPRESSING PEOPLE:

     Over 500 local people are handwoven multi purpose baskets for used to keep the place clean.  The villagers used to speak only by action not by words. They never correct tourists, but they may observe and learn the cleanliness while tourists throw out the plastics in roads. When the villages have no hesitation to pick it up.

GOOD PHILOSOPHY:

   These villagers are living with philosophy of functional public toilets, solar powered street lights and a ban on smoking and using plastics.  It impressed more tourists flocked to the quaint village, home to members of the kasi tribe.

STRATEGY OF CLEANLINESS:

     Meghalaya chief Minister Conrad Sangka and the villagers locals have taken their mission ipa notch working towards ban on plastic wrappers, Food packets.  Plan to keep checking counter so that there will be decreasing amount of solid waste generator. Every tourist handed a pamphlet and back story how the village head walked door-to-door collecting money to built toilet.

EMPOWERING THE CHILDREN:

     Children are taught to walk around the village with sacks and pick up any garbage they see then they segregate the waste into different categories. 

    Bio de-gradable waste is composed to be used as fertiliser and the remaining solid waste are reused.  Plastic bags are make to use swings and to wrap saplings leftover plastics and collected by municipality and it is disposed in dumping yards on the outskirts over a month other villagers have its own measures.

Kumbakara falls theni districts

                           Kumbakara falls

 
         Kumbakara falls is one of the famous falls, two hour drive from madurai which is always battling summer, the sun peeps through the folinged arches of tamarind neem and Jamuna trees. Just 100km away is kumbakarai that lies  at the end of a drive through horticulture farms. I can heard the sound of the gushing water in the foothills along kodaikanal and kumbakonam through which water flows like a song is one of the beauty.

     I noticed painted boards announce 12km journey of the water that originates Kodaikanal hills as the pambar river.
     There was a forest guest house and the forest guards office at the entrance boast colourful paintings of wildlife.


     The department doesn't allows shops in the vicinity because the visitors leaves the place messy.  While walking towards the waterfall we can hear the house of water and towards an murugan statue sits in a small rock.


     The falls was a height of 50ft. We can feel the joy. We can find peace sitting by the stream.  There is an observation tower across the streams that serves an Ideal spot to view the water spot.

TREKKING:. We can enjoy stunning uphill trek which takes us to kodaikanal in 9 to 12 hours.  But Trekkers need permission from DFO kodaikanal following Theni forest fire so numbers of Trekkers has reduced.

VISITING HOURS: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:

     Kumbakara falls located in Theni district 9km from Periakulam, Madurai is 87km Dindigul 69km and Theni 24km Take the Battlagund bypass and drive onto periakulam Road, Go to past Devadanapatti and the Manjal ar dam road, Turn right at pudupatt Drive on till it takes you to the enterence gate to the falls.

BEST MONTH TO GO:

     July to January. The rocks can get slippery and dangerous during monsoon.

TRANSPORTATION:

     Chennai Egmore to Madurai. 35trains from madurai to peria kulam 76km 2hrs 14mintues.  Bus from Periakulam with fare of Rs.5 you can hire autos to reach kumbakarai.

LEISURE:

     A continue rainfall may affect the visitors to visit the falls.  In the vacation bathing has been banned for 85days.  After 85days in the month of  may  Forest department gave permission to visit after a normal weather arises.

ACCOMMODATION:

     There were many 5 star hotels in Madurai.  Theni and Peria kulam have also got some decent hotels also to stay.

Kakadu national park australia

                        KAKADU NATIONAL PARK
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The kakadu national park is located allocated river region of the northern territory in Australia.  It covers area of 19,804 to south and over 100km from east to west. The Ranger Uranium mines in the world is surrounded by the park.  There are four major river system.
* The East Alligator River
* The West Alligator River
* The Wildman River
* The entire South Alligator River.

RIVER ALLIGATORS:

We can spot many crocs,  Some were basking on the sandy patches edging the water.  Most lie Motionless though a few wag there long tails one opens his wide jaws to show his sharp teeth.  They are  "Salties" they are dangerous, its a largest Carnivorous reptiles.  They are known as salt water Crocodiles.  They can grow to 7meters in length weigh a ton.

     In 1986 the blockbuster film "CROCODILE DUNDEE' made Australia with crocodile filmed inside the wondrous kaadu national park.  The movie made both the Natural Sanctuary and it's thousands of residents, reptiles a major attraction of Australia. Signposts near water ways warn people about the crocodiles in the water.  There are over 10,000 "Salties" crowd the parks rivers estuaries and swamps and attacks on humans are not totally unheard of.  There are a few ways to safely see the pre-historic predators.  Not only crocodiles are attraction behind this there are Art and Culture, history and heritage combined to make it to visit destination.

     Southeast of Darwin 20,000sqkm area is filled with multiple jaw dropping landform, rivers, cascading waterfalls and mangrove fringed estuaries to open  Savannah floods plains upland woods and Monsoon rainforest with sandstone stretching for miles.
     Jimjim water falls 200mts high it can be reached more than a km across large rocks and red standstone boulders.
    # Kakadu rock art provides a dramatic records of life from the first evidence of human occupation in the region.
    # 5,000 sites across the Parkland.
   # Spiritual Experts from the local Bininj community the art at Ubirr and Nourlangie with their creations myths involving rainbow serpent to fish and animals the people hunted and the spirits they believed in.
# Kaladdi Wetlands water buffaloes
# The Ubirr Aboriginals rock art site.
# The Range Uranium Mines.

ANIMALS  IN GRASSLAND:
     You can see Agile Wallaby in grassland at kakadu National park.
  * Short eared rock wallaby
  * Plumed Whistling ducks
  * Black necked Stork
  * Australian Dartar
  * Saltwater Crocodile
  * Brolga and Magpie geese.

Transportation:
     AirIndia Flight direct from Delhi to Sydney and Melbourne virgin Australia has regular flights to Darwin.
Best Time To Go:
      Best time is in the dry season between June and August.  During wet season it rains and it is too hot also. Any time can be good time to visit Kakadu.
Best cities: Jabiru, Katherine, kalandu has a popular other travellers visiting Kakadu.

Restaurant:. Mimi Restaurant varudhu lodge in kakadu national parks.
Ubirr Border store in East Alligator Northern Territory.
Most popular restaurant to stay.

Enjoying Dawn to Dusk:
     Kakadu means enjoying outdoors from dawn to dusk, getting lost in its wilderness brimming with flora and fauna, swimming at the foot of thundering waterfalls appreciating millennium old rocks art and enjoy in catching of fresh  Barramundi fish staying at Jabiru town can spend atleast two nights and a day trip.  It will be unforgettable and adventures voyage to be.

Historical monuments -The Mysore palace

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                             Historical monuments

                          THE MYSORE PALACE

                           

                      As my journey begins in Tamilnadu in a sunny season started to visit an hillstation via Coimbatore through self driving with the family. Enjoying the moment.... route through satyamangalam forest area with calmness and in the misty early morning.  Thimbam hills with 27 hair pinbends  narrow roads with dangerous peaks and valleys. It's warned not to get down as a big cats may glimpse during the day. With 140km from thumbaa hills with short narrow bends reached the garden City of Mysore a tourist paradise.

                                 

THE GRANDEUR OF NEW PALACE:
     In order to restore the grandeur of the Mysore palace decided to build a new palace on the models and foundation of the old palace.
The construction which was inaugurated by her highness in October 1897 was completed in1912 at an aggregate outlay of RS.41,47,913 and completed in 1912.

     

                     

STRUCTURE OF NEW PALACE:
     The main building of massive grey granite three storeyed and dominated by a five storeyed tower covered by a guilded dome. The tower is about 145ft from ground to the golden flag on its summit supported by the tall pillers.
The palace like the old is built around an open courtyard called "thotti" open to the sky. East of the thotti on the ground floor is the elephant gate. South beautiful Kalyana Mantapa marriage pavilion. On the first floor is the great Darbaur hall, Divine-E-Aam measuring 86m by 39m. On the same floor towards the south is decorated private Durbar hall called Ambavilasa, the Diwan-E-Khas. The second floor has several rooms and large halls and sides. The Kalyana Mantapa or the marriage pavilion in the ground floor is a beauty to look at. The octagonal, painted pavilion has a colourful stained-glass ceiling.

                               

THE GOLDEN THRONE:
     The star attraction of the Mysore palace is the traditional and ceremonial Golden throne. The golden throne consists of a seat, a staircase and the golden umbrella.  According to this epigraph which is addressed to Mummadi Krishnaraj wodeyar III, the bejewelled Golden Throne has come down to the Mysore Royal Family from generations of kings.  After the fall of Tipu Sultan this Throne was recovered from a room in the Sultan's palace at Srirangapatna. This royal seat was quickly renovated and used by child Raja krishnaraja wodeyar III in 1799. Since the ceremonial throne remained with the Mysore Royal Family.

                           

PORTRAIT GALLERY:
   Many paintings and photographs of royal family are exhibited in the portrait gallery on southern part of the Kalyana Mantapa.
There are two large photography which is nearly 100years old.one is Krishana rajawodeyar with his younger brother and his sister's. The second portrait is that of kempananjamammanni who is popularly known by the appellation vanivilasa sannidhana who was responsible for the reconstruction of the modern Mysore palace.

                   

                     

TEMPLES IN PALACE FORT:
    In and around the Mysore palace fort there are a number of temples which are worthy of notes.
* Kodi Bhairavaswami Temple
* Sri Lakshmiramana Swami Temple.
* Sri sheweta Varahaswami Temple
*Sri Trinayaneahwara Swami Temple
*Sri Prasanna Krishnaswamy Temple
*Kille Venkata Ramana Swami Temple
*Sri Bhuvaneshwari Temple
*Sri Gayatri Temple.


THINGS YOU CAN PURCHASE IN PALACE: