Kuthampully Handloom Village

Kuthampully, A village situated on the banks of the Bharatapuzha in Thiruvilwamala Grama Panchayat of Thrissur is famous for the Handlooms. Here 600 Brahmin families produce some of the most exotic sarees in the country. It is believed that the Cochin Royal Family bought these weavers from Karnataka 500 years ago to weave clothes for their families. Most of the...

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Shoranur Nilambur Railway Line

The Shoranur–Nilambur line starts from Shoranur junction and terminates at Nilambur Road railway station. Shoranur-Nilambur route was constructed by the British to transport the famous Teak wood from Nilambur. The line passes through the eastern part of the Malappuram district.

After independence,...

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Stamp Tourism Jaipur Stamps

Before going into the post, we should talk about Convention' and 'Feudatory' states of Pre Independent India. The words Convention and Feudatory here refer to postal arrangements with/in relation to British India. Convention states had agreements with British India regarding mail, whereas Feudatory states had no postal agreement...

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Bangalore to Kerala with Covid Pass, Precautions and COVID Checks at Border

This post covers our travel to Kerala from Bangalore during the COVID 19 Pandemic and the steps followed by the Government of Kerala on fight against COVID 19 Pandemic and how to travel interstate without stoppage.

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Kedareshwara Temple Nagalapura

Nagalapura is a small village situated in Tiptur taluk of Tumkur district of Karnataka. There are two hoysala period temple in this village. Kedareshwara Temple Dedicated to Lord Shiva and Chennakeshava temple dedicated lord vishnu.

This temple is an ekakuta (single sanctum) temple facing east. The temple structure consist of a garbha-grha (sanctum), an antarala (vestibule) and a navaranga...

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Jantar Mantar Jaipur

Jantar Mantar is a collection of nineteen architectural astronomical instruments, built by the Rajput King Sawai Jai Singh II. The construction if the monument started in 1720 and was completed in 1734. The monument features instruments operating in each of the three main classical celestial coordinate systems, the horizon-zenith local system, the equatorial system, and the ecliptic system. The name...

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Monolithic Nandi Statues in India

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Republic Day Special Lalbagh Flower Show 2020

The Republic Day special Lalbagh Flower Show pays floral tribute to Swami Vivekananda. The Nation will be celebrating the 157th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Chief Minister of Karnataka, B.S. Yeddiyurappa inaugurated the 211th Lalbagh flower show on 17th January 2020. The Glasshouse at Lalbagh, which is the main center of flower show will have a floral replica of Swami Vivekananda Memorial...

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