Sunset at Sneha Theeram

Sneha Theeram Beach is in Thalikulam, which is a small town on NH 17 . It is 30 Kms from Thrissur.This beach is maintained by KTDC and is one of the best and well maintained beaches of Kerala. There is a small garden and children's park here.

We had been to this this place on Mahanavami day. The place was very crowded being a holiday. Another interesting thing we found was that many people were flying kites.We could find kites designed like seagull and shark.

A wonderful place to spend an evening with family and kids.Better to go there on week days.

The Big Temple Of Thanjavur

The "Big Temple" of Tanjore built by the great king Rajaraja chozha was known as Rajarajeswaram.After the fall of cholas, Nayaks and Marathas ruled the place and the name was changed to "Brihadeeswara temple". Now the temple is a UNESCO world heritage monument and is protected and maintained by ASI.

It took six years to construct this massive structure.Construction was completed in the year 1010 AD.The architectural intricacies of the temple and the sculptures and arts survived a millennium.

Temple is famous for its architectural beauty. The Shiva lingam and the Nandi statue are carved out of single stone. Height of the temple is 216 feet and the top portion of the vimanam is a single granite block weighing 81 tonnes.This block is said to have been drawn by elephants on a specially constructed 6 km long ramp and placed on its granite platform.

This temple is one of India's most prized architectural sites

Click here for a virtual tour of Tanjore Big Temple

Kauthuka Park

Kauthuka Park is not an amusement park.It is the farm house of Mr. Varkey Veliyath where he co-exists peacefully with birds and animals.Mr.Varkey who was working in the middle east could not ignore the call of mother nature. He returned and built this in 1.25 acres of land which he inherited

Kauthuka Park is 2 Kms away from Chalakkudi and is on the way to Athirapilly, Just behind the Panampilly college.

Nice place to spend an evening with kids.

Dam of the Demons

Bhoothathankettu is a dam across Periyar River near Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district of kerala. Nearly two kilometer long trek from the dam site will lead you to a place where huge rock formations block the flow of the river Periyar.There is an interesting story about this.

Demons wanted to destroy the nearby Trikkariyoor temple where Lord Shiva is the deity.Their plan was to create a flood by dumping huge rocks on the riverbed to obstruct the flow of the river. They started their work at night.To hamper their activity, Lord Shiva thought of an idea and made sounds of a rooster crowing. Thinking it was daybreak, the demons ran away without being able to complete the dam.