Yercaud Lake is located at the heart of Yercaud and is its primary attraction. The whole town of Yercaud is surrounded around this lake. The lake is surrounded by both commercial shops and restaurants, and natural and artificial green surroundings. A boat house is located where a visitor could hire a pedal boat and boat across the lake. Boating on the peaceful and calm […]
Ladies’ Seat in Yercaud is actually a rock formation that is in the shape of a seat. The place is now commercialized with iron fencing all round that it is tough to determine the shape of the rock itself. The fencing is to safeguard the visitors against any untoward incidents, as the rock is on the end of a 200 feet free fall into the […]
Pagoda Point is another view point in Yercaud that provides panoramic view of the surrounding plains. This place offers spectacular sunset and sunrise views. The view from this point covers the Salem town and the nearby Kakambadi village. Visitors come to this place mainly during the sunset/sunrise time to take a glimpse of the amazing views during that time. Kakambadi Village The 4 km route to […]
Karadiyur View Point in another view point that is located at around 13 km from Yercaud. The view point offers excellent view the valley below and you can also see Mettur Dam at a distance. This is yet another location that provides beautiful sunset and sunrise views. You can reach this view point by a vehicle. The last 500m to the view point […]
Anna Park is another attraction in Yercaud, which is located just opposite Yercaud Lake. This park has collections of several natural species of plants, and shrubs around the Shevaroys Hills. Anna Park is a nice picnic spot which presents the pleasant ambiance to the visitors. The park also has a Japanese park which introduces to Japanese way of horticulture. Everything that is grown inside the […]
Within walking distance from Ladies’ Seat, you can find a Rose Garden. This garden hosts several varieties of Roses. Different species of roses, varied sizes, numerous colors, aromatic delight, and mesmerizing view of the garden is a visual pleasure for all the visitors. The garden also has silk farm which depicts the history of silk production in India. […]
Mahabalipuram is a coastal town that is located 60km from Chennai, and 100 km from Pondicherry. This place had a great history around 6-7th century and was ruled by the Pallava dynasty at that time. There were several sculptures which were carved on rocks throughout this town. However, it is not known why the rulers from this place migrated/disappeared. However, today, the town has a lot […]
Panch Rathas means five chariots. This is a set of 5 monolithic rock temples at Mahabalipuram. Panch Rathas are short for Panch Pandav Rathas and are associated with Mahabharata: Draupadi’s Ratha, Arjuna’s Rath, Nakul – Sahadev’s Ratha, Bhima Rath and Yudhistar Ratha. Location Panch Rathas Where to stay? Mahabalipuram / Mamallapuram Distance Chart From Distance (in km) Chennai 60 Pondicherry 100 Bangalore 350 […]
The shore temple at Mahabalipuram was constructed during the 7th century by the Pallava Kings. The shore temple is yet another marvel from the Pallava dynasty. Sunrise at Shore Temple Within the shore temple premises, there are three temples located very close to the sea shore. The oldest and the largest of them all is the temple that is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This temple […]
What will happen if you keep a spherical object on an inclined plane? You may say it would roll over. What if I say you are wrong? You may argue that the plane is not inclined enough. What if I still say you are wrong? You may not believe me. You may say that I am saying one of the fundamental rules of physics is […]
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