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Tours |
Kerala
Tourism Development Corporation operates sightseeing tours by coach
for places of interest in the city as well as for excursions to
other tourist centres. The city tour is run on all days, except
Monday, from 8 am to 7 pm (Rs. 70).
The
following tours are also organised:
Kanyakumari, daily, Rs. 150;
Ponmudi, daily, Rs. 100;
Periyar, on Saturdays, 2 days, Rs. 300;
Kodaikanal, last Saturday, 3 days, Rs. 500;
Courtallam, every Saturday/ Sunday, Rs. 150. |
Photo
Shops |
Bavens
Studio, Pulimoodu, M.G. Road Tel: 71791.
Minerva Studio, Station Road Tel: 331575.
Paramount Photographers, M.G. Road Tel: 331686, 331643.
Ajanta Studio, Aristo Junction.
Five Star Photographers, LMS Compound Tel : 432394. |
Important
Phone Numbers |
Police:
Tel: 100.Fire: Tel: 101.Ambulance: Tel: 102 |
Festivals |
The
annual races of the snake-boats are usually held during the second
week of August. While the races are the most publicised event, there
are other festivals where boats are used.
In
the second week of September, at Aranmula, 128 km from Thiruvananthapuram,
a procession of boats and races is held as part of the Festival
of the Parthasarthy Temple.
Another
important festival of snake-boats' display is a procession at Champakkulam,
16 km from Alappuzha. This festival is held in July in honour of
Lord Krishna.
Elephants
form an important part of temple property. Pooram Festival at Trichur,
generally in the third week of April, is the most magnificent display
of caparisoned elephants when they form the procession at Vadakkunathan
Temple.
Finely
dressed elephants also form a procession at Thiruvananthapuram in
November as a part of the Arat Festival at Padmanabha Temple. |
SIGHTSEEING |
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Sri
Padmanabhaswamy Temple |
devoted
to Lord Vishnu, is the most dominating feature of the city. The
deity is depicted in a reclining position resting on the holy serpent,
Anantha. The profusely carved seven-storey Mandapam is a fine example
of south Indian sculpture. The temple was rebuilt by Raja Marthanda
Varma in 1733 A.D. However, like in many other temples in Kerala,
entry to the temple is restricted only to the Hindus and strict
dress regulations are enforced. |
The
Public Park |
It
is also the best place for interests beyond religion. For, here
are centred a variety of institutions, like the Napier Museum with
a fine collection of Kerala bronzes, ornaments and costumes and
a model of 'Tharawad', a traditional Nair family home; the Sri Chitra
Art Gallery, the centre-piece ofthe gallery being the collection
of the works of Raja Ravi Varma of Travancore and a number of Mughal
and Rajput miniatures; the Observatory Hill; and the Zoo, the second-oldest
in the country, is set in 50 acres and is complete with an artificial
island, a hanging bridge and an aquarium. Generally, the visiting
hours are from 10am to 11pm. Monday closed.
Other
museums of interest are the Science and Technology Museum, Priyadarshini
Planetarium near Hotel Mascot (10am to 5pm, closed on Monday) and
Chacha Nehru Children's Museum, Thycaud, housing dolls, masks and
paintings. |
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