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GOC YDM4 No. 6349 arrives at Ambasamudram with train 742, 06h45 Sengottai to Tirunelveli Town on 12th February 2008, crossing train 741.
A.SELVARAJ (LATE),
THOKUTHI AMAIPPALAR FROM 1972,
A.I.A.D.M.K.,
AMBASAMUDRAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT-627422.
CELL NO.99763 29998
MAIL:sakthi291@yahoo.com
A.S.SAKTHI KUMAR @
SAKTHI ASIRVATHAM,
S/O.A.SELVARAJ (LATE),
THOKUTHI AMAIPPALAR FROM 1972,
A.I.A.D.M.K.,
AMBASAMUDRAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT-627422.
CELL NO.99763 29998
MAIL:sakthi291@yahoo.com
A.SELVARAJ (LATE),
THOKUTHI AMAIPPALAR FROM 1972,
A.I.A.D.M.K.,
AMBASAMUDRAM LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,
TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT-627422.
CELL NO.99763 29998
MAIL:sakthi291@yahoo.com
People who appreciate nature are happier, healthier and more innovative.There’s nothing quite like being deep in a forest, completely separated from the touch of humankind.
View of Thirukolundanarmalai(mountain) from cheranmahadevi. This mountain is believed as a part of sanjeevi mountain dropped while the great sage Hanuman taken to Srilanka for Sri Lakshman.
The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a 40.6 m tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Tiruvalluvar, author of the Thirukkural. It is located atop a small island near the town of Kanyakumari on the southernmost Coromandel Coast, where two seas and an ocean meet; the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean .
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
The statue has a height of 29 m and stands upon a 11.5 m pedestal that represents the 38 chapters of "virtue" in the Thirukkural. The statue standing on the pedestal represents "wealth" and "pleasures", signifying that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue.
The combined height of the statue and pedestal is 40.5 m, denoting the 133 chapters in the Thirukkural. It has a total weight of 7000 tons.
The statue, with its slight bend around the waist is reminiscent of a dancing pose of the ancient Indian deities like Nataraja. It was sculpted by the Indian sculptor Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati, who also created the Iraivan Temple.
Its opening ceremony was on January 1, 2000 (Millennium). The monument was hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004.
CONSTRUCTION
In 1979, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai laid the foundation stone for the statue. However, the installation and the sculpting work began on September 6, 1990, on the tiny island adjacent to Vivekananda Rock Memorial when funds were allocated in the 1990-91 budget. Initially, the project stalled but then recommenced in 1997 and was completed on January 1, 2000. At the cost of more than US$1 million (INR 61.4 million), it employed about 150 workers, sculptors, assistants and supervisors. The slight bend around the waist made the design challenging. Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati solved the problem by creating a full-length wooden prototype before construction. Study of this prototype led to the identification of an energy line (known in Vastu as kayamadhyasutra), currently an empty cavity in the center of the statue from top to bottom. Sthapati designed the statue to survive earthquakes of unexpected magnitude. This Statue was constructed in the DMK Government period.
The stone work was divided amongst three workshops, in Kanyakumari, Ambasamudram and Shankarapuram. Ambasamudram contributed 5,000 tons of stones, while Shankarapuram was quarried for 2,000 tons of high quality granite stones for the outer portion of the statue. While the largest of the 3,681 stones weighed over 15 tons, the majority weighed three to eight tons. An interesting detail is the 19-foot-high face, with the ears, nose, eyes, mouth, forehead all made of individual stones carved by hand. Stumps of palmyra tree and poles of casuarina (ironwood) were used for scaffolding. It took 18,000 casuarina poles tied together with two truckloads of ropes to reach the top of the statue.
ACCESS
The statue stands 400 meters from the coastline of Kanyakumari on a small island rock. Ferry service are available from the mainland. The ferry service to Vivekananda Rock Memorial stops for a while at the Thiruvalluvar Statue.
WIKIPEDIA
1. (5) Boston Marathon 2009, 2. (23) Halloween is round the corner, 3. (33) This palmist could not be blaming "his" fortune at the least (with such good business), 4. (88) Bright, Colourful India, 5. (95) Nellaiappar Temple Corridor, 6. (106) River Tamirabarani as seen in Ambasamudram, 7. (122) Support !, 8. (130) God resides in Peace here !,
9. (173) Adorable Child !, 10. (185) Ambasamudram: Helping Hand !, 11. (214) Memorable Moments !, 12. (230) Water-Fall, 13. (279) Wine glasses, 14. (346) Cork Again, 15. (380) Lol :)
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Manimuthar Dam is a reservoir built on the river of Tamirabarani. It is located at just 20 km from the town of Papanasam. The dam is situated on the way from Ambasamudram to Pechiparai. The nearest towns are Kallidaikurichi and Ambasamudram.
The Thiruvalluvar Statue is a 40.6 m tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Tiruvalluvar, author of the Thirukkural. It is located atop a small island near the town of Kanyakumari on the southernmost Coromandel Coast, where two seas and an ocean meet; the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean .
CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION
The statue has a height of 29 m and stands upon a 11.5 m pedestal that represents the 38 chapters of "virtue" in the Thirukkural. The statue standing on the pedestal represents "wealth" and "pleasures", signifying that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue.
The combined height of the statue and pedestal is 40.5 m, denoting the 133 chapters in the Thirukkural. It has a total weight of 7000 tons.
The statue, with its slight bend around the waist is reminiscent of a dancing pose of the ancient Indian deities like Nataraja. It was sculpted by the Indian sculptor Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati, who also created the Iraivan Temple.
Its opening ceremony was on January 1, 2000 (Millennium). The monument was hit by the Indian Ocean Tsunami on December 26, 2004.
CONSTRUCTION
In 1979, the then Prime Minister Morarji Desai laid the foundation stone for the statue. However, the installation and the sculpting work began on September 6, 1990, on the tiny island adjacent to Vivekananda Rock Memorial when funds were allocated in the 1990-91 budget. Initially, the project stalled but then recommenced in 1997 and was completed on January 1, 2000. At the cost of more than US$1 million (INR 61.4 million), it employed about 150 workers, sculptors, assistants and supervisors. The slight bend around the waist made the design challenging. Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati solved the problem by creating a full-length wooden prototype before construction. Study of this prototype led to the identification of an energy line (known in Vastu as kayamadhyasutra), currently an empty cavity in the center of the statue from top to bottom. Sthapati designed the statue to survive earthquakes of unexpected magnitude. This Statue was constructed in the DMK Government period.
The stone work was divided amongst three workshops, in Kanyakumari, Ambasamudram and Shankarapuram. Ambasamudram contributed 5,000 tons of stones, while Shankarapuram was quarried for 2,000 tons of high quality granite stones for the outer portion of the statue. While the largest of the 3,681 stones weighed over 15 tons, the majority weighed three to eight tons. An interesting detail is the 19-foot-high face, with the ears, nose, eyes, mouth, forehead all made of individual stones carved by hand. Stumps of palmyra tree and poles of casuarina (ironwood) were used for scaffolding. It took 18,000 casuarina poles tied together with two truckloads of ropes to reach the top of the statue.
ACCESS
The statue stands 400 meters from the coastline of Kanyakumari on a small island rock. Ferry service are available from the mainland. The ferry service to Vivekananda Rock Memorial stops for a while at the Thiruvalluvar Statue.
WIKIPEDIA
Kuthiraivetti, Singampatti Zamin, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli.
Kuthiraivetti is around 90 kms from Tirunelveli. It is situated inside Kalakad Mundanthurai tiger reserve in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 6000 feet.. With moist tropical evergreen forest and vast grasslands the place is stunning even during the dry season.
Kuthiraivetti clinical center is running by Bombay Burma Company Limited for it’s workers and staff. These mountains offers a panoramic views and the important locations are Oothu, Nalumukku, Kakachi. Manimutharu reservoir and Manjaloi Tea Estate are located on the route to Kuthiraivetti.
Painted stork feed in grops in shallow wetlands.They feed mainly on small fish which they sense by touch while slowly sweeping their half open bill from side to side while it is held submerged.They walk slowly and also disturb the water with their feet to flush fish.After they are fed they may stand still on shore for long durations.This particular scene was shot on a semi dried lake on the way to Ambasamudram,Tirunelveli District.