STUDY TOUR

STUDY TOUR

PLACE

v Rameswaram

v Madurai

^v   Kodaikanal

   INTRODUCTION

                     We the B.Ed students got a golden oppertunity to visit Rameshwaram and Kodaikanal.We forgot our bury college day and enjoyed our level best.It was a two day trip from 5.5.2016 to 8.5.2016.Our teachers and friends enjoyed the trip very much.We 24 students and 6 teachers were attended the trip.I forgot my all tensions and enjoyed the trip.It was an everlasting memory to all of us.Away from home and everyday life we have the oppertunity to be inspired try out new thing,learn and aquire experience and new interested in a new exiting environment but also to rest and take a welcomes.

OBJECTIVES

• To impart knowledge about eco-friendly life.So that the students aquire the skill of live in perfect harmony with nature.
• To improve the students happiness through their mind.
• To gain the clear idea the natural resource.
• To get a refreshment and enjoyment from bury college life.

TRIP AT A GLANCE

              Study tour enhances intellectual and enjoyment happiness to the students .It is both pleasurable and information seeking one.Our study tour was a happiest one .There were 24 students,6 teaching staffs and one non teaching staff.

5.5.2016

Thursday

              We started our journey at 9:30 p.m.In our tourist bus ,so many students wew started to dancing and whisting.I am egarlly happy to see their enjoyment .For the students necessary needs like first aid things and students drinking water etc were previously packed and Rajesh sir assigned some students for its duty.We saw different shops,beautiful house rivers streams,temples,mosques etc on the way.We saw a film "Vellaram kannulla vellimoonga".That time some students stept in the bus.

6.5.2016

Friday

           At 6.00 a.m we reached Rameshwaram were I saw so many other tourists.Then we got some time for become fresh.Then at 9.00a.m we went to Rameshwaram Shiva Temple in to two mini buses.The temple is known as "Rameshwaram temple" is a hindu temple decided to the God Shiva located on Rameshwaram Island in the state of Tamil Nadu.Many of the students were entered in to the temple and visited .But three or four students were stand out side temple.

7.5.2016

Saturday 

          Our bus began to run high range in early morning.It felt my head round when the bus circle in the high rangr road.We reached the kodaikanal lake at 9:30 a.m. Kodaikanal lake is also known as Kodai lake is a manmode lake located in the lake is said to ne Kodaikanal most popular geographic land mark and tourist attraction.

Rameswaram

Ramanathaswamy Temple 

Ramanathaswamy Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to the god Shiva located on Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples.It is one of the 274 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where the three of the most revered Nayanars (Saivite saints),  Appar,  Sundarar and  Tirugnana Sambandar,  have glorified the temple with their songs. The temple was expanded during the 12th century by Pandya Dynasty, and its principal shrines sanctum were renovated by Jeyaveera Cinkaiariyan and his successor Gunaveera Cinkaiariyan of the Jaffna kingdom. The temple has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India.^[1] The temple is located in Rameswaram considered a holy pilgrimage site for Shaivites,  Vaishnavites and Smarthas. The presiding deity, the Lingam of Ramanathaswamy (Shiva), is believed to have been established and worshiped by Rama, an avatar of the god Vishnu, to absolve the sins created during the Ramayana war at Sri Lanka

Rameswaram Beach

However Rameswaram Island is covered with sea on all of its sides, Sea Shores available on all of its corners , all them are not sandy, pebbly Beaches. The list of the Beaches in Rameswaram is given below. Click on the corresponding images to know more about them Every day thousands of pilgrims took bath in these holy seas. These spots also serves as a tourist attraction in Rameswaram. Holistic rituals such as prohithams, yangnya(yaham), tharpanam (ritual for the ancestorswho were dead) has been performed in the shores of Agni theertham.Dhanushkodi beach extends upto 15 Km long. The shore in the place called mukundharayar chathram is safest region for taking baths and playing in the high tide sea. since the tides of the sea is very high (maximum height registered as 12 feet) it is not suitable for the persons who don’t know swimming. The beach bike ride in this sea shore is ecstatic experience.

Rameshwaram Ramar Patham

This is a small hillock which has got the divine feet of lord Rama.it is also said the hangman crossed the sea from here only to srilanka.he used this hillock to jump to Lanka as this the highest point in rameswaram in the olden days,

One pujari is here for only collecting money but not explaining anything to any visitors.

Abdul Kalams House

Located favorably on Mosque Street, the Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam House is an interesting place to visit. Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is a renowned scientist and writer, who was born and brought up in the town of Rameswaram. At present, his residence has been converted into a museum that stocks his childhood memoirs. The place is ideal to get a glimpse into the extraordinary life of this simple man, right from childhood to his research days. Several pictures and awards of Dr. Kalam are kept on display in this two-storey building, which is maintained by his elder brother. Moreover, a section of the house has been turned into a store that sells a variety of merchandise.

Rameswaram Floating Stones

            Here is a small temple known as PanchMukhi Hanuman...quiet close to the Rameshwaram Bus Station . This is just like any another Lord Hanuman Temple except that you will find the floating stone ...which was used by 'Nal - Neil ' to build the stone bridge to Sri Lanka ... Initially when I saw this ...I thought it to be a huge Wood Log ..And I was really damn sure..as I was not allowed to touch the same ....but there was another such stone which the temple priest allowed me to touch ...It was a real hard rock ..and it was floating on the water .( there was a drum full of water ) ..on which these two big , sized roughly around 10kg each stone were floating ..I touched that and pushed it down...And it came back ...The stone indeed looked very  old . No Doubt the Civil Engineers were really smart than today’s. True as per the Legends these were the stone using which Rama crossed the Deep Sea to invade Lanka to free her wife ...and to kill the Demon Ravana

Pamban Bridge 

                Pamban Bridge is a railway bridge which connects the town of Rameswaram on Pamban Island to mainland India. Opened on 24 February 1914, it was India's first sea bridge, and was the longest sea bridge in India until the opening of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link in 2010. The rail bridge is, for the most part, a conventional bridge resting on concrete piers, but has a double-leaf bascule section midway, which can be raised to let ships and barges pass through.

Meenakshi

Meenakshi Amman Temple 

Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Parvati, known as Meenakshi, and her consort, Shiva, here named Sundareswarar.^[4] The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2,500-year-old city of Madurai and is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature. Though most of the present structure was built between 1623 and 1655 CE.^[6][7][8] It is said that the temple was originally built in the 6th century BC by survivors of the Kumari Kandam. In the 14th century, the Sultanate Muslim Commander Malik Kafur plundered the temple and looted it of its valuables. It was rebuilt by the Nayak ruler Vishwanatha Nayakar around the 16th century. It was Vishwanatha Nayaka who rebuilt the temple in accordance to shilpa shastra. It houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers), ranging from 45–50m in height. The tallest is the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimanas, the shrines over the garbhagrihas (sanctums) of the main deities. The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 on Fridays,^[9] and receives an annual revenue of ₹ 60 million. There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple. It was on the list of top 30 nominees for the "New Seven Wonders of the World". The temple is the most prominent landmark and most visited tourist attraction in the city. The annual 10-day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival, celebrated during April and May, attracts 1 million visitors.

Kodaikanal

Kodaikanal Lake

Kodaikanal Lake, also known as Kodai Lake is a manmade lake located in the Kodaikanal city in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India. Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of Madurai, was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, amidst the Kodaikanal town which was developed by the British and early missionaries from USA. The lake is said to be Kodaikanal's most popular geographic landmark and tourist attraction. Over the years a boat club, boathouse and boat service (with rowing boats and pedalling boats and a public ferry) for the public and tourists has become fully functional and is of aesthetic significance for tourism. Boat Pageant and Flower Shows are a regular feature in the summer season which attracts tourists.

kodaikanal la saleth church

La Saleth is one of the oldest churches of the state of Tamil Nadu. This is one of the two churches dedicated to the memory of Lady of La Saleth in the whole world, the other one is in France. La Saleth Church is located in Kodaikanal district of Tamil Nadu and is distinct than other churches in the region in many ways. It is just two kilometers from Kodaikanal bus stop. La Saleth is only church in India that commemorates the memory of ‘Lady of La Saleth’ and also the first one built in the memory of Mother Saleth. La Saleth Church is more than 130 years old and is one of the most popular churches in Kodaikanal. The church was built by Father Saint Cheer in 1866 after an interesting incident in his life. The Father suffered from severe illness and persistent fever in 1958. When all medications failed, he turned to faith and prayed to Lady of La Saleth. He recovered miraculously in no time. This incident led to the decision to build a church in memory of Mother Saleth.

Pillar Rocks

Pillar Rocks, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the bus-stand, is a set of three giant rock pillars which stand 122 metres (400 ft) high. Managed by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, The viewpoint can be crowded but is not commercialized. There is an excellent public garden adjacent to the viewpoint.

Pine forests

Pine forests, In 1906, with a view to growing valuable timber, Mr. Bryant started the Kodaikanal pine plantations in the south-west of Kodaikanal.

Green Valley

Green Valley View is place from which you can get an amazing view of the plains from Kodaikanal. This view point, erstwhile known as "Suicide Point" has been renamed presently as "Green Valley View". This place is situated near the Kodaikanal Golf Club and on the way to the Pillar Rocks. Standing in this point, you get an bird's eyeview of the 5000 ft deep valley with all the flora and fauna and the Vaigai Dam, to some extent. But, the views solely depend on your luck and time, as this place gets misty too often. If there is mist also, you may wait for sometime and it gets cleared and the views from here are amazing.