tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49231262853740413392024-02-21T16:42:54.431-08:00Tourist FriendEspecially to help you when you are in TAMIL NADUTourist Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754444927056549990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923126285374041339.post-29760139708489668542012-01-10T00:49:00.000-08:002012-01-10T00:51:30.542-08:00Ooty - Ootacamund - Udhagamandalam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>After seeing the princess, we will see the queen of hills. Yes Ooty is known as the queen of hill stations. It is located in the Niligiri district of Tamil Nadu. The official name of Ooty is Ootacamund. It is located at an altitude of 2240 metres from the sea level. Being the capital of Nilgiri district, Ooty is also called as the blue hills.</b><br />
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<b>Nilgiris is the first biosphere of the country, It is also one of the 14 hotspots of the world. Earlier some of the tribal people of toda community lived here. They called it as Udhagamanadalam. When the English rulers came they changed the name to Ootacamund and later it was shortened to Ooty. Now let's see the tourist places.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Government Botanical Garden:</span></b><br />
<b>This Garden was constructed in 1847 by the Governor of Madras is maintained by the Horticulture department of Tamil Nadu. It has an area of 22 acres which lie at an altitude of 2400-2500 metres above the sea level. The garden is differentiated into six parts, namely The lower garden, The New garden, the Italian garden, The Conservatory, the Nurseries and the fountain terrace. The greenish garden has many rare trees like paper tree, cork tree, monkey puzzle tree and also a 20 million years old fossilized tree. Many ornamental and exotic flowers can also be seen in the garden. Every year a flower festival is conducted in this garden during the month of May. This garden has over thousand species of plants and trees which also include bonsai trees. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Government Rose Garden:</span></b><br />
<b>This is the largest rose garden in India. This was constructed on the centenary celebrations of the flower festival which is conducted every year till now. This garden is spread over a area of 4 acres of land consisting of various varieties of roses. This garden has hybrid roses, miniature roses and roses of about 3000 varieties. There is a place in this garden called "nila maadam" from which we can see the entire garden. This garden has received awards for best rose garden in the world by International Rose Society in the year 2006. </b><b>This garden has collected roses from various sources even from various parts of the world. This garden is a place meant for flower lovers!!!</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Ooty Lake:</span></b><br />
<b>This is an artificial lake formed by Dr. John Sullivan in the year 1824 by blocking the mountain stream which flow into the valley. At first this lake was used for fishing but later it became a tourist attraction when Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation took ownership of the lake from Sullivan. This lake has an area of 65 acres and it offers boating facilities for tourists too. During summer season many competitions like boat races are conducted here for tourists. You can enjoy horse riding, cycling around the lake at a nominal cost offered by some individuals.</b><br />
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<b>Around this lake there is a railway track and there is a mini garden near the lake for children. And there is also a deer park near the lake. The deer park was started in the year 1986 and it covers an area of 6 acres. The deer park is maintained by the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Protection department. This park has mainly sambar variety of deers.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Doddabetta:</span></b><br />
<b>Doddabetta is a peak located at a distance of 10 kilometers from Ooty. It is at a height of 2623 meters above sea level. People visit this place mainly to witness the natural beauty and to see the cloudy mountains. It is at the junction of western and eastern ghats. The peak has an telescope observatory through which people can see the mountains and nature closely.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">The Mountain Railway:</span></b><br />
<b>Ooty has the prestigious mountain railway running for more than 100 years. The mountain railway was declared as a world heritage site by the UNESCO. At first this railway was constructed by the British in the year 1908 which ran on steam. And even now it runs with the help of steam. Going to Ooty in this railway line is a wonderful experience for tourists. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Government Museum:</span></b><br />
<b>This Museum is located on the way to Mysore from Ooty. This Museum has various collections about the Toda people who lived here and has collections about the Nilgiri district. Nearer to the museum there is lalit kala academy which has many artworks.</b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Other Places in Ooty:</span></b><br />
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<ul><li><b>Radio Telescope observatory </b></li>
<li><b>Cosmic ray observatory in muthori village</b></li>
<li><b>Tribal research center at a distance of 10 Kms from Ooty</b></li>
<li><b>Hindustan Photo Film Industries at a distance of 5 Kms from railway station</b></li>
<li><b>Honey Bee Museum</b></li>
<li><b>Ooty Wax world</b></li>
<li><b>Ooty Golf course</b></li>
<li><b>Ooty Race course.</b></li>
</ul><div><b>Have a good time at Ooty. According to me Ooty is for only for the cold climate. Try to stay there for a week and enjoy the climate. </b><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">How to reach?</span></b></div><ul><li><b>By Road - You can reach Ooty by Buses running from Mettupalayam, Chennai, Coimbatore, Bangalore, Mysore.</b></li>
<li><b>By Rail - First reach Mettupalayam. Station code is MTP. From there you can get tickets and travel to Ooty in Nilgiri Mountain Railway.</b></li>
<li><b>By Air - Nearest Airport is at Coimbatore at a distance of 105 Kms.</b></li>
</ul></div>Tourist Friendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13754444927056549990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4923126285374041339.post-34478378903468055062011-04-10T18:50:00.000-07:002011-04-10T23:32:22.060-07:00Kodaikanal - Princess of hill stations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Today I am going to tell you about the famous hill station, Kodaikanal located in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. Kodaikanal is otherwise called as the Princess of hill stations. It's Tamil word gives various meanings like The end of forest, The Forest of Creepers, The Forest of Summer and The Gift of the Forest. </b><br />
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<b>Earlier the Palaiyar tribes lived here, later the English people who ruled India lived here during the hot summer seasons. Kodaikanal is situated at a height of 2133 metres from sea level. Now let us know about the various tourist places of Kodaikanal.</b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kodaikanal Lake:</span></b><br />
<b>It is one of the major tourist spots in Kodaikanal. It was constructed in 1863 by the former Collector of Madurai district. The area of the lake is about 60 acres. Near the lake bicycles and horses can be hired and you can go around the lake. Rowboats and other boats can also be hired at the lake which is provided by the tourism department. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Silver falls:</span></b><br />
<b>It is situated at a height of 5900 feet from the sea level. It looks like ornamental silver and hence it has the name Silver falls. It is also called as Silver Cascade. The waters from the Kodaikanal Lake comes out through this falls. The height of the falls is about 55 metres. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Bryant's Park:</span></b><br />
<b>It has an area of 20.5 acres. This park was built by Mr.H.D.Bryant in 1908 who worked as a forest officer in Madurai. It has approximately 325 trees, 740 roses. There is an Eucalyptus and Bodhi tree which are more than 150 years old. During the month of may Horticulture shows will be conducted every year. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Coaker's Walk:</span></b><br />
<b>It was constructed by Mr.Coaker in 1872. It is an 1 km pedestrian pathway starting near Van Allen hospital and ending near St.Peter's Church. If there is good climate, you can view the Periyakulam city, Pamba river and Dolphin nose from here. You can also witness brocken spectre from here rarely. There is also an observatory in the middle of the pathway. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Dolphin nose:</span></b><br />
<b>It is located near the Pambar bridge. From here you can view a huge rock which appears like a Dolphin's nose. The rock is situated at a height of 6600 metres. Near this place there is a small falls called Pambar falls which is often called as liril falls after the liril soap advertisement took place here. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Suicide Point:</span></b><br />
<b>The Green valley view is called as the Suicide Point. It is located near the Golf course and it is 1500 metres deep. There are large number of shops in the pathway which leads to the suicide point. </b><b>If the climate is good, you can have the view of Vaigai dam from here. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Guna caves:</span></b><br />
<b>These caves became popular after the shooting for the Tamil film Guna took place here. Before that it was called as Devil's Kitchen. Tourists are not permitted now but one can see the caves from afar. The caves are closed due to some deaths which happened inside the caves. </b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Pine forests:</span></b><br />
<b>These were planted by Mr.Bryant for commercial purpose and to bring back greenness. He planted the pine trees in 1906. Now it is a famous tourist place for taking photographs.</b><br />
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<b>It was constructed in 1898 by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. It is located at a height of 2343 metres from the sea level. Evershed, the former director of this observatory founded Evershed effect from this observatory. From here you can have the view of sothupparai dam, Vaigai dam and Periyakulam city. During the peak season the observatory is open only on Fridays till noon and during non- peak season it is open from 10 am to 12:30 pm and from 7 pm to 9 pm. </b><br />
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<b>The three rocks which are 122 metres high which appears like pillars are situated here. Near to this place there is an small park.</b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Kurinji Andavar Temple:</span></b><br />
<b>It is the famous temple in Kodaikanal. The main deity of this temple is Murugan. The temple is famous for Kurinji flower which blossoms once in twelve years. The temple was built by Mrs.Leelavathi(Lady Ramanathan) who came here from Europe. Now the temple is under the control of Shree Palani Dandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani. </b><br />
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<b>This Museum was opened in 1895 which has more than 500 species of animals, plants and insects. It also includes 300 species of Orchids. The museum is affiliated to the Loyola College located in Chennai. The museum is closed on Tuesdays. On other days the museum is open from 10:00 am to 11:30 am and from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.</b><br />
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<b>Other than the Silver falls, Kodaikanal has also some other falls like Thaliyar Falls, Bear Shola Falls and Pambar Falls. </b><br />
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<b>The Thaliyar Falls or Rat tail falls is located in Ghat road and it is one of the highest falls of India. You can have the view of this Falls from Ghat road but you cannot reach this falls as there is no way. Bear Shola Falls is located in the reserve forest where the bears used to drink water. Pambar Falls is also known as Grand Cascade where the liril soap advertisement took place.</b><br />
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<tr><td><b>Kodaikanal lake </b></td><td><b>3 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Silver Falls </b></td><td><b>8 Km from Ghat road </b><br />
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<tr><td><b>Bryant's Park</b></td><td><b>0.5 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Coaker's walk</b></td><td><b>0.5 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Dolphin nose</b></td><td><b>8 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Suicide point</b></td><td><b>5.5 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Solar Observatory</b></td><td><b>6 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Pillar rocks</b></td><td><b>8 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Kurinji Andavar Temple</b></td><td><b>4 Km</b></td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Shenbaganur Museum</b></td><td><b>6 Km</b></td></tr>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Important information for tourists:</span></b><br />
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<ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>Don't take bath in the falls.</b></li>
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<li><b>Few tourist spots mentioned above have entrance fee at a nominal rate.</b></li>
<li><b>Make the city green and clean.</b></li>
<li><b>Other than these tourist spots there are also some tourist spots like Berijam lake, Berijam valley etc which can be accessed only if you get permission from the forest office in Kodaikanal.</b></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Peak season:</span> April - June</b><br />
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<li><b>Nearest railway station - Kodai road, at a distance of 80 kms. Station code is KQN</b></li>
<li><b>Nearest Airport -Madurai, at a distance of 121 Kms.</b></li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">He was the great ruler who ruled the southern part of India for more than 1000 years. He was born to Parandaka Cholan and Vanavan Mahadevi. His real name was Arulmozhi varman. He had various titles for his bravery, courage and his administrative skills. This big temple was built by him in 1010 A.D and hence it's age is 1000 years in 2010.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">To celebrate the end of 1000 years Millennium celebrations were held last year by the Government of Tamil Nadu. In these celebrations 1000 dancers lead by Padma Subramanium, the famous bharathanatiyam dancer, danced in the temple during the month of September 2010. A commemorative coin and stamp were also released to mark the Millennium celebrations of the Temple.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The foundation stone was laid by Raja Raja Chola I in 1002 A.D and the temple was completely built in 1010 A.D. As of today this is the largest temple in India. The entire temple is made up of granite stones. In Thanjavur district granite stones are not found, but to built this big temple Raja Raja chola's men carried stones from larger distances. Today, carrying the stones is easy with available vehicles and advanced transport systems. But think of the conditions in 1010 A.D when he built this temple.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The idea to build a temple like this originated in Raja Raja Chola's mind when he was in Srilanka, which was in his territory at that time. The temple brings out the tradition of Chola dynasty. It shows the power and wealth, which the Chola King's had. The temple was the place of many ceremonies of the Chola dynasty. The temple had over 600 employees which included priests, musicians, dancers, poets, scholars etc.,</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The temple's layout is shown below. </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">One has to enter the temple through the Keralangathan gopuram and pass on through the Rajarajan gopuram. Raja Raja Chola was named as Keralangathan, after his victory over the Baskara ravivarama, the Chera King who ruled Kerala. Hence the gopuram is named after this title. The Keralangathan gopuram is a five stage building and Rajarajan gopuram is small when compared to the Keralangathan gopuram. </span></b><br />
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</tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After entering the Rajarajan gopuram you can find the main gopuram where the main deity, Shiva called Brahadeeswarar, is located. The main gopuram appears like the pyramids of Egypt. The gopuram has many stages which are sharply cut and many marvellous sculptures are made. One can find various sculptures in the gopurams located in this temple. These sculptures tell us more about the Chola dynasty and its artists. </span></b><br />
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</tbody></table><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The main gopuram has a sanctum inside it where the main deity of the temple, Brahadeeswarar is located. The place where the deity is located, is the point of total equilibrium and the center of the temple, which is calculated accurately. The special feature of the main gopuram is that it's shadow doesn't fall on the ground. The height of the main gopuram is 60m and the temple is built using 130,000 tons of granite stones.</span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is a big nandi, in front of the main deity which is carved out of single rock. The big nandi is 14 m high, 7m long and 3m wide. Even all the statues of the temple are magnificent and larger in size. A few structures of the temple was made up of single rock. </span></b><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Capital : Chennai</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Districts : 32</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Official Language : Tamil</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Area : 130058 km<sup>2</sup></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Eleventh largest state in India</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Seventh most populous state in India</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>It has a 910 kilometers coast line</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Tamil Nadu has 39 Lok Sabha Constituencies and 234 Assembly constituencies,</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b>152 municipalities, 611 town panchayats and 12,618 village panchayats.</b></span></span></b></span></li>
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<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Animal : Nilgiri Tahr (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><i>Nilgiritragus hylocrius)</i></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Bird : Emerald Dove (C<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"><i>halcophaps indica)</i></span></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Dance : Bharathanatiyam</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Flower : Gloriosa lilly</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Song : Neerarum kadaludtha</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Sport : Sadugudu(Kabaddi)</b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Tree : Palm Tree</b></span></li>
</ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Tourism in Tamil Nadu</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> Tamil Nadu's tourism industry ranks second among the 28 states in India. It has an annual growth rate of 16%. The Government of Tamil Nadu has formed the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) to promote tourism in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu has mountains, beaches, monuments, temples, wildlife, sculptures, world heritage sites which attract lot of tourists from all over the world. </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
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</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> The tourism department has done a lot to improve tourism in Tamil Nadu. Now a days you can enjoy adventure tourism in various places of the state through the tourism department. In </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Chennai the department has introduced various schemes like hop-on hop-off tour to help tourists to enjoy their tour comfortably. </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> During the Summer season from April to June, the department organizes various programs throughout the state like Summer festival, Dance festival, Flower shows, Competitions, Fruit shows etc. Thus Tamil Nadu is one of the best places to visit!!</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> I will help you know more about tourism in Tamil Nadu by describing about various places in the upcoming posts.</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b> </b></span><br />
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