Monday, August 15, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
How to perform austerities / Vratham for 41 days before the Sabarimala Pilgrimage
Sabarimala trip is an arduous trek which should be taken seriously and the preparations should be in earnest. The devotees who had already been there have prepared a list for all things to do and not to do while on the pilgrimage austerities. Nowadays the vehicles go till the Pampa river but even from there the trek is difficult and steep through dangerous and dense forests which are full of wild animals.
Before leaving for Sabarimala to see Lord Ayyappa these devotees have to go through rigorous rituals and fasting for 41 days. The austerities he has to cover are very severe.
First before starting to undertake the Vratham he has to get permission from his parents, and then from the Guru under whose guidance he has to visit Sabarimala. After this the date is fixed for the starting the vratham.
On the eve of the starting of fasting
On the eve of the day of Vratham he has to clean himself physically and then offer prayers to his family deity by making a knot of 1.25 rupees in a yellow cloth, within that knot. He has to present it to the family deity and take permission to start the vratham.
On the eve he is supposed to cut his hair, shave and clip and clean his nails which he will not be allowed to for the 40 days he is vratham. The holy mla has to be cleaned and smeared with sandal paste and placed before the idol of Lord Ayyappa. He has to buy and start wearing dhothis of colours Black, blue and saffron along with towels or shawls.
What he has to do on the first day
On the first day of the vratham, the devotee shall rise early have bath and offer prayers to the family deity, navagrahas and then perform pooja to the holy mala. After praying at home he has to go to the temple with his Guru and receive the mala from him among the chanting of Saram Ayyappa. He becomes an Ayyappa himself and is asked to face the demands of the pious life.
The devotees will withdraw themselves from attending all the festivals and feasts, social activities and spend the time by taking part in praying singing bajans, visiting temples, cleaning temples, feeding the poor. helping the poor and the sick and attending religious discourses of the stories about Gods etc.
He shall have to bath at least twice daily and perform Pooja by chanting 108 ayyappa saranam and chant the Lord's name under breath wherever he is, either at work or at home. He is not supposed to oil to his hair or body and take oil bath.
He is not supposed to think of hurting anyone even verbally and treat all the other devotees as Lord Ayyappa himself. He is not supposed to feel proud of himself of the respect and the privileges he gets when he is wearing the holy Tulsimala. He is not supposed to cause inconvenience to other family members. If he is starting the vratham every year, each year should be a new experiance and should never feel proud that he is doing this again. He shall strictly follow Brahmacharya and should have only motherly and sisterly feelings to all the women, including his wife.
He is not supposed to go near a dead body and should not eat anything without taking a bath if he sees one accidentally. He has to carry Tulsi leaf with him wherever he goes to prevent him from feeling evil and from Theetu.
He is supposed to sleep only on the floor and use a wooden block or a plank for the pillow.He should walk barefoot. He shall totally surrender himself to Lord Ayyappa.
It is said that the grace and power of Sabarimala increases when you observe the rules correctly and regularly as you are expected to and it is reflected back to the person who observes it.
Simple living, absolute cleanliness and holy thoughts are the mainstay of the vrutham. The mind and the body are impeccably maintained pure and absolute celibacy is maintained. Without a proper vrutham for 41 days and irumudikettu, you cannot attempt climbing the 18 steps. You have to do that to prepare yourself for the physical fitness and mental conditioning to be achieved before the arduous trek.
How to prepare the Irumudikettu for Sabarimala Yatra?
Since the trip to Sabarimala and the trek to Sannidhanam was through dense forests, they had to survive without any assistance. So the Irumudikettu was readied with two compartments. They carried sustenance materials such as rice, 'Chammandi Podi', Pappad, Malar' 'Aval' etc. and sometimes cooking containers as well . Since they need to stay in te nights they had to take a bedding and a blanket and this proved a soft cushion for the irumudikettu so that they could carry it comfortably.
Just before Ayyappas prepare to leave home for Sabarimala, the irumudi is filled at the temple or in their own pooja room. The ceremony is conducted with the assistance of a guru/peria swamy amidst the chanting of 'Saranam Ayyappa'. Irumudi is carried on the head with due reverence.
About the Irumudikettu
Irumudikettu is nothing but the travelling kit of the pilgrims / Ayyappas, as they are called who have finished the stipulated vratham / fasting for 40 days. Without this Irumudi one cannot enter the Sabarimala sannidhanam and climb the 18 golden steps. The Irumudi has two compartments, one is Munmudi and the other Pinmudi with an opening at the center. The munmudi will have the Pooja articles offered to the deity and the pinmudi will have his personal belongings which the pilgrim needs during the trip.
Munmudi and the Pinmudi of the Irumudikettu
Munmudi or the front portion consists of 2-3 mudra bags one for the cleaned and ghee filled coconuts and the other mudra bags are for the Pooja items needed at the temple are kept in the munmudi. They are;
Ghee filled in coconuts for abhishekam of the Lord
4 coconuts
Betel leaves and nuts with coins for offering
pieces of Jaggery, cashew, raisins, dry ginger / chukku,
Aval or the beaten flakes thin and thick variety, cardamoms, dates, honey and sugar
turmeric pieces, turmeric powder, blouse piece, kumkum, vibhoothi / basmam, sambrani, camphor, agarbathi, rosewater, rice, dal and lemon as offerings to God.
The 4 coconuts in the irumudi are kept there, to break one each at Erumeli, Sharamkuthi and the two for pathinettam padi one while going up the steps and one while coming down the steps.
In the Pinmudi items for the use of the pilgrim from the day he commences his journey after Kettu nira till his return home. There are some items like some snacks to eat as and when he feels hungry, pulses and rice needed for cooking etc.
As the pilgrim leaves home with the Irumudikettu he breaks a coconut near the house where a member of the family lights a lamp daily at least for a few hours daily till he returns. When he returns after the pilgrimage he breaks a coconut there again to signify the end of pilgrimage. Then he removes his irumudi and the mala which he had worn when he started fasting. That signals the end of austerities for the Sabarimala Pilgrimage.
Just before Ayyappas prepare to leave home for Sabarimala, the irumudi is filled at the temple or in their own pooja room. The ceremony is conducted with the assistance of a guru/peria swamy amidst the chanting of 'Saranam Ayyappa'. Irumudi is carried on the head with due reverence.About the Irumudikettu
Irumudikettu is nothing but the travelling kit of the pilgrims / Ayyappas, as they are called who have finished the stipulated vratham / fasting for 40 days. Without this Irumudi one cannot enter the Sabarimala sannidhanam and climb the 18 golden steps. The Irumudi has two compartments, one is Munmudi and the other Pinmudi with an opening at the center. The munmudi will have the Pooja articles offered to the deity and the pinmudi will have his personal belongings which the pilgrim needs during the trip.
Munmudi and the Pinmudi of the Irumudikettu
Munmudi or the front portion consists of 2-3 mudra bags one for the cleaned and ghee filled coconuts and the other mudra bags are for the Pooja items needed at the temple are kept in the munmudi. They are;
Ghee filled in coconuts for abhishekam of the Lord
4 coconuts
Betel leaves and nuts with coins for offering
pieces of Jaggery, cashew, raisins, dry ginger / chukku,
Aval or the beaten flakes thin and thick variety, cardamoms, dates, honey and sugar
turmeric pieces, turmeric powder, blouse piece, kumkum, vibhoothi / basmam, sambrani, camphor, agarbathi, rosewater, rice, dal and lemon as offerings to God.
The 4 coconuts in the irumudi are kept there, to break one each at Erumeli, Sharamkuthi and the two for pathinettam padi one while going up the steps and one while coming down the steps.
In the Pinmudi items for the use of the pilgrim from the day he commences his journey after Kettu nira till his return home. There are some items like some snacks to eat as and when he feels hungry, pulses and rice needed for cooking etc.
As the pilgrim leaves home with the Irumudikettu he breaks a coconut near the house where a member of the family lights a lamp daily at least for a few hours daily till he returns. When he returns after the pilgrimage he breaks a coconut there again to signify the end of pilgrimage. Then he removes his irumudi and the mala which he had worn when he started fasting. That signals the end of austerities for the Sabarimala Pilgrimage.
Swathi Thirunal, Rama Varma, musician cum ruler of the Travancore State
Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma was one of the Maharajah's / Kings of the state of Travancore ( Thiruvidhangore as it locally called ) in India. He had to reign Travancore even when he was just a baby, first under the Regency of his mother Maharani Gowri Lakshmi Bayi from 1813 till 1815 and then under the regency of his aunt Maharani Gowri Parvati Bayi from 1815 till 1829. In 1829, he bacame a major and took over full powers of being a ruler and ruled till his demise in 1846.
Swathi Thirunal is not only known for his good reign and an able ruler of Travancore, he is also known as a patron of music and was a musician himself. Both the types of Indian classical music, namely, Carnatic and Hindusthani were encouraged by him but he was a connoisseur in the carnatic music. He has about 400 compositions to his name in both Carnatic and Hindustani. Swathi Thirunal was known to be fluent in many languages too like, his mother tongue Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Oriya and English. Some of his well known and famous kritis are Padmanabha Pahi, Deva Deva, Sarasijanabha and Sree Ramana Vibho.
Birth of Swathi Thirunaal
Swathi Thirunaal was born in to the Kulasekhara Dynasty of the Royal family of Travancore in the southernmost point of India which is now a part of the Kerala state. He was the second child of the Regent queen Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, who ruled during 1811 - 1815 nd the Rajaraja Varma Koyithampuran of Changanasseri Palace. The well known and the most famous lullaby of Kerala, Omana Thingal Kidavo, was written and sung by Irayummen Thambi, just for the young prince. He had a sister in Rukmini Bayi and an younger brother in Uthradam Thirunaal Marthandavarma. Since his mother passed away after the delivery of her third child, the seventeen month old Swathi Thirunaal was declared king and His aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi reigned on his behalf till he became old enough to attend to the duties.
Education of the King Swathi Thirunal
His father Rajaraja Varma Koyithampuran and his aunt as well as foster mother took special care about his education. He started learning Malayalam and Sanskrit at the age of six and English at the age of seven. He also studied many other languages and impressed his teachers as well as guests who came to the Palace. Swathi Thirunaal was also deeply interested in music and always tried to learn the manguages in which he found good music. He had his first lessons from Karamana Subrahmania Bhagavathar and Karamana Padmanabha Bhagavathar, then he continued with his English teacher Subbarao. He listened to well known compositions from accomplished musician and started practising himself.
This was also the time of the Three famous composers Tyagaraja (1767–1847), Syama Sastri (1762–1827) and Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835). His palace also had accomplished musicians in Thanjavur Quartet brothers, Tyagaraja's disciple Kannayya Bhagavathar, Ananthapadmanabha Goswami (a Maharashtrian singer known as Kokilakanthameru swami), Shadkala Govinda Marar and many more.
As the ruler of Travancore
He took over from his aunt when he was 16 years old and appointed his teacher as the Diwan. One of the famous moves he did was to shift the secretariat to Thiruvananthpuram from Kollam as he could pay more attention in the day to day affairs . He took steps to curb corruption which was prevalent in those days and he is even known to have asked his Diwan to resign for showing favouritism.
He started an English School in the year 1834 which slowly developed in to a college which at present is known as University College. Later many other schools were started in the similar method. He had also brought about reforms in the legal sector and made Kandan Menon from Malabar as his Huzoor Diwan Peshkar to bring about legal reforms. He had also settled many land disputes by carrying out a resurvey of the land, with the help of Kandan Menon. The first census in the state was taken in the year 1836 and the population was 128068 at that time.
Swthi Thirunal also appointed an European at his palace for bringing modern medicines to his people. Hospitals were started to help the locals who had problems. He also started an engineering department, which was placed under the command of one Lieutenant Horsley who built the Karamana bridge.
The Astronomical Observatory in Thiruvananthapuram, the Museum and the Zoo, Government Press, Trivandrum Public Library now State Central Library, the Oriental Manuscript Library, etc. were started by Swathi Thirunal. The Maharajah was also an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1843.
Swathi Thirunal married Thiruvattar Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Narayani Pillai Kochamma of the Thiruvattar Ammaveedu family after the demise of his first wife. In 1843 the Maharajah married Sundara Lakshmi Ammal, daughter of a Mudaliar who had migrated to Trivandrum. Lakshmi was a dancer, known better as Sugandhavalli. The Maharajah first adopted her into Vadasseri Ammaveedu, making her an Ammachi and bestowing the title of Thampi on her family members. In 1845 he constructed the Thanjavur Ammaveedu and Sugandhavalli, along with her family members resided here. Soon after this he passed away in 1846,
After Suganthavalli passed away in 1856 and after a legal dispute in Madras, the family was paid Rs. 10,000, a princely sum, was given to Sugandhavalli's family and the Thanjavur Ammaveedu taken over by the Travancore Government. The Ganapathi idol worshiped by Sugandhavalli was moved and consecrated at the Palkulangara Temple in Trivandrum.
Visit the site for the Compositions of Swathi Thirunal
Swathi Thirunal is not only known for his good reign and an able ruler of Travancore, he is also known as a patron of music and was a musician himself. Both the types of Indian classical music, namely, Carnatic and Hindusthani were encouraged by him but he was a connoisseur in the carnatic music. He has about 400 compositions to his name in both Carnatic and Hindustani. Swathi Thirunal was known to be fluent in many languages too like, his mother tongue Malayalam, Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Tamil, Oriya and English. Some of his well known and famous kritis are Padmanabha Pahi, Deva Deva, Sarasijanabha and Sree Ramana Vibho.Birth of Swathi Thirunaal
Swathi Thirunaal was born in to the Kulasekhara Dynasty of the Royal family of Travancore in the southernmost point of India which is now a part of the Kerala state. He was the second child of the Regent queen Gowri Lakshmi Bayi, who ruled during 1811 - 1815 nd the Rajaraja Varma Koyithampuran of Changanasseri Palace. The well known and the most famous lullaby of Kerala, Omana Thingal Kidavo, was written and sung by Irayummen Thambi, just for the young prince. He had a sister in Rukmini Bayi and an younger brother in Uthradam Thirunaal Marthandavarma. Since his mother passed away after the delivery of her third child, the seventeen month old Swathi Thirunaal was declared king and His aunt Gowri Parvati Bayi reigned on his behalf till he became old enough to attend to the duties.
Education of the King Swathi Thirunal
His father Rajaraja Varma Koyithampuran and his aunt as well as foster mother took special care about his education. He started learning Malayalam and Sanskrit at the age of six and English at the age of seven. He also studied many other languages and impressed his teachers as well as guests who came to the Palace. Swathi Thirunaal was also deeply interested in music and always tried to learn the manguages in which he found good music. He had his first lessons from Karamana Subrahmania Bhagavathar and Karamana Padmanabha Bhagavathar, then he continued with his English teacher Subbarao. He listened to well known compositions from accomplished musician and started practising himself.
This was also the time of the Three famous composers Tyagaraja (1767–1847), Syama Sastri (1762–1827) and Muthuswami Dikshitar (1775–1835). His palace also had accomplished musicians in Thanjavur Quartet brothers, Tyagaraja's disciple Kannayya Bhagavathar, Ananthapadmanabha Goswami (a Maharashtrian singer known as Kokilakanthameru swami), Shadkala Govinda Marar and many more.
As the ruler of Travancore
He took over from his aunt when he was 16 years old and appointed his teacher as the Diwan. One of the famous moves he did was to shift the secretariat to Thiruvananthpuram from Kollam as he could pay more attention in the day to day affairs . He took steps to curb corruption which was prevalent in those days and he is even known to have asked his Diwan to resign for showing favouritism.
He started an English School in the year 1834 which slowly developed in to a college which at present is known as University College. Later many other schools were started in the similar method. He had also brought about reforms in the legal sector and made Kandan Menon from Malabar as his Huzoor Diwan Peshkar to bring about legal reforms. He had also settled many land disputes by carrying out a resurvey of the land, with the help of Kandan Menon. The first census in the state was taken in the year 1836 and the population was 128068 at that time.
Swthi Thirunal also appointed an European at his palace for bringing modern medicines to his people. Hospitals were started to help the locals who had problems. He also started an engineering department, which was placed under the command of one Lieutenant Horsley who built the Karamana bridge.
The Astronomical Observatory in Thiruvananthapuram, the Museum and the Zoo, Government Press, Trivandrum Public Library now State Central Library, the Oriental Manuscript Library, etc. were started by Swathi Thirunal. The Maharajah was also an honorary member of the Royal Asiatic Society from 1843.
Swathi Thirunal married Thiruvattar Ammachi Panapillai Amma Srimathi Narayani Pillai Kochamma of the Thiruvattar Ammaveedu family after the demise of his first wife. In 1843 the Maharajah married Sundara Lakshmi Ammal, daughter of a Mudaliar who had migrated to Trivandrum. Lakshmi was a dancer, known better as Sugandhavalli. The Maharajah first adopted her into Vadasseri Ammaveedu, making her an Ammachi and bestowing the title of Thampi on her family members. In 1845 he constructed the Thanjavur Ammaveedu and Sugandhavalli, along with her family members resided here. Soon after this he passed away in 1846,
After Suganthavalli passed away in 1856 and after a legal dispute in Madras, the family was paid Rs. 10,000, a princely sum, was given to Sugandhavalli's family and the Thanjavur Ammaveedu taken over by the Travancore Government. The Ganapathi idol worshiped by Sugandhavalli was moved and consecrated at the Palkulangara Temple in Trivandrum.
Visit the site for the Compositions of Swathi Thirunal
Friday, August 12, 2011
Ann's Homestay in Kottayam, Kerala
About Ann's Homestay, Kottayam
Ann's Homestay is a beautiful and an eco friendly place which is located in the Kurumannu village of the Kottayam District in the state of Kerala, India. The Homestay is set amidst lush green surroundings of the Kurumannu village, on a beautiful hilltop at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. Ann's Homestay is set among the 50 acres of plantations including orchards and a dairy farm. Ann's Homestay is easily accessible from the other major tourist destinations too. Ann's Homestay is a place where you can have a quiet and peaceful ambience and promises to be a perfect retreat as well .
Accommodation Facilities at Ann's Homestay
There are single and double well appointed bedrooms with all the modern comforts and attached bathrooms with hot and cold running water. The Homestay serves the best of homecooked from the fresh home grown vegetables and fruits. You can ahve fresh fruits, fruit salads from orchard grown organic fruits. They can also arrange for bonfires if requested.
Facilities available at Ann's Homestay, Kottayam
Cultural programs are arranged like the arts and folk programs showing the traditions of Kerala,
Elephant rides, ayurvedic massages are arranged for those who need them.
Trekking and other sightseeing tours
Pick up and drop from the airport
24 hours room service
Laundry and dry cleaning services
Telephone and Fax
Car rentals
Ample car parking
Contact Details for the Ann's Homestay, Kottayam
Annie Alex
Anns HomeStay
Kottumkal H, Kurumannu P.O.
Kottayam Dt,
Kerala - 686654
Ann's Homestay is a beautiful and an eco friendly place which is located in the Kurumannu village of the Kottayam District in the state of Kerala, India. The Homestay is set amidst lush green surroundings of the Kurumannu village, on a beautiful hilltop at an altitude of 900 meters above sea level. Ann's Homestay is set among the 50 acres of plantations including orchards and a dairy farm. Ann's Homestay is easily accessible from the other major tourist destinations too. Ann's Homestay is a place where you can have a quiet and peaceful ambience and promises to be a perfect retreat as well .
Accommodation Facilities at Ann's Homestay
There are single and double well appointed bedrooms with all the modern comforts and attached bathrooms with hot and cold running water. The Homestay serves the best of homecooked from the fresh home grown vegetables and fruits. You can ahve fresh fruits, fruit salads from orchard grown organic fruits. They can also arrange for bonfires if requested.
Facilities available at Ann's Homestay, Kottayam
Cultural programs are arranged like the arts and folk programs showing the traditions of Kerala,
Elephant rides, ayurvedic massages are arranged for those who need them.
Trekking and other sightseeing tours
Pick up and drop from the airport
24 hours room service
Laundry and dry cleaning services
Telephone and Fax
Car rentals
Ample car parking
Contact Details for the Ann's Homestay, Kottayam
Annie Alex
Anns HomeStay
Kottumkal H, Kurumannu P.O.
Kottayam Dt,
Kerala - 686654
Friday, August 5, 2011
Cheap Honeymoon Holidays, Tour operators in Kerala
Kerala is one of the most interesting as well as popular all over the world for its beautiful beaches, bewitching backwaters, silky sand, sensuous sea and wilderness of the wildlife. There are many places in Kerala yet unexplored, mainly the number of hill stations which have not been ventured at all. These hill stations are the best places for the honeymooners away from the maddening city noises, deadlines, stress, tension and crowd.
You can enjoy the trips through the meandering roads, watching beautiful streams and splendid springs, as well as the wonderful waterfalls along the roads, as these hill stations are really different from other popular hill stations of India. Spices such as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and the cashew nut are grown in the plantations on these hill stations in Kerala.
Cheap Honeymoon Holidays have planned and designed various tour packages through out Kerala. They can arrange and execute Hill station tour packages, Backwater tour packages, romantic honeymoon packages to the beaches in Kerala etc
Some of the tour packages are
Kerala Tree house Honeymoon Tour
Contact Details of the Cheap Honeymoon Holidays
Cheap Honeymoon Holidays
(A Division of Call From India )
Head Office : Suite No.- 1, Sector - 2, Vaibhav Nagar, Shamsabad Road, Agra - 282001.(India)
Associate Offices : Khajuraho, Jhansi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Varanasi, Kochi (Cochin)
Phone : 0091-9557883000 , 0562 - 4064428
Website : www.cheaphoneymoonholidays.com
Email:info@cheaphoneymoonholidays.com,
info@callfromindia.com
You can enjoy the trips through the meandering roads, watching beautiful streams and splendid springs, as well as the wonderful waterfalls along the roads, as these hill stations are really different from other popular hill stations of India. Spices such as pepper, cardamom, cinnamon and the cashew nut are grown in the plantations on these hill stations in Kerala.
Cheap Honeymoon Holidays have planned and designed various tour packages through out Kerala. They can arrange and execute Hill station tour packages, Backwater tour packages, romantic honeymoon packages to the beaches in Kerala etc
Some of the tour packages are
Kerala Tree house Honeymoon Tour
Contact Details of the Cheap Honeymoon Holidays
Cheap Honeymoon Holidays
(A Division of Call From India )
Head Office : Suite No.- 1, Sector - 2, Vaibhav Nagar, Shamsabad Road, Agra - 282001.(India)
Associate Offices : Khajuraho, Jhansi, Jaipur, Gwalior, Varanasi, Kochi (Cochin)
Phone : 0091-9557883000 , 0562 - 4064428
Website : www.cheaphoneymoonholidays.com
Email:info@cheaphoneymoonholidays.com,
info@callfromindia.com
Kerala Tree House Honeymoon Tour package
Kerala Tree House Honeymoon Tour
Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations Covered : Calicut - Vythiri - Malampuzha - Cochin - Munnar - Thekkady - Kottayam - Kovalam - Poovar - Trivandrum
Tour Code : THHT-01
Itinerary of the Kerala Tree House Homeymoon Tour package
Day 1 Arrival at Calicut /Kozhikode
As you arrive at calicut either at the airport or the railway station you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel where you will be staying the night. In the afternoon after freshening up you will be taken for a sight seeing tour of calicut.
Day 2 - Calicut to Vythiri
After breakfast you will be taken by road to Vythiri which is about 100 kilometers away. You will check ito the tree house which will be placed at the top of the trees.
Stay the night at the tree house.
Day 3 - Vythiri-Wayanadu-Vythiri
Day excursion to Wayanad to enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. Return after lunch and stay the night at the Tree house.
Day 4 - Vythiri-Malampuzha
In the morning after breakfast drive to Malampuzha near Palakkad about 50 kilometers away. Check into the hotel and stay the night.
Day 5 - Malampuzha-Cochin
You will drive to Cochin after breakfast in the morning. Cochin is known as the Venice of the east with many small islands and waterways. You can enjoy the harbour cruise in the evening.
Day 6 - Cochin
In the morning you will proceed for the tour of Fort Cochin, St Fracis Church and the Dutch palace. You will also visit the Jewish Synagogue and the unique chinese fishing nets. Afternoon is your leisure time, you can either explore the city or relax. In the evening you will attend a Kathakali recital.
Day 7 - Cochin to Munnar
In the morning after breakfast you will proceed to Munnar and check into the hotel. In the afternoon go for a sightseeing tour of Munnar. Return to the hotel and stay the night.
Day 8 - Munnar to Thekkady
You will drive to Thekkady in the morning and spend the fternoon visiting Periyar Wildlife sanctuary.
Later you can view the game by a boat ride, ride pne of the elephants if you like and then visit the spice market in KUmily. Stay the night in the hotel.
Day 9 - Thekkady to Kottayam
You will drive to Kottayam from Thekkady and visit the spice plantation on your way. Drive through the spice plantations and tea gardens. As soon as you reach Kumarakom you will get in to the houseboat with twin cabins. The night stay with the meals will be in the houseboat.
Day 10 - Kottayam
The next day morning you can relax in the houseboat and watch the world slip by.
Day 11 - Kottayam to Kovalam
Get down at Kottayam after bidding good bye to the boat. You will be visiting Kumarakom Bird sanctuary to see various species of birds. You will undertake a 190 kilometer drive to Kovalam toyour beach hotel and check in for the night.
Day 12 - Kovalam
You can relax at the Kovalam Beach, watching the happenings around you. Stay the night at Kovalam
Day 13 - Kovalam to Poovar
You will drive for about 40 kilometers to reach Poovar . You will stay in the floating cottages which are built on stilts over the sea. Stay the night in the floating cottage.
Day 14 - Poovar to Thiruvananthapuran
End of the tour and you will get dropped either to the Thiruvananthapuram airport oe the railway station
For the tariff and other details contact Cheap Honeymoon Holidays
Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations Covered : Calicut - Vythiri - Malampuzha - Cochin - Munnar - Thekkady - Kottayam - Kovalam - Poovar - Trivandrum
Tour Code : THHT-01
Itinerary of the Kerala Tree House Homeymoon Tour package
Day 1 Arrival at Calicut /Kozhikode
As you arrive at calicut either at the airport or the railway station you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel where you will be staying the night. In the afternoon after freshening up you will be taken for a sight seeing tour of calicut.
Day 2 - Calicut to Vythiri
After breakfast you will be taken by road to Vythiri which is about 100 kilometers away. You will check ito the tree house which will be placed at the top of the trees.
Stay the night at the tree house.
Day 3 - Vythiri-Wayanadu-Vythiri
Day excursion to Wayanad to enjoy the scenery and the wildlife. Return after lunch and stay the night at the Tree house.
Day 4 - Vythiri-Malampuzha
In the morning after breakfast drive to Malampuzha near Palakkad about 50 kilometers away. Check into the hotel and stay the night.
Day 5 - Malampuzha-Cochin
You will drive to Cochin after breakfast in the morning. Cochin is known as the Venice of the east with many small islands and waterways. You can enjoy the harbour cruise in the evening.
Day 6 - Cochin
In the morning you will proceed for the tour of Fort Cochin, St Fracis Church and the Dutch palace. You will also visit the Jewish Synagogue and the unique chinese fishing nets. Afternoon is your leisure time, you can either explore the city or relax. In the evening you will attend a Kathakali recital.
Day 7 - Cochin to Munnar
In the morning after breakfast you will proceed to Munnar and check into the hotel. In the afternoon go for a sightseeing tour of Munnar. Return to the hotel and stay the night.
Day 8 - Munnar to Thekkady
You will drive to Thekkady in the morning and spend the fternoon visiting Periyar Wildlife sanctuary.
Later you can view the game by a boat ride, ride pne of the elephants if you like and then visit the spice market in KUmily. Stay the night in the hotel.
Day 9 - Thekkady to Kottayam
You will drive to Kottayam from Thekkady and visit the spice plantation on your way. Drive through the spice plantations and tea gardens. As soon as you reach Kumarakom you will get in to the houseboat with twin cabins. The night stay with the meals will be in the houseboat.
Day 10 - Kottayam
The next day morning you can relax in the houseboat and watch the world slip by.
Day 11 - Kottayam to Kovalam
Get down at Kottayam after bidding good bye to the boat. You will be visiting Kumarakom Bird sanctuary to see various species of birds. You will undertake a 190 kilometer drive to Kovalam toyour beach hotel and check in for the night.
Day 12 - Kovalam
You can relax at the Kovalam Beach, watching the happenings around you. Stay the night at Kovalam
Day 13 - Kovalam to Poovar
You will drive for about 40 kilometers to reach Poovar . You will stay in the floating cottages which are built on stilts over the sea. Stay the night in the floating cottage.
Day 14 - Poovar to Thiruvananthapuran
End of the tour and you will get dropped either to the Thiruvananthapuram airport oe the railway station
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Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology
Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology is located in the their own fully equipped campus on the Veli Hills near the Vikram sarabhai Space centre located in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Veli Hills is located at about 12 kilometers from the Thiruvananthapuram railway station and about 4 kilometers from the Airport.
The Indian Institute of Space and Science technology is a Deemed University under section 3 of the UGC act 1956. IIST was set up under the Department of Space of the central Government of India offers B Tech program in Avionics, Aerospace Engineering and Physical Sciences. IIST also offers Post Graduate and doctoral programmes so as to meet the requirements of the Indian Space Research organization (ISRO).
Here the courses will have space nodules that in addition to the regular Curriculum of the IIST which are tailored to Space Science and space technology. The instiute focuses mainly on the reasearch activities of our country's research programs and related innovative ventures.
IIST had started functioning in 2007 - 2008 with just undergarduate programe in Technology with specialzation in Avionics and Aerospace Engineering as well as Physical Sciences with specialization in Astronomy / Astrophysics, amterial Science, remote sensing,and Atmospheric & oceanographic Sciences. The courses and the curriculum have been carefully chosen as per the needs of the technologies pursued in the department of Space while keeping the generic requirement of the engineering and the science course intact.
The institute is presently in a specially created campus adjacent to the Vikram Sarabhai Space centre Thiruvananthapuram. IIST has classrooms, hostels, Library and computer facilities. Efforts are going on for the IIST to own a permanent campus at Valiamala at about 18 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram adjacent to the ISRO facilities for a better and close interaction. The campus will have academic areas and the research laboratories, administrative area Library and information area, Computer center, Residential area for the faculty and support staff, Senate cum convocation area, hostels and studio type apartments for research fellows, students activity center and many more.
The IIST has separate departments for the main subjects taught and researched, namely, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Aerospace engineering, Avionics and Humanities. Each of the department is headed by well trained and experianced faculty who have the best of academic excellance to nurture and guide the students and act as mentors and counsellors to them.The IIST emphasizes personal and human touch in the academic and scientific research.
At present IIST has 436 students and 54 faculty members with the ratio of 8:1 and the Institute is doing its best to maintain the ratio to guide, support, enhance the student and their learning process.
Eligibility to Join Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology
Candidates should be citizens of India.
The candidates should be less than 25 years old as on October 1st of the year for the GEN and OBC candidates and for the SC, ST and PD categories shall be less than 30 years old. The date of birth recorded in the high School/ first board, preuniversity / its equivalent certificate will be taken into consideration.
A candidate should have passed his Qualifying Examination in his first attempt and the results should be provided by July 1st of the year. As on July 1st if you are expecting the results or going to appear for the Qualifying exams, you will not be eligible for the admission.
The minimum percentage for the GEN and OBC will be 70% and for the others it will be 60% in their ClassX or an equivalent examination. In the plus @ or the higher secondary examination the GEN and the OBC should have got 70% and the others 60%.
As per the Government of India rules reservation of seats are done for the candidates with a relaxed criteria. The categories are SC Scheduled castes, ST Scheduled Tribes, OBC Other Backward Classes belonging to non creamy layer, and Physically disabled candidates.
How to Apply for Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology?
You can apply online only. The application form will be available from 10 am on the 21st Dec to the end of january in the IIST website. For further information you can contact mentioned phones 0471 2564831 / 2564832
Contact Details of the Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Valiamala P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 547, Kerala
India
Public Relations & Administration - 0471-256-8462
Fax - 0471-256-8406
EMail - ao (a) iist.ac.in
The Indian Institute of Space and Science technology is a Deemed University under section 3 of the UGC act 1956. IIST was set up under the Department of Space of the central Government of India offers B Tech program in Avionics, Aerospace Engineering and Physical Sciences. IIST also offers Post Graduate and doctoral programmes so as to meet the requirements of the Indian Space Research organization (ISRO).
Here the courses will have space nodules that in addition to the regular Curriculum of the IIST which are tailored to Space Science and space technology. The instiute focuses mainly on the reasearch activities of our country's research programs and related innovative ventures.
IIST had started functioning in 2007 - 2008 with just undergarduate programe in Technology with specialzation in Avionics and Aerospace Engineering as well as Physical Sciences with specialization in Astronomy / Astrophysics, amterial Science, remote sensing,and Atmospheric & oceanographic Sciences. The courses and the curriculum have been carefully chosen as per the needs of the technologies pursued in the department of Space while keeping the generic requirement of the engineering and the science course intact.
The institute is presently in a specially created campus adjacent to the Vikram Sarabhai Space centre Thiruvananthapuram. IIST has classrooms, hostels, Library and computer facilities. Efforts are going on for the IIST to own a permanent campus at Valiamala at about 18 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram adjacent to the ISRO facilities for a better and close interaction. The campus will have academic areas and the research laboratories, administrative area Library and information area, Computer center, Residential area for the faculty and support staff, Senate cum convocation area, hostels and studio type apartments for research fellows, students activity center and many more.
The IIST has separate departments for the main subjects taught and researched, namely, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, Aerospace engineering, Avionics and Humanities. Each of the department is headed by well trained and experianced faculty who have the best of academic excellance to nurture and guide the students and act as mentors and counsellors to them.The IIST emphasizes personal and human touch in the academic and scientific research.
At present IIST has 436 students and 54 faculty members with the ratio of 8:1 and the Institute is doing its best to maintain the ratio to guide, support, enhance the student and their learning process.
Eligibility to Join Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology
Candidates should be citizens of India.
The candidates should be less than 25 years old as on October 1st of the year for the GEN and OBC candidates and for the SC, ST and PD categories shall be less than 30 years old. The date of birth recorded in the high School/ first board, preuniversity / its equivalent certificate will be taken into consideration.
A candidate should have passed his Qualifying Examination in his first attempt and the results should be provided by July 1st of the year. As on July 1st if you are expecting the results or going to appear for the Qualifying exams, you will not be eligible for the admission.
The minimum percentage for the GEN and OBC will be 70% and for the others it will be 60% in their ClassX or an equivalent examination. In the plus @ or the higher secondary examination the GEN and the OBC should have got 70% and the others 60%.
As per the Government of India rules reservation of seats are done for the candidates with a relaxed criteria. The categories are SC Scheduled castes, ST Scheduled Tribes, OBC Other Backward Classes belonging to non creamy layer, and Physically disabled candidates.
How to Apply for Indian Institute of Space and Science Technology?
You can apply online only. The application form will be available from 10 am on the 21st Dec to the end of january in the IIST website. For further information you can contact mentioned phones 0471 2564831 / 2564832
For more details visit ISAT admission test and procedures
Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Valiamala P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram – 695 547, Kerala
India
Public Relations & Administration - 0471-256-8462
Fax - 0471-256-8406
EMail - ao (a) iist.ac.in
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