Tamilnadu - Andhra Pradesh - Pondicherry - 5 Days Tour

Package Overview

International Air Ticket.
Lunch And Dinner.
Entrance Ticket At The Places Of Interest.
Guide Service.
All Personal Expenses.
Gala Dinner On Special Occasions - Christmas And New Year, Etc.

Day wise Itinerary

• Day 1 : Chennai

  Overnight Stay - Chennai
  Meet The Guest On Arrival And Transfer To Hotel For Rest And Relaxation. Sightseeing - Marina Beach, Kapaleeswar Temple, Fort St. George, Museum, Santhome Church, Apparswamy Temple And St.Thomas Mount. Overnight Stay - Chennai
  Chennai Marina Beach, Kapaleeswar Temple, Fort St. George, Museum, Santhome Cathedral Basilica, St. Thomas Church, St. Thomas Mount. Chennai Has Innumerable Places Of Tourist Interest. It Is The Gateway To South India And 368 Years Old, And The 34Th Largest Metropolitan City In The World. One Cannot Fail To Notice The Dominant British Influences In The City. But Chennai Retains A Charming Characteristic Of A Typical South Indian Heritage. Fort St. George Was Built By The East India Company. Fort Museum Contains Many Relics Pertaining To The Reign Of The East India Company And British India. St. Mary’s Church Is The Oldest Anglican Church In Asia, The First English Church In Chennai And The Oldest Surviving British Church In India National Art Gallery And Government Museum Has An Excellent Archaeological Section And Also Houses A Good Ethnological Collection Of The Cholas. The Marina Beach Is The Second Longest Beach In The World. St. Thomas Mount Is A Small Hillock, Where The Apostle, St. Thomas Was Believed To Have Been Killed By His Assassins. Kapaleeswar Temple Is An Ancient Shiva Temple Constructed In The Dravidian Style And Displays The Architectural Elements. St Thomas Cathedral- Santhome Cathedral Basilica Is Said To House The Remains Of St. Thomas, The Apostle.

  • Hotspots St.Thomas Mount, Marina Beach, Fort St. George, Santhome Cathedral Basilica
• Day 2 : Thirupathi

  Overnight Stay - Thirupathi
  Drive - Chennai To Thirupathi - 4 Hrs. Sightseeing - Lord Venkateswara Temple And On The Way Visit Tiruttani Murugan Temple, Masur Goddess Mahishasura Mardhini Temple And Thiruchanoor Goddess Padmavathi Temple. Overnight Stay - Thirupathi
  Tiruttani Hill Temple Has 365 Steps Indicating 365 Days Of The Year. Here, Lord Muruga Is In Resplendent Splendour With His Consort Valli, Whom He Married After Bringing Her From Nearby Vallimalai. The Tiruttani Temple Is Known For Its Celebration Of Karthikai Festival Every Year. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishna, The First Vice President And Second President Of India Was Born In Tiruttani. He Has Donated His Property To Sri Subramania Swamy Devasthanam. The Neem Tree Leaves Are Not Bitter Here, Shri Mahishasuramardini Temple, Tirutanni - In 1962, The Arakkonam-Renigunta Second Broad Gauge Railway Line Work Was Being Carried Out. Near Saktimedu, While Digging With A Crow Bar, A Statue Of Shri Mahishasuramardini Was Found And The Villagers Immediately Erected A Temple Nearby And Installed The Statue. The Nadi-Palm Leaves Astrology Of Agastiya And Kaushika Do Mention About This Amman And The Ways To Conduct Rituals. Neem Is The Holy Tree In The Temple And Uniquely The Leaves Of The Tree Are Not Bitter. Devotees Eat The Leaves Of The Tree As Part Of Their Prayers To Get The Goddess' Blessing. Sri Padmavathi Amman Temple At Tiruchanur Is One Of The Deity’s Consorts, Lakshmi. It Is The Shrine Of The Goddess Alamelumanga, The Consort Of Lord Venkateswara. Thirupathi - Lord Venkateswara Temple Is One Of The Holiest Place For Hindus And The Second Richest In The World. One Of The Most Important Pilgrimage Centres In India, It Is Claimed To Be The Busiest In The World, Eclipsing Jerusalem, Rome And Mecca In The Sheer Number Of Pilgrims Visiting The Shrine. Among The Powers Attributed To Venkateswara, Is Granting Of Any Wish That Is Made In Front Of The Idol At Tirumala. The Temple Is The Richest And The Most Visited Place Of Worship In The World. It Is Visited By 100,000 To 200,000 Pilgrims Daily, While On Special Occasions Like The Annual Brahmotsavam, The Number Ofpilgrims’ Increases To 500,000. According To Legend, The Temple Has A Self-Manifested Murti-Idol Of Lord Venkateswara. The Person, Devoid Of Wealth And Vision, Is Implored To Go To The Hill Which Burns Up All Evil And Drives Away All Obstacles For Peace And Prosperity. When People Travel To Tirupathi, They Chant “yedu Kondala Vada Venkataramana Govinda Govindaa” In Telugu. The Laddu Is A World Famous Prasadam Given At Tirumala Temple.

  • Hotspots Lord Venkateswara Temple
• Day 3 : Kancheepuram - Thiruvannamalai

  Overnight Stay - Thiruvannamalai
  Drive - Thirupathi To Kancheepuram - 3 Hrs. Sightseeing - Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple And Ulaganatha Perumal Temple
  Drive - Kancheepuram To Thiruvannamalai - 1 Hr For Visiting Arunachaleswarar Temple And Sithargal Ashrams Overnight Stay - Thiruvannamalai
  Kancheepuram - There Are 1008 Temples Built By The Ancient Rulers Here Earning The The Place The Epithet Of Temple City Of India. Vardharaja Perumal Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Kamatchi Amman Temple And Ulaganatha Perumal Temple Are Some Of The Most Famous Temples. The City Is Also Famous For Its Silk Since It Is Home To The Finest Silk Industry In India. The City Of Kancheepuram Has Served As A Royal Capital To The Greatest Empires For Centuries. The First South Indian Stone Temples Were Constructed In Kancheepuram. Ekambreeswarar Temple Is One Of The Largest Temples In Kancheepuram. Kamatchi Amman Temple Is One Of The Three Most Holy Shrines Dedicated To Sakthi. Kailashnatha Temple Reflects The Simplicity Of Early Dravidian Architecture. The Kailashnath Temple Is Considered To Be The Oldest And The Most Beautiful Temple In South India. Magnificent Sculptures Leave The Onlookers Mesmerized. Ekambareswarar Temple Is One Of The Famous Temples Dedicated To Lord Shiva, In Kancheepuram. It Is One Of The Five Major Shiva Temples Or Pancha Bootha Sthalams Representing The Element - Earth. This Vast Temple Is One Of The Most Ancient Temples In India Having Been In Existence Since 600 Ad. The Temple Covers An Area Of Over 40 Acres. Rajagopuram Is One Of The Tallest In South. A Notable Feature Of The Temple Is The Hallway With A Thousand Pillars. The Temple'S Inner Walls Are Decorated With An Array Of 1,008 Siva Lingams. Its Sthala-Viruksham Is A 3,500 Year Old Mango Tree Whose Branches Are Said To Yield Four Different Types Of Mangoes.
  Thiruvannamalai Is Home To The Annamalaiyar Temple. Thiruvannamalai Has Long Been Associated With Many Yogis And Siddhars. Thiruvannamalai Is One Of The Pancha Bootha Sthalam Representing The Fire Element.?On The Day Of Karthigai Deepam, A Huge Lamp Is Lit In A Cauldron With Three Tons Of Ghee At The Top Of The Annamalai Hill. Every Full Moon Night, Tens Of Thousands Of Pilgrims Worship Shiva By Circumambulating The Arunachala Hill Barefoot. Advaita Vedanta Guru Ramana Maharshi Lived In Thiruvannamalai For 53 Years Until His Death In 1950. Seshadri Swamigal And Yogi Ram Surat Kumar Are Other Great Gurus Who Lived In This City. There Were Many Hundreds Of Saints Guru And Sidhargal Lived In Thiruvannamalai.

  • Hotspots Kamakshi Amman Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple
• Day 4 : Pondicherry - Mahabalipuram - Chennai

  Overnight Stay - Chennai
  Drive - Thiruvannamalai To Pondicherry - 4 Hrs. Sightseeing - Auroville Aurobindo Ashram, Manakula Vinayagar Temple And Beach
  Drive - Pondicherry To Mahabalipuram - 2 Hrs. Sightseeing - Five Rathas, Arjuna'S Penance, Krishna Mandapam, Shore Temple And Beach
  Drive - Mahabalipuram To Chennai - 1½ Hrs. “ Free And Leisure Tour ” - Based On Operational Possibilities, Vehicle Will Be Provided For Guest'S Own Choice Of Programmes I.E. Sightseeing, Shopping, Entertainment, Village Tour, Meeting Friends & Relatives And Cultural Programmes Like Dance, Music, Cinema Etc.
  Overnight Stay -Chennai
  Pondicherry Is A Living Monument Of French Culture In India. The Town Was Once Upon A Time, An Abode Of Scholars Well Versed In The Vedas. Joseph François Dupleix Became The Governor Of This French Territory In India. Internal Disturbances In Puducherry Gave The British, The Opportunity To Gain Control. However, After The Treaty Of Paris, The British Restored The Settlements To The French. French Influence - The Design Of The City Was Based On The French Grid Pattern. (Originally Dutch, The Plans Of Pondicherry Dating From The End Of The Seventeenth Century Are Preserved In The National Archives At The Hague). The City Has Many Colonial Buildings, Churches, Temples And Statues, Which, Combined With The Systematic Town Planning And The Well Planned French Style Avenues, Still Preserve Much Of The Colonial Ambience. Beaches In Puducherry Are Promenade Beach, Paradise Beach, The Auroville Beach And Serenity Beach. Sri Aurobindo Ashram Is One Of The Best-Known And Wealthiest Ashrams In India. Auroville Is Meant To Be A Universal Town Where Men And Women Of All Countries Are Able To Live In Peace And Progressive Harmony, Above Any Creed, Politics And Nationalities. The Heritage Buildings And Monuments Present Around The Promenade Beach Are The Children’s Park & Dupleix Statue, Gandhi Statue, Nehru Statue, Le Café, French War Memorial, 19Th Century Light House, Bharathi Park, Governor’s Palace, Romain Rolland Library, Legislative Assembly, Puducherry Museum And The French Institute Of Pondicherry. The French And The British Tried To Remove The Deity From This Place And Even Threw The Deity In The Sea. But The Deity Came Back To The Same Place.Peace Of Mind - Pondicherry Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple Was In Existence Even Before The French Came And Settled In Pondicherry I.E. Before 1666. The Local People Called Their God As Manal Kulathu Vinayagar Meaning God Near The Pond Of Sand. Later It Was Known As Manakula Vinayagar. The Jesuits And Missionaries Tried But Could Not Demolish Manakula Vinayagar Temple. The French And The British Lived In This Part Of The Town. They Made Every Effort To Remove The Deity From This Place And Even Threw The Deity In The Sea But Every Time They Did This, The Deity Came Back To The Same Place. Later A Temple Was Built Near The Shores Of The Bay Of Bengal As Per The Ganapathy Agamam And Was Named Bhuvanesa Vinayagar Temple. Thollaikkathu Siddhar, A Saint Standing 6Ft Tall, With Broad Forehead, Glittering Blissful Eyes, Big Hole Bearing Ear, Small Pot Bellied With Hand Extending Up To Knee Cap And Hands With Lotus Regai, Guru Medu And Sanimedu At A Height Showing Arul Gnana Regai, Got Enlightenment From This Deity And Attained Samadhi In This Temple, Nearly 300 Years Ago. From Then On, People Bring Their New Born Here For Worship Before Going To Any Other Temple. The Temple Is 300 Years Old And Its Early History Is Marked By Trouble, With The French Ordering That The Annual Festival Around The Streets Of Pondicherry Should Not Take Place. This Caused Unrest Among The People And 15,000 Of Them Gathered To Set Off Towards Chennai. As They Were All Workers In A Textile Factory, The Authorities Revoked Their Decision, Fearing That Work Would Be Affected. This Type Of Incident Kept Repeating Till, Strangely, Dupleix, The Great French Leader Himself Developed Affection For The Idol. Such Are The Winning Ways Of Lord Vinayaka! Who Lives In A Region Bound By Sand”. To The Eastern Side Of The Temple Lies The Sea And The Sand. Inside The Temple, There Is A Small Pond, Which The Priest Will Show To The Devotee With The Help Of A Lit Camphor. Though The Pond Is Close To The Sea, The Water Is Clear. It Is Believed That Anything Put Into The Pond Will Turn Black In Colour.
  Mahabalipuram - The Rock Carvings At Mahabalipuram Are Notable For The Delightful Freshness And Simplicity Of Their Folk Art Origins. It Is One Of The World Famous Monument Sites Of The Country And Is Classified As A Unesco World Heritage Site. The Mandapa Or Pavilions And The Rathas Or Shrines Shaped As Temple Chariots Are Hewn From A Granite Rock Face, While The Famed Shore Temple, Erected Half A Century Later, Was Built From Dressed Stone. The Shore Temple In Particular, Strikes A Very Romantic Theme And Is One Of The Most Photographed Monuments In India Now Ravaged By Wind And Sea. Five Rathas - The Five Rathas Are Sculptured Temples In The Style Of Chariots And Carved From Solid Rock. Krishna Mandapam - It Features Carvings Of A Pastoral Scene. Arjuna’s Penance - Carved In Relief, On The Face Of A Huge Rock, It Is A Giant Open Relief - Sculpture On A Massive Scale, Extolling An Episode From The Hindu Epic. The Other Monuments Are Ganesh Ratha, Mahishamardhini Mandapam & Olakkaneswvara Temple, Dharmaraja Mandap And Varaha Cave Temple. Thirukadalmallai - This Temple Was Also Built By A Pallava King In Order To Safeguard The Sculptures From The Ocean. It Is Said That After Building This Temple, The Remaining Architecture Was Preserved And Not Corroded By The Sea.

  • Hotspots Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Promenade Beach, French War Memorial
• Day 5 : Chennai Fly Back

  Transfer To Airport Or Railway Station For Return Journey After Completion Of Tour. Based On The Guest'S Departure Time And Operational Possibilities, Vehicle Will Be Provided For Guest'S Own Choice Of Programmes I.E. Sightseeing, Shopping, Entertainment, Village Tour, Meeting Friends & Relatives And Cultural Programmes Like Dance, Music, Cinema, Etc At Departure City. Vehicle Is Placed At The Guest'S Disposal.

Inclusions

• Sightseeing
• Transfers

Exclusions

• International Air Ticket.
• Lunch And Dinner.
• Entrance Ticket At The Places Of Interest.
• Guide Service.
• All Personal Expenses.
• Gala Dinner On Special Occasions - Christmas And New Year, Etc.

Package Start From

• Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Terms & Conditions

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