Meeting and assistance on arrival and
transfer
to hotel
Room foreseen at 1400 hr
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Check out the hotel drive to Tirupati
(160 Kms. / 3.5 Hrs) and check into hotel.
Tirupati - In the extreme south of
Andhra
Pradesh lies the temple town of Tirupati, the abode of the “Lord of the Seven Hills” and home of
one of the richest temples in southern India. Its Tirumalal Hill Temple is picturesquely
situated
amid sacred waterfalls and tanks, and beyond it lies fine mountain scenery. This shrine is an
“essential” pilgrimage and a fine example of early Dravidian art. Several gopurams (monumental
gates) are visible from below during the ascent. On a 2,500 ft. peak of the rather even range,
is
the temple, surrounded by mango and sandal trees. In front of it is the Hall of Pillars, from
where an attractive stepped way leads to the temple gate. Foreign visitors are allowed to see
the
temple from the outside. The worship inside, which the non-Hindu will not see is regulated by an
elaborate ritual.
Afternoon proceed to Thirumala hills
(22
Kms) Visit Lord Shri Balaji Darshan & Tiruchanoor Sri Padmavathy Temple. Richest God in the
world
visited by millions of devotees every year.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Post breakfast drive to Kanchipuram
(120
Kms / 3 Hrs). En-rourte visit Sri Kalahasti temple.
On arrival check-in at hotel.
Afternoon visit Kanchipuram -“The
Golden
City” has about 125 shrines, all of them centuries old, dating back to the early Cholas of 200
B.C. It was successively capital of the Cholas, the Pallavas and the Rayas of Vijayanagara. The
height of Kanchi’s glory was when it was capital of the far-flung empire of the Pallavas from
the
6th to the 8th centuries when Mahabalipuram and Mylapore were its great ports. All that is left
are its magnificent temples. Kanchipuram’s other claim to fame is its silk, renowned for more
than
four centuries. A unique system of weavers makes and sells Kanchi saris which are the richest
saris in India and certainly the most sought after.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning proceed by surface for
Chidamabaram- Chidambaram Renowned for its Nataraja Temple, the small municipal town of
Chidambaram is situated at a distance of two hundred and thirty-five kilometres south of
Chennai,
on the Chennai-Thanjavur National highway. One of the holiest cities in India, Chidambaram is
visited by thousands of Shaivite and Vaishnavite pilgrims who flock to the sacred Nataraja
temple
every year.
Chidambaram was once a tillai
(Excoecaria
agallocha) forest. Legend has it that the two famous saints of South India, Vyagrapada and
Patanjali worshipped Lord Shiva here. Their collective penance bore fruit in the form of Shiva’s
cosmic dance, which was revealed to them on the propitious Thai Poosam day. Lord Shiva descended
from the divine firmament as Nataraja—the King of Dance—and performed the ananda tandavam
(cosmic
dance). The place where Nataraja danced became a sacred ground. In course of time, a town took
shape on this hallowed site and was called Chit Ambaram (wisdom-suffused sky).
In AD 907, the Cholas made Chidambaram
their capital. They built the grand Nataraja temple, which was later enlarged and embellished by
them.
Chidambaram has a tropical climate.
Temperatures in the summers can rise up to 37°C. The best time to visit Chidambaram is during
winter when it’s neither too hot nor cold.
On arrival check-in at hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Morning visit Natraja Temple, it is a
sprawling ancient temple renowned for its architecture encompassing the complete pose sequences
of
the classical South Indian Bharat Natyam dance from which originated the revived dance in its
present popular form.
Rest of day free to visit city.
Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
Post breakfast visit Fort St. George,
completed in 1653 and today filled with reminders of the past, including St. Mary’s, the first
church consecrated on Indian soil. The National Art Gallery has many excellent bronzes including
the famous Chola period bronze Nataraja, the God Shiva, in the cosmic dance pose. The Government
Museum (closed on Fridays) which contains sculpture and architecture produced by the Dravidian
dynasties. Drive along the Marina, an elegant promenade and proceed to the old Indian section of
Mylapore. Visit San Thome Basilica- the culmination of the enduring legend of Thomas Didymus,
the
apostle who doubted and who is believed to have lived and preached on Mylapore’s shores. Visit
Mylapore Temple from outside Overnight at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Post breakfast proceed for
Mahabalipuram
and on arrival check in at the hotel- 70 Kms/ 1½-2 Hours per way.
Afternoon city tour- Mahabalipuram is a
beautiful beach resort which consists of a the tiny village by the sea in which all else is
dwarfed by a dream world of awesome Tamil art, an open air museum of sculpture in living rock.
The
piece de resistance is Arjuna’s Penance or the Descent of the Ganga, the world’s largest
bas-relief, 764 ft. by 288 ft. (27m by 9m). It is a beautiful composition of hundreds of
celestial
beings, human and animals all hurrying to a natural rock cleft that divides the giant stone. The
best known landmark of Mahabalipuram, is the Shore Temple which has stood by the sea for 12
centuries. Its twin spires are pure poetry in granite
Overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Rooms foreseen till 12 Noon on this day
Afternoon transfer to airport to board
the flight for onward journey
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