South Tourism

  What strikes your mind first when you think of Thai Poosam?  Uncontrollable crowd, enthralling Kavadis, Milk pots and Pathayathira right. Obviously these are the prominent features of Thaipusam, but more of it, many of us are unaware of the substantial significance of this festival. Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is one of the major festivals which is celebrated mostly by the Tamil People all around the globe. In this blog, you may get to know some of the  rare and interesting facts about Thaipoosam, Lord Muruga, festival dates   and some of the best places to visit during Thaipusam . Lord Muruga “ The Tamil God” Lord Murugan  is one of the most celebrated Gods in South India and in overseas countries like Malaysia, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The image of pleasing Bala Murugan, carrying a sublime smile and highlighted verse “Yam Iruka Bayamen” (Why fear when I’m here”) is just enough to overcome any hurdles in life. “Muruganuku Arohara” is not just a word it’s an emot...

  Best places to visit in Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh  is best known for the most powerful dynasties and the world-renowned  Kuchipudi  dance. Andhra Pradesh is home to diverse tourist destinations to choose from the beautiful hill stations, sacred shrines, historic monuments, popular museums. The  temples in Andhra Pradesh  deserve a special mention here for their splendid architecture and the ancient beliefs and faiths behind them. Most of the temples in Andhra Pradesh have Lord Shiva as their presiding deity and temples for other Gods and Goddesses and worshipping centers for other religions are also dotted across the state. This blog is an effort to bring forth a few of the trending tourist destinations in Andhra Pradesh, which you can plan to visit this year, where you will find solace after a year dominated by Corona. Tirupati The world-renowned pilgrim center, visited by millions of devotees around the year is  Tirupati Tirumala Temple  h...

  The vibrant past and present of Jallikattu – a Quick Overview: Tamilnadu , the world’s one of the ancient lands with the longest surviving civilization has been a forerunner with many traditional practices adhered to even in this modern era. Rows of festivals for every season have been celebrated as a measure of preserving and nurturing the communal harmony and peace among the Tamils rejuvenating the spirit of unity and togetherness. Though Tamil Nadu is popularly known as the  Land of Temples  in the Tourism front, Agriculture is the baseline of Tamilnadu and out of all the festivals, Pongal has strong emotional connectivity with the people of Tamil Nadu. The entire state celebrates this as  Harvest Festival  while in the other parts of India, this is in the name of  Makar Sankranthi . During mid-January, either on 14 th  or 15 th , Pongal Festival is celebrated. Scientifically, this is the day, the sun changes its direction and starts moving toward...

Posted on  January 2, 2021 by  South Tourism Why should we plan to visit  Navagraha Temples in Tamilnadu in this NewYear 2021? Tamilnadu, the LandofTemples is a spiritually inclined South Indian State flocked by Tourists and Devotees round the year. A long year has passed by with lots of uncertainties, losses and all-new jargon which even an infant is familiar now like Stress, Lockdown, Work from home, quarantine, containment zones and lot more. 2020 has ended and a vibrant 2021 is born with a new ray of hope and confidence. Man is a social animal and is in need of people around with positive thoughts especially when he is depressed. The mythological and philosophical findings of Hinduism, which is world’s one of the longest surviving practices have installed temples at strategic locations of every residential circle. The temples were not only for holding the religious activities but also served many purposes. Few of them include inculcating social harmony and peace, cent...