Day 17:
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After breakfast drive to Trichy (316 Kms/8hrs). Evening Visit
Temples of Trichy one of the very ancient towns of Tamil
Nadu, has many interesting relics of Pallay art (7th century
A.D.) - only 6 miles away is the great temple of
Srirangam - an island on the Cauvery. This is a massive temple with a 100
pillar hall highly decorated with carvings. Night stay in Trichy.
Day 18:
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After breakfast drive to Tanjore (54 kms/2 hrs) . Afternoon
sightseeing of Tanjore. Also called a city of temples, Tanjore
is dotted with no fewer than 74 temples - the most famous of
which is the Brihadeshwara temple. Visit this
fascinating temple and the Thanjavur Palace. Tanjore is once the capital of
the Cholas, a powerful dynasty of the kings who ruled from the 10th to the
14th Centuries A.D. is to this day, a well known center of classical art and
literature. Also visit the Saraswathi Mahal Library containing rare collections
of ancient books and manuscripts in various languages on various
subjects.Overnight stay in Tanjore.
Day 19:
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After breakfast we drive to Pondicherry (177 kms/ 6hrs).
Afternoon sightseeing of Pondicherry visiting This former
French Colonial city in Tamil Nadu didn't come under Indian
rule until 1954. Pondicherry otherwise known a
Puducherry means a "New Hamlet" which is located on the Coromandal
Coast. Here people speaking 55 different languages reside and inspite of
Linguistic plethola there is no restlessness but absolute harmony. It's main
attraction is actually outside of town: the ashram at Auroville, built by
followers of Sri Aurobindo, a philosopher/prophet born in 1870. The
International town where people of different countries reside belongs to
humanity as a whole. Matrimandir the famous monument is constructed by
the Auroville Society which represent the flower Lotus. Also visit 400 years
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