Top 5 places you must visit
- Adiyogi Shiva statue
- Danushkodi beach point
- Adam's Bridge
- Mathur Aqueduct
- Thiruvalluvar Statue
1. Adiyogi shiva statue
The Adiyogi statue is a 34-meter-tall (112 ft), 45-metre-long (147 ft), and 25-metre-wide (82 ft) steel statue of Shiva with Thirunamam at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. It is recognized by the Guinness World Records as the "Largest Bust Sculpture” in the world. Designed by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, it weighs around 500 tonnes (490 long tons; 550 short tons).
Adiyogi refers to "the first yogi" or Shankar as the first yogi. It was established to inspire people towards inner well-being through yoga.
2. Danushkodi beach point
Dhanushkodi Beach lies on the tip of the Rameswaram island. The Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean merge on this beach, which is known as Arichal Munai in Tamil. Before 1964, Dhanushkodi was a busy, crowded city. The Dhanushkodi Beach attracted thousands of tourists each day.
In 1964, Dhanushkodi was hit by a cyclone and was almost destroyed by it. It is considered a ghost town, as the place became uninhabitable. Many tourists still visit Dhanushkodi Beach. The main attractions of the beach are the Ram Sethu viewpoint and the Adam's Bridge, which was said to be constructed by the army of monkeys for Lord Rama according to Hindu Legend. The Dhanushkodi beach is not safe for those who cannot swim as the surf is above twelve feet at certain points.
3.Adam's Bridge
Adam's Bridge, also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that this bridge is a former land connection between India and Sri Lanka.
The feature is 48 km (30 mi) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast). Some regions are dry, and the sea in the area rarely exceeds 1 meter (3 ft) in depth, thus hindering navigation. Rameshwaram temple records say that Adam's Bridge was entirely above sea level until it broke in a cyclone in 1480.
It was reportedly passable on foot until the 15th century, when storms deepened the channel.
4. Mathur Aqueduct
Mathur Aqueduct or Mathur Hanging Trough is an aqueduct in Kalkulam taluk of Kanyakumari district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is built over the Pahrali River (also called Parazhiyar). It takes its name from Mathoor, a hamlet near the aqueduct about 3 km from Thiruvattar town and about 60 km from Kanyakumari, the southernmost tip of mainland India. It is one of the longest and highest aqueducts in South Asia and is a popular tourist spot in Kanyakumari District. The nearest railway station is Kuzhithurai Railway Station which is about 15 km away, and the nearest airport is the Trivandrum International Airport which is about 70 km away.
# Purpose
Mathur Aqueduct was constructed in 1966 as a drought relief measure over the river Pahrali to carry water for irrigation from one hill to another. The irrigation water feeds the taluks of Vilavancode and Kalkulam.
# constuction
Mathur Aqueduct was constructed in the year of 1966. The credit for constructing this bridge goes to late Thiru. K. Kamaraj, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu state.
5 . Thiruvalluvar Statue
The Thiruvalluvar Statue, or the Valluvar Statue, is a 41-meter-tall (133 ft) stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Valluvar, author of the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on Dharmic and morality. It is located atop a small island near the town of Kanyakumari on the southernmost point of the Indian peninsula on the Coromandel Coast, where two seas (the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea) and an ocean (the Indian Ocean) meet. The statue was sculpted by the Indian sculptor V. Ganapati Sthapati, who also created the Iraivan Temple, and was unveiled on the millennium day of 1 January 2000 by the then Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi. It is currently the 25th tallest statue in India.
The combined height of the statue and pedestal is 133 feet (41 meters), denoting the 133 chapters of the Tirukkural. This includes 95 feet (29 meters) sculpture of Valluvar standing upon a 38 feet (12 meters) pedestal representing the 38 chapters of Virtue, the first of the three books of the Kural text. The statue itself represents the second and third books of the Kural text, namely, Wealth and Love. The whole design signifies that wealth and love be earned and enjoyed on the foundation of solid virtue. The statue's right hand with three fingers pointing skywards signifies the three cantos of the Kural text, namely, Aram, Porul, and Inbam (Virtue, Wealth, and Love, respectively), combined. The statue's headstands at the height of 61 meters (200 ft) above sea level.
With its slight bend around the waist, the statue is reminiscent of a dancing pose of the Hindu deities like Nataraja. The statue weighs 7,000 tonnes (6,900 long tons; 7,700 short tons).
The monument is regarded as a cultural fusion because of its juxtaposition beside the Vivekananda Rock Memorial. Built in confirmation with traditional Indian architecture, the statue provides a hollow portion inside from toe to scalp. Visitors, however, will not be allowed to scale but instead be permitted to climb up to the foot of the statue at the height of 12 meters (38 ft).
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