Date |
Location |
Activity |
28th Feb 2012 |
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Rest and stay overnight in Cochin.
Cochin (Kochi), an extraordinary city of many foreign cultural influences, set on
a myriad of islands adjoining the Arabian Sea. Rich spices, Chinese fishing nets, a Portuguese Palace, lovely winding
streets with Mosques, India’s first European church, quaint Dutch houses, and a 16th century Jewish synagogue
are major highlights.
Overnight stay.
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29th Feb 2012 |
Cochin Sightseeing |
Overnight stay.
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01st Mar 2012 |
Cochin Shopping – Kathakali performance |
Overnight stay.
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01st Mar 2012 |
Travel to Madurai – 275km |
Overnight stay.
Madurai city is located on the banks of Vaigairiver and is more than
2500 years old. It is the oldest city in Tamil Nadu state. One of the
best examples of Dravidian architecture, the Meenakshi Temple is the
greatest in South India.
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03rd Mar 2012 |
Madurai Temple visit |
Overnight stay.
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04th Mar 2012 |
Madurai Shopping – Palace visit |
Overnight stay.
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05th Mar 2012 |
Travel to Kanyakumari - 243 km |
Overnight stay.
We will be spending the night at the Vivekananda Centre. Here you will
have the opportunity to watch the enchanting sunset and sunrise, where
the Indian Ocean meets the Arabian Sea & the Bay of Bengal.
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06th Mar 2012 |
Travel to Thiruvananthapuram – 86 km - Sucheendram –
Thiruvattar – Arsha Ayurveda Centre
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Overnight stay.
Get ready for the AttukalPongala ceremony and sightseeing around
Trivandrum. It is an annual congregation of women to offer Pongala, an
offering of boiled rice in earthen pot, to the goddess Devi. Attukal
Pongala has become a symbol of celebration of womanhood. Pongala
explores the inner feminine chemistry of the body, mind and soul,
recharging the devotee with a sublime happiness and making her
spiritually and mentally equipped to face the challenges of the
future.
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07th Mar 2012 |
Ayurvedic treatment - Temple visit |
Overnight stay.
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08th Mar 2012 |
See and participate in The Pongala. |
Watch hundreds of thousands of women carrying firewood and round
earthen for cooking an offering to the goddess for divine blessings.
Women participating in the Pongala squat on roads, by lanes, footpaths
and shop fronts in a radius of several kilometers around the temple to
prepare for the next day’s ritual. It is estimated that more than 3
million women participated in last year’s Pongala- the largest
gathering of women in the world..
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09th Mar 2012 |
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Return flight from TVM International Airport.
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All inclusive land package: $1500 due February 1, 2012
Early bird discount: $1400 for registrations received by December 28, 2011.
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