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Kumbakonam - Perfect Holidaying Experience!
Posted: Nov 12, 2015
The south Indian regions are always an exotic place to visit for a person who wants to spend some quality time during the holidays with the entire family. Why not visiting Tamil Nadu this year and enjoy the scenic beauty of the place. In the south eastern parts of Tamil Nadu lies a place called Kumabakonam. This comes under the Thanjavur districts. This is a historic place which is covered with temples everywhere. In the medieval era, the place was known to be the kingdoms of the Chola dynasty and included other kingdoms like Vijaynagar. Later during the British rule this place gained the name of Cambridge of South India. With the help of Hinduism and Western education this place reached its prosperity.
This place is large dependent on tourism and thus adds up to its source of income. Kumbakonam is the leading producer of bronze, copper, brass, and many other articles like lead vessels, cotton, silk, many different grains, etc. It is one of leading producer of betel leaves in the world. Many companies of nut slicing are also present here. Hand crafts are also well recognized in the places of Kumbakonam. It has got many industrial units around it amongst which the majority is wheat and rice producing mills. Silk weaving is also an important work practiced by the common people living here. Coffee is another product has its importance all over the world. One will make a grave mistake if he does not taste coffee after coming to place.
Places to visit:
The place is said to have gained its name from the deity of the place, Lord Kumbeshwara, dedicated to him a temple has been made. This place attracts many tourists every year. Other recognized temples include the Someswara temple, Navagraha temple, Ramaswamy temple, Chakrapani temple, Oppiliappan temple, Nageshwara temple dedicated to lord Shiva, Koothnur Saraswathy temple, Ganapati Agraharam Vinayak temple, the place is also famous for its festivals all over the country, known as Mahamaham, Ayyavadi Pratiyankara Devi temple, and many such temples are present here visiting which one can dive into serenity and peace. Hotel Sri Venkkataramanaas Kumbakonam is a well-known name among the most customer-friendly and homely hotel in Kumbakonam. There are two hotels under their flaghead: Hotel Venkkataramanaa’s Residency and Hotel Athityaa, both situated in the centre of the town sorrounded by temples.
How to reach the place:
By air ways one can reach the place called Trichi from there a 4 hour journey to reach the destination. If one is travelling through road ways then it must informed that Kumbakonam is well connected with the major cities of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. By railways KUmbakonam is well connected with prominent cities like, Mysore, Chennai, Bangalore and Coimbatore. Now the choice yours when to come to this cultural place and explore the richness of the tradition, the old archaeological works of the famous kingdoms and the architectural structures built during the British rule.
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