Getting ready to leave for the trip. Mahesh joins the group.
Harish
Mahesh
Ramesh
Preethi
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 1
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 2
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 3
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 4
Sreenivasan Chithappa and Sulochana Chithi in front of their house in Nagercoil
Preethi with Chithappa and Chithi
Me with Chithappa and Chithi
The picturesque Krishnankovil gramam
Preethi at the Krishnankovil kulam
Harish and Ramesh
Mahesh with Hotel Gawri Shankar in the background. A nice joint for the travelers on the highway
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 5
Preethi peeling the sugarcane piece for consumption
Random shot in the Trivandrum Nagercoil Highway 6
The Fab Four at the Padmanabhapuram Palace
A mighty old tree at the Palace
Preethi with the inside of the Palace entrance to her back
Preethi at the Palace 1
The twins -- Harish and Mahesh (no, actually they are not, but everyone used to call them so 10 years back)
Me and Preethi at the Palace
One of the balconies
The majestic entrance of the main building
The clock tower
The story of each part of the Palace complex is put up as a nice little summary
The awesome artwork
Preethi at the Palace 2
Preethi at the Palace 3. Behind her is the famous balcony where the King and his ministers used to meet to discuss important matters
You know them by now! :)
That is me, and I am not fat!
Palace shot 1
Palace shot 2
Palace shot 3
Its them again
Palace shot 4
Palace shot 5
Palace shot 6
Preethi at the Palace 4
Palace shot 7. Cheena Bharani
Preethi at the Palace 5
Preethi at the Palace 6
Preethi at the Palace 7. This was a nice naalukettu
Preethi at the Palace 8. Anyone who has seen Manichithrathaazu (the classical Malayalam original of the below average Chandramugi) would remember this passage.
Palace shot 8
Preethi at the Palace 9
Preethi at the Palace 10
Me at the Palace
Preethi at the Palace 11
This cot was gifted to the then king of Travancore more than 300 years ago by the Dutch
The art work adorns the wall of the queen's chamber
The Saraswathy Temple from the top
You know what it is!
The dance floor from the top. This was how the ladies used to view the performance, perhaps.
Preethi at the Palace 12
Preethi at the Palace 13
They even had bridges between buildings made of stone
Art work in the old Palace
The King used to listen to grievances sitting on this platform in the old Palace
Preethi at the Palace 14. I love this spacious balcony
Me at the Palace 2 -- same balcony
Palace shot 10
Palace shot 11
The pond inside the palace
The dance floor
The Saraswathy Amman Temple. During Navraathri time, the deity is carried all the way to Trivandrum on the vahanam carried by people.
Art work on a huge piece of wood that was kept on the floor. Not sure what it was.
Preethi at the Palace 15
The Archaeological Museum
Ramesh at the palace
The Palace Main entrance
Preethi enjoying her snacks
The awesome threesome relaxing after a 135 min walk inside the Palace complex
The Waterfalls at Thripparappu 1
Preethi at Thripparappu 1
Me at Thripparappu. You can see the steps that lead to the waterfalls in the background
The Waterfalls at Thripparappu 2. You can see Mahesh and Ramesh
The Waterfalls at Thripparappu 3
The Waterfalls at Thripparappu 6
The car we hired for the trip at Thripparappu
Driver Ashokan Chettan
Jack fruit tree near the parking lot
Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal Temple Entrance 1
Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal Temple Entrance 2
Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal Temple Entrance 3
Thiruvattar Adikesava Perumal Temple Entrance 4
The twins climbing the stairs to the temple
