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South India and Srilanka TourPlaces to See : Mumbai - Bangalore - Hassan - Mysore - Madras - Mahabalipuram - Chidambaram - Tiruchirapalli - Colombo - Anuradhapura - Polonoruwa - Kandy - Colombo - Brussels Day 01 : Geneva - Mumbai  Morning arrive Mumbai. Meeting and assistance at airport and transfer to hotel ( check-in 12 noon ). PM. Excursion to Elephanta by boat. Elephanta is famous due to the four rock cut temples on the island of Elephanta. They are believed to have been cut out between 450 and 750 AD. There is one main cave with a number of large sculptured panels all relating to Shiva, and a separate lingam shrine. Overnight stay at hotel. Day 02 : Mumbai - Bangalore - Hassan Breakfast at hotel and transfer to airport for flight to Bangalore. On arrival meeting, assistance and proceed straight to Hassan. Enroute visiting a Silk Factory. Here you will see how the silk, which you find in the market, is developed. The complete process will be explained. Evening arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay at hotel. Day 03 : Hassan - Mysore Breakfast at hotel. AM. Excursion to Belur and Halebid. The temples at Belur and Halebid are the cream of what remains of one of the most artistically exuberant periods of Hindu cultural development. These temples are superb and, as far as their sculptural decoration goes, even rival the temples of Khajuraho and Konarak. They also rival the best of Gothic art to be found anywhere in Europe. The wealth of sculptural details found on the Hoysaleswara temple at Halebid makes it easily the most outstanding example of Hoysala art. Every cm of the outside walls of this temple and much of the interior is covered with an endless variety of Hindu Deities, Sages, stylised animals and birds and friezes depicting the life and times of Hoysala rulers. No two are alike. Scenes from war, hunting, agriculture, music, dancing and some very sensual sculptures explicitly portraying the apres-temple activities of the dancing girls are all represented here. The Hoysala temples are squat and low, more human in scale than soaring temples found elsewhere in India. They were carved from a soap stone which is relatively soft and easily cut when first quarried, but with age and exposure gradually hardens. The Hoysaleswara Temples at Halebid was constructed about 10 years after the temple at Belur, but despite 80 years labour it was never finally completed.  PM. Proceed to Mysore enroute visiting Sravanabelgola. This is one of the oldest and most important Jain pilgrimage centres in India. The site of the huge statue of Lord Bahubali (Gomateshvara), which at 17 meters high and carved out of a single piece of rock, is said to be the world’s tallest monolithic statue. It stands on top of the rocky hill known as Indragiri, below which the small town of Sravanabelgola nestles. Its simplicity is in complete contrast to the complexity of the sculptural work at the temples of Belur and Halebid. Evening arrive Mysore and transfer to hotel. Overnight stay. Day 04 : Mysore Breakfast at hotel. AM. City sightseeing. Mysore : Sandalwood City! Everywhere you go in this beautiful city you will find yourself enveloped with the lingering aromas of sandalwood, jasmine, rose, musk and a hundred others. It is one of the major centres of incense manufacture in India. Maharaja’s Palace : the beautiful profile of this walled, Indo-Saracenic palace, the seat of the Maharajas of Mysore, dominates the city’s skyline. It was built in 1911-12 at a cost of 4.2 million Rupees to replace the former palace which was burnt down. Internally it reminds one of an Afghani waistcoat-an extravaganza of stained glass, mirrors, gilt and gaudy colours. But there are some beautiful carved wooden doors and mosaic floors as well as a whole series of mediocre, though historically interesting, paintings. Note the beautifully carved mahogany ceilings, solid silver doors, white marble floors and superb columned Durbar Hall. Chamundi Hill, there is Sri Chamundeswari temple huge in structure with a seven storey Gopuram 40 meters high. On the way you come across the famous Nandi (Shiva’s Bull) carved out of the solid rock and, at five meters high, perhaps the largest. It is always garlanded in flowers and constantly visited by bevies of pilgrims offering prasad to the priest in attendance there. PM. Excursion to Srirangapatnam. At Srirangapatnam stands the ruins of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan’s capital from which they ruled much of the southern India during the 18th century. There is not a great deal left of Srirangapatnam as the British did a good job of demolishing the place, but the extensive ramparts and battlements and some of the gates still stand. Inside the walls there is a mosque and the Sri Rangaswamy temple, a popular place of pilgrimage with Hindus. Across the other side of the road from Srirangapatnam stands the Daria Daulat Bagh. Tipu’s summer Palace and the Gumbaz, Tipu’s mausoleum. These are perhaps the most interesting part of the visit. The Daria Daulat Bagh stands in well maintained ornamental gardens and is now a museum, which houses some of Tipu’s belongings. Overnight stay at hotel. |
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