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Tuticorin
3½ hour journey to Madurai to see Thirumalai Nayak Palace
3½ hour journey to Madurai to see Thirumalai Nayak Palace
Palace again
Newly restored dome
Newly restored ceiling
Sri Meenaksi-Sundareshwara Temple, one of the largest temple complexes in India
Every temple must have a cow
Every temple must have an elephant.
Port of Vilanjam
Tour to Trivandrum
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Tour to Trivandrum
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Padman........ close up
Napier Museum
Kashmiris on a long march campaigning for independence
The attractive fishing port of Vilanjam
My cabin on board MS Island Sky
Relaxing on beach on Cheriyam Island
Cheriyam Island beach
Zodiac transport to beaches
Kerala – Cochin
On the backwaters of Kerala
On the backwaters of Kerala
Pilot under umbrella on backwaters
Formerly rice boats, then house boats, finally for the tourists
Backwaters with bamboo boat
Another example of bamboo boat
Kathakali dancers, posing after performance on board ship.
Jewish Quarter of Cochin
Self-explanatory
Fort Kochi Exhibition – some Kathakali costumes
Note demonstration of hand movements on the wall
Demonstration of martial arts
Chinese fishing nets
Chinese fishing nets
Maldives
Maldives beach on uninhabited island of Kuda Bandos
Maldives beach on uninhabited island of Kuda Bandos
Beach again with MS Island Sky in the background
Karunesh – Keeper of Mystery