Unblemished sight of Valley from Ponmudi mountains. Ponmudi which means Peak of Gold is a hill station in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Agasthyarkoodam which is one of the highest peaks in the Western Ghats is situated here. Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is also near by. It is about 60 kilometers from Thiruvananthapuram city. The highly esteemed Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is establishing here.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Intact view of hills and grasslands of Ponmudi top station, Kerala - Sep 2008
This area, with it's quietly rolling, grassy hills is quite green in June - October after the monsoon rains. As I got closer to top station of Ponmudi, I set off by foot to explore some of the grass covered summits up into the mountainsides which are very steep and slippery. I used the precipitous oblique line of this slope to whole the approaching rain clouds. It began raining soon after I got back down to Vithura base town.
Uninterrupted views of mountain rages in Ponmudi highlands, Thiruvananthapuram - Sep 2008
The presence of a great number of indigenous species of flora in the mountain range of Ponmudi, particularly in the rocky formations of its summits and slopes of the steep narrow valley, makes this area, a place of great ecological importance. Blanketed with verdant vegetation between the forest trees makes up this mountains range a stupendous landscape.
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Wide View of Napier Museum, Kerala - Sep 2008
Built in the 19th century and named after Sir John Napier, the former Madras Governor General of the erstwhile British East India Company. This architectural masterpiece was designed by Robert Chisholm, the consulting Architect of the Madras Government and the construction was completed in 1880. This marvelous building is an assemblage of Indian, Chinese, Mughal and British influences. The campus also houses the Art and Natural History Museum, the Sri Chitra Art Gallery and the Zoological Gardens in addition to the Botanical Gardens.
Napier Museum, Thiruvananthapuram - Sep 2008
Napier Museum complex exhibit a glimpse of Kerala's rich cultural heritage. The Museum features a rare collection of paintings by Raja Ravi Varma and Roerich among others, and enchanting works from the Mughal, Rajput and Tanjore schools of art. Also displays an variety of bronzes, historical and contemporary ornaments, temples carts, ivory carvings and life size figures of Kathakali dancers in full costumes.
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