Hi Friends, I will need your kind help to identify the correct place of Pallava cave temples. I am planning to visit the following sites, however looking on the map I am finding more than one place with the same name. If anyone of you have some information to correctly identify the place, it would be of great help to me so that I can plan accordingly.
Cave Temple Nearby Place/Disctrict Distance from Chennai Mahendravadi Vellore 102 KM Tirunelveli 567 KM (most probably this location will be ruled out)
Vallam I, II, III Cuddalore 190 KM Kanchipuram 49 KM Viluppuram 138 KM
Melacheri Tiruvanmalai 136 KM Viluppuram 155 KM
Tirukkalukkunram Kanchipuram 66 KM
Kilmavilangai Viluppuram 127 KM
Mamandur I, II, III, IV Kanchipuram 59 KM Viluppuram 248 KM Vellore 94 KM Tiruvanmalai 132 KM Tihiruvallur 77 KM
Siyamangalam Ayyampettai, Kanchi 60 KM Desur, Tiruvanmalai 141 KM
Mahendravadi is closer to Arokonam, Kanchipuram District Vallam is just outside Chengelpet town Kilamavilangai - Sengi and Siyamangalam - form a triangle, The best to travel from Siyamangalam to Kilmavilangai and then to Sengi - which is close to Singavaram, Melacheri, Dhalavanur and Manadagapattu. Siyamangalam - as you travel south from Chennai, when you reach Melmaruvathur, fork from the highway and take the route to Vandavasi. Once on this route, you need to ask for Desur, it is a good 40 odd kilometers from Melmaruvathur.
Mamandur, Kuranganilmuttam are places which are short distances from Kanchipuram - each 10 to 15 kms.
Rest of the places need to figure out. Look for these places in Yahoo Maps. They cover Tamilnadu better than google.
Which days? You dont need any permission to shoot in most of these sites. You would also not need any tripod to shoot. For which you will have to go to HR&C. YOu have already been to some of these places.
Thirukalukundram is also tricky. Might be they would allow photography in the lower cave. Singaperumal koil - I am sure it will be a challenge. Again the permission for photography has to be obtained from HR&C as they are in worship. I have no clue on how to obtain that.
You need to visit Siyamangalam, Kilmavilangai, Melacheri, Singaperumal koil, Mamandur, Kuranguanilmuttam, Vallam, Thirukalukkundram and Mahendravadi.
A humble request. Please keep-out personal communications from this website of 'ponnyinselvan, I hope those who talk of self discipline would maintain it here aswel
Cool down sir. They are discussing a prospective tour to pallava sites and hopefully this will turn into another PS tour., Else can help store information on the routes etc . no need to be alarmed over it
Hi, Regret private information here. Typically, I have always responded in private to such mails. However on this instance, I took the liberty to reply to the group as the information here was nothing personal, but giving details about photography around Mahendra trails. I am just curious to know why my mail was singled out to make a show case here. I am sure we have enough personal mails floating. Regret the error. Will not do so hence forth, hope other members do follow so.
Hi Arvind, Actually it was a mistake from my side. When I was writing this mail, I saw your gmail id in the list and thought that this mail will be going to your id only, however when I saw this mail in this group then I realized that the group mail id was in cc of my mail. You just replied to my mail and hence your mail came to the group. However as I realized my mistake so all my later mails on this subject were sent to your personal email-id. We all are mature here, lets bury the topic here itself. Whoever's mistake it is, lets go ahead in our endeavors without any feeling related to this incident.
Dear Ponni friends, I was very interested to know about photog. policies, with list & locations of caves. Don't see how that should be considered 'personal communications'. I'm very interested to know what friends are doing. kathie
Friends I am extremely sad that I have caused this ripple in your smooth and happy goings on, regarding a tour program.
I am yet to understand the modus of the group concept, in this forum.
Sorry arvimd. No particular reason,but as a model at this time. I remember some one thanking some other for arranging train tickets.couple of months ago.It was a slow buld up.