Happy New Year !

May this New Year

Bloom with Happiness.,

Make your world Beautiful...

And Bring you the Blessings of Grace and Wonders...

May you rise to the new heights of Success,

May the Dreams of your eyes come Alive,

And may each step in this New Year

bring Smile to you...!

ME and MY Boss

When I Take a long time to finish, I am slow, When my boss takes a long time, he is thorough

When I don't do it, I am lazy, When my boss does not do it, he is busy,

When I do something without being told, I am trying to be smart, When my boss does the same, he takes the initiative,

When I please my boss, I am apple polishing, When my boss pleases his boss, he is cooperating,

When I make a mistake, I' am an idiot. When my boss makes a mistake, he's only human.

When I am out of the office, I am wondering around. When my boss is out of the office, he's on business.

When I am on a day off sick, I am always sick.When my boss is a day off sick, he must be very ill.

When I apply for leave, I must be going for an interview , When my boss applies for leave, it's because he's overworked

When I do good, my boss never remembers, When I do wrong, he never forgets

காதல் !

அவளை பார்த்து சிரித்தேன் .,
எனக்கு கரம் கொடுத்து சீராகினாள்.,
'காதலா?' என்றால், இல்லை.,
அன்பு' என்றேன்.
அவளுக்கு துன்பம் என்றால்,
என் மனம் துடித்தது.,
'காதலா?' என்றால், இல்லை.,
அன்பு' என்றேன்.
என்னுடனேயே இருந்தாள்
என் உயிர் போல் ஆனால்.,
'காதலா?' என்றால், இல்லை.,
அன்பு' என்றேன்.
அவள் மணநாள் மேடையில்,
என்னை பார்த்தல் என்கண்ணில் நீர்.,
அன்பா ? என்றால் .,
இல்லை என்று சொல்ல முடியாமல் .,
ஆம் என்று தலை அசைத்தேன் கண்நீருடன் !

கவிதை
உன்னைக்
காதலித்ததால்தான்
நான்கவிதை
எழுதிக்கொண்டிருப்பதாய்
எல்லோரும் சொல்கிறார்கள்...
நான் காதலித்ததே
ஒரு கவிதையைதான்
என உணராத
அற்ப மானிடர்...

நான் கிறுக்கியவை

இன்னொரு மனிதன்
இருக்கும் வரை
யாரும்
அனாதைஇல்லை !

School & Colleage Memories !!!
Last Bench Chating ... Silly fights...
Under bench munching...
Those yawned teachers...
Naughty pranks... Out stood classes..
Lab galataas... B'day treats...
Those never written postponed tests...
Last minute preparations...
Those days will never come again...
but after reading this...
You feel that you missed your friends a lot...
(to all my beloved friends )


வாழ்கை !!!
நாம் நினைப்பது
நடப்பது இல்லை.நடப்பது நமக்கு பிடிப்பதும் இல்லை.
ஆனாலும் 'வாழ்கிறோம்' ஏன் ?
நம்மை விட நம்மை அதிகம்
நேசிபவர்கள் இருப்பதால்.

நான் கேட்டவை

அன்பு !
விட்டுக்கொடுங்கள் விருப்பங்கள் நிறைவேறும் !
மன்னிப்பு கொடுங்கள் தவறுகள் குறையும் !
மனம்விட்டு பேசுங்கள் அன்பு பெருகும்.

சிரிப்பு !
உன் உள்ளம் நோகும்போது சிரி
பிறர் உள்ளம் நோகும்போது சிரிக்கவை .

பிம்பம் !சலனமற்று கிடந்த என் இதய குளத்தில்
காதல் கற்களை எறிந்து போனவள் நீ
பாவம் இன்னமும் அல்லாடிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறது
பரிதாபத்துக்குரிய என் பிம்பம்!!!

தியாகம் !
"தியாகம்" என்ற தலைப்பில்
கவிதை எழுத ச்சொன்னார்கள் !!
நான் "என் அம்மா"
என உன் பெயரை எழுதி
முதல் பரிசினை பெற்றேன்.

காலத்தின் முக்கியம்
சில நேரங்கலில்
நாம் விரும்பியது கிடைக்கும் பொழுது
உணர்வோம்
அது இனிமேல் நமக்கு தேவையில்லை என்று!

நினைவுகள் !!!என் இதய கடலில்
ஆலைகளாய்
உன் நினைவுகள்
என்றும்
அடித்துக்கொண்டு இருக்கும் !!!


நிலவே ...
நீ என்னை மட்டும் தொடர்வதாய்
மனலீரம் மனதிலும் ஒட்டிக்கொள்ள
மயங்கி நடந்தேன் நெடுந்துரம்.
புது நிழல் தடுக்கி திரும்பி பார்த்தேன்
என்னைப் போலவே
இன்னும் சிலரும்...
மகிழ்ச்சி ,
நான் மட்டும் முட்டாள் இல்லை !


பிரிந்துவிடும்
என்று தெரிந்தும் ,
மலரை சுமக்க
செடி மறுப்பதில்லை !
பிரியும் பூவாக இல்லாமல் ,
சுமக்கும் செடியாக இருப்போம் !
என்றும் அன்புடன் !

Krishnapuram Temple (கிருஷ்ணாபுரம்)

The Krishnapuram temple is situated about 13 kms from Tirunelveli city , is a famous for its sculptures. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Which is an important tourist destination. This temple is an important part of art and architecture of Tamil Nadu.
The Kishnapuram temple is dedicated to Lord Venkatachalapathi. It is filled with sculptural beauties of excellent workmanship. This beautiful structure was built by Krishnappa Nayak (1563-73), a specialist of art.
The Ranga Mandapam of the Krishnapuram temple is a theatre of arts. There are several mythological scenes beautifully depicted with expressions ensemble the moods in which they are captured. The contemporary social life is also portrayed in this temple. Some example of this type include a gypsy woman with a child on her back while a toy is held before it by a man to keep it from crying, a Korava kidnapping a princess, being rescued by the prince wounding the Korava in the encounter and the wound profusely bleeding. The figures of the sculptures here are of life sixe and are carved with intricate delicacy.

Ever Green Srivaikundam

Srivaikuntam

Srivaikuntam is famous for the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu known as Srivaikuntapathiswami with a lofty gopuram. The Ekadasi Mandapam is probably the most craftily architectured portion of the temple with beautiful carvings of elephant and warriors showing off the architectural skills that people of that era possessed. Try to visit the temple on Vaikuntha Ekadashi days when the Ekadasi Mandapam is open. You will see few of the most exceptional sculpture works that one ever witnesses. This also played an important part During the conflicting days of the East India company forces and Kattabomman. The temple served as a fort to the people and the local troops.

The Kailasanathaswamy temple is an another important one. It contains six inscriptions of the times of Veera Pandiya Kattabomman It is a beautiful temple with several beautiful paintings and carvings on the wall depicting incidences from the Puranas. There is a beautiful tank as well. There are a lot of mythological legends associated with this temple as well. It is believed that Lord Brahma chose this place on Earth for penance to recover the Vedas which had been stolen by the Asura named Somuka. Lord Vishnu was pleased and defeated the Asura to get back the Vedas. A milk abhisheka is done for him daily as it is believed that through a hole in the Earth, the milk reaches Lord Vishnu. A temple was built here by the king who ruled the place then. Another legend is that Lord Vaihunthanatha had taken the guise of a robber named Kaladutaka in a forest near Srivaikuntham. The robber was a good man in that he robbed the rich and gave the poor and was also a devotee of Lord Vishnu. The Lord had taken his disguise to protect him form the king’s wrath. The king on repenting for his sins constructed this temple for Lord Vaikunthanatha and became a good ruler.

Tiruchendur Temple (திருச்செந்தூர் )

Tiruchendur Temple (திருசெந்தூர் )

The Tiruchendur Temple (Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple) is the celebrated seashore temple of Lord Subrahmanya and is one of the six 'Aarupadai veedu' shrines of Murugan. It is situated in the Tiruchendur taluk of the TiruneIveli District. The distance from Tirunelveli is about 60 Km. The temple is on the shore of the Gulf of Mannar. The surging cool tides of the sea wash the foot of the temple. There is no other shrine in Tamil Nadu with such a beautiful natural setting. The Gulf of Mannar is shallow and is safe for sea bath.

Before entering the temple pilgrims either wash their feet or take a bath in the sea. The bathing that contains nine teerthams according to the sthalapuranam. A bath in any of these teerthams is believed to confer miraculous benefits on a devotee. It is said that once, when Brahma lost one of his five heads due to the anger of Siva, he came to this teertha, took a holy dip in it and had his head restored. Similarly one Angasundari, a Pandyan princess born with the face of a horse, was blessed with a beautiful face after a bath at Vathararamba Teertham.

Nazhi Kinaru
About 200 yards south of this temple, at the seashore, there is a rare natural phenomenon inside a square. It is a well 14 sq. feet in area and with a flight of 34 steps. Inside this well, there is another small well, one square foot in extent and seven feet deep. The water in the smaller well is crystal clear and sweet to taste whereas that in the bigger well is highly sulphurous in smell and brackish. It is said that when Shanmukha’s troops returned to the shore after vanquishing Surapadman at Mahendragiri, they felt thirsty and wanted fresh water. To quench their thirst, Shanmukha planted his Vel on this spot and caused fresh water to gush out.

The war against Surapadman and the success over him are celebrated every year at Tiruchendur on the days till Skanda Shashti, i.e. the sixth day of the waxing moon in the Tula month (October - November). These six days are considered to be very sacred in the Hindu religious calendar. The Kanda Puranam is read at this time with devotion, in private houses and in the temple, with the hope of getting both material and spiritual benefits from Lord Skanda. Many devotees observe nirjala fast on these days that are they do not drink even water.
Originally the temple was of a very modest construction, but during the course of about 1,000 years many additions and alterations were made by different Pandya and Chera kings, their vassals, and the wealthy people of the locality, as a result of which the present gigantic structure has grown up.

'Tiruchendur’ means a sacred and prosperous town of victory. The temple was originally constructed on the sandstone reefs of the beach, but due to corrosion by the sea, the stone began to disintegrate. A noble sannyasin, Mouna Swami, took up the renovation work and it was followed by two others in succession for 72 years and the noble edifice of three prakarams was constructed anew in black granite stone.

The gopuram is on the west (instead of being in the east as usual because of the sea) and is a gigantic structure of nine storeys with a height of 137 feet, commanding a good view of the surrounding area. History states that the gopurarn was constructed roughly 300 years ago by Desikamurti Swami, an Odukathu Tambiran of the then Head or Maha Sannidhanam of Tiruvaduturai Mutt, Tanjore District.

Nellaiyappar Temple in Tirunelveli

Kanthimathi Nellaiyappar Temple
Located just two km away from the railway station, these magnificent twin temples are located right in the heart of the city. The temples, dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvaty are one of the oldest temples in the south and Tirunelveli, earlier called as Pandyanagaram, is said to have evolved around these temples. You can witness the might, grandeur and the architectural brilliance of the temples from a far distance as well and when you enter the premises, you are greeted by a soothing flower garden, which if you go through carefully, contains beautiful and very rare species of flowers. As you get lost in the splendid sculptures that you will find almost at every corner, don't forget to take a look at the 100 pillared hall called the Vasantha Mandapam.

Halwa City

Welcome to the ever so charming city of Tirunelveli in the wonderful state of Tamil Nadu. Tirunelveli , the next to last city of the state, is also the 6th largest of Tamil Nadu. The district has a diverse topography and varied physical features like high mountains and low plains, rivers and cascades, seacoast and thick inland forest. Thriving on the banks of river Tambraparni, and situated around 660km away from Chennai, this 2000 year old city served as a capital to the great Pandayas. The city is surrounded by scores of paddy fields that serve as a boundary to the city and it is due to this that the name Tirunelveli came up. The city is dotted with a number of temples that have just been raised and few that were built by the founder of the town, Vishwanatha. Tirunelveli is quite famous for the locally made handicrafts and you would not like to leave the town without shopping for them. Poompuhar Handicrafts Sales Emporium is the best place to go for a shopping spree as it has all the varieties and the price is also quite reasonable. Apart from shopping, you can also experience the lively Indian temple festivals which are generally celebrated in the months from August to November.

Palayamkottai is known as the "Oxford of South India" and is the place of many colleges, few of those institutions have been imparting higher education from the pre Independence era. Palayamkottai is a Twin city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. It is situated at a distance of 3 KM from the capital, surrounded by paddy fields. It is on the southern side of the River Tamirabarani, the northern bank of it is flanked by Tirunelveli.

Highlights.

• Nellaiappar temple in Town.
• “Iruttu Kadai Halwa” (Dark Shop Halwa) opposite Nellaiappar temple is the best Halwa you can taste in the world.
• The famous Cutrallam waterfalls is just over an hour’s drive from Tirunelveli.
• Sea Shore Temple at Tiruchendur- 60 kms East of Tirunelveli.
• Krishnapuram temple, 13 km away, is a famous for its sculptures.