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Last week my brother went to Coorg and showed me the photographs it was awesome, hence i thought to share with you all those pictures and some information i know about Coorg.

Kodagu originally called Kodaimalenadu means ‘dense forest on steep hill’, is an administrative district in Karnataka in southern India. It is also known by its anglicized former name of Coorg. 252 kms from Bangalore and 1525 m above sea level lies Madikeri, the district headquarters of Kodagu.

Coorg or Kodagu (Dubbed as the Scotland of India, this town has a lot to offer to the tourist. Misty hills, lush forest, acres and acres of tea and coffee plantation, orange groves, undulating streets and breathtaking views are what make Madikeri an unforgettable holiday destination.

Kodagu is considered rich in wildlife and has three wildlife sanctuaries and one national park:

• Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
• Nagarahole or Rajiv Gandhi National Park.

The fauna over there includes the Asian elephant, tiger, leopard, dhole, gaur, boar, several species of deer etc.

The flora of coorg includes Champak, Ironwood, Ebony, Indian mahogany etc, in the undergrowth are found cardamom, Areca, plantains, canes, wild black pepper, tree and other ferns, and arums.

This is a plant in coorg, for the first time I saw this, I thought this is an animal. In the forest of the less thickly-wooded bamboo country in the west of Kodagu the most common trees are the Black wood, Kino tree. Tourist attractions The temple tank of Omkareshwara Temple at Madikeri

Talakaveri: the place where the River Kaveri originates. The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to lord Brahma, and is one among the two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. Nisargadhama: An island and picnic spot near Kushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri. Iruppu Falls: A sacred spot in south Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The Lakshmana Tirtha River flows nearby. Abbey Falls: a scenic waterfall 8 km from Madikeri, the charming Abbey Falls is a wonderful place for picnics. It is advised that the tourists should make their own arrangements to reach this place before they get on on a tour. It is one of the best among the tourist attractions in Coorg and should not be missed out at any cost.

Dubare: mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river Kaveri along the Kushalanagara – Siddapur road. Nagarahole: a national park and wildlife resort. Bhagamandala: situated at the confluence of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kanika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground. Dargah Sharief of Yemmemadu: Dargah Sharief, the Holy Tomb, of Yemmemadu is one of the most sacred shrines for Muslims in Kodagu district. Mandal patti: 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, 25 kms from there. Tibetian monestry – Bailkuppe : Golden Temple The gold-coated Buddhist statues in the monastery are magnificent and unique, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the Tibetans.

The statues are of Guru Padmasambhava, Buddha Shakyamuni and Amitayus. Golden Temple is also known as Namdroling Monastery.

Getting There

• Closest Airport: Bangalore (260 km), Mangalore (135 km)
• Closest Railway Station: Mysore (146 km)
• Road: The Mysore – Mangalore highway (NH48) passes through Kodagu. The district headquarters Madikeri (Mercara), is 262 km from Bangalore and 120 km from Mysore. The distance from Mangalore is 136 km and from Cannanore and Tellicherry, it is about 118 km. There are regular buses plying from these places to Madikeri.

Dont miss such an amazing place..

The study of site of the celestial bodies like sun, moon and other planets movements are seen at the moment in time, position and birth event are known as astrology. People are having thousands of questions about astrology whether it is true or not.

I too have doubt on astrology. What am thinking is, it’s a logical reasoning of planets, which is predicts by man. So it would be 50-60% true and the remaining are false predictions.

Last week I went to see one astrologer with my mom and that astrologer is a lady. My mom gave my “jathagam” (arrangements of Zodiac signs) to that lady. I stated the wordings below which she predicted for me:

“Your marriage is like a knotted thread. It is not well defined in your jathagam. Look at your left hand, you have lots of black marks on your palm lines. That black marks denotes the dangerous of your husband‘s life. So you marry a person who is working in abroad then only you both won’t get fight with each other. You won’t like that person whom you are going to marry because it is goanna arrange marriage. Otherwise you will get divorce or something might happen. In your last birth you have cheated your boy friend, so in this present birth one guy will cheat you. Blaaa… blaaa… blaaa……”

She finished here her predictions.

First I believed her points, predictions and all. So I fed up, felt a lot and even cried also. After I reached home I realized that she is just predicting, it may be a wrong calculation and more over that astrologer is not a god. I just waste my time and money.

So you people also don’t believe anything simply rather than god. Live your life happily. Your hard work and kindhearted to everybody gives you a pleasant and fruitful life.

Makara Sankranthi is the most celebrated festival of India which refers to the happening of the Sun entering into the zodiac sign of Makara or Capricorn. In south India, all three days of Pongal are very important whereas north Indians usually celebrate only the second day called Makara Sankranti and Lohri of the north, it is also called Pongal Sankranti.

This is also known as harvest festival. This is celebrated three – four days which starts with Bhogi, the day in which old clothes and materials are thrown away and fired, marking the beginning of a new life.

The second day is Pongal , which coincides with the festival Makara Sankranthi celebrated throughout India. It is celebrated by boiling rice with fresh milk and jaggery in new clay pots. The rice is later topped with brown sugar, cashew nuts, dry grapes etc. The rice is traditionally cooked at sun rise.

The moment the milk boils over and bubbles out of the vessel, the tradition is to shout of “Ponggalo Ponggal! introduces freshly harvested rice grains in the pot and blow the sangu.

The newly cooked rice is offered to the Sun God at sunrise to reveal the gratefulness for the harvest. The Sun stands for Pratyaksha Brahman – the manifest God, who symbolizes the one, non-dual, self-effulgent, magnificent divinity blessing one and all diligently. The Sun is the one who transcends time and also the one who rotates the memorable wheel of time.

During this festival there is a culture of putting Rangoli in front of houses. This tradition is followed mainly because Rangoli is designed using powder obtained by crushing newly harvested food grains; which in turn serves as food to ants.

The third day Mattu Pongal, is meant to offer thanks to the cows and buffaloes, as they are used to plough the lands. Mattu Pongal is intended to exhibit our recognition and love towards cattle and decorate them with garlands and apply kungumam (kumkum) on their foreheads and feed them good food.

In rural Tamil Nadu, daring games such as the Jallikkattu or taming the wild bull or Eruthazhuvuthal are features of the day. Jallikkattu is a bull taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebration. This is one of the ancient sports seen in the modern period. Alike the Spanish running of the bulls, In Jallikattu, the bulls are not killed and the ‘matadors’ are not allowed using any weapon.

The one held in Alanganallur, near Madurai, is one of the more popular events. In olden days the game was used by women to choose their husbands. Successful “matadors” were chosen as grooms. Usually the majestic Kangeyam bull is involved in this game, as they are obviously more violent and brawny than any other of its species.

There are three versions of jallikattu:

1. Vadi manju virattu
2. Vaeli virattu
3. Vadam manjuvirattu

The next is the Kaanum Pongal, time for family reunions in Tamil Nadu. During Kaanum Pongal , people visit relatives and friends to thank them for their help during festive season.

In Andhra Pradesh, Mukkanuma, the final day of Sankranthi festival, is celebrated to worship cattle. Mukkanuma is famous among the non-vegetarians of the society why because People do not eat any non-vegetarian during the first three days of the festival and eat it only on the day of Mukkanuma.

If you desire to wish people in

• Telugu spell as Sankranthi Subakankshalu
• Tamil spell as Iniya Pongal dhina nal vazhthukal
• Malayalam spells as Sankranthi ashamshakal

I wish you all to have a very happy thai pongal and Sankaranthi.

Walt Disney Pictures presents ‘Tangled’, a 2010 an animated musical film, one of the most hilarious, hair-raising tales ever told and it is the is the 50th animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. Till date, it is the second most expensive film ever made and the most expensive animated film, with a budget of $260 million.

The story is highly based on the German fairy tale Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm.The film was originally titled and marketed as Rapunzel until it was changed to Tangled.

When the kingdom’s most wanted — and most charming — bandit Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi) hides out in a strange tower, he has taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a beautiful and an energetic tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair.

The film was prepared using computer-generated imagery (CGI), although Tangled was modeled on the customary look of oil paintings on canvas. To create the sense of a painting, non-photorealistic rendering has been used.

While concluding we can say that ‘Tangled’ is a story of adventure, heart, humor and hair — lots of hair. The movie is supposed to be released in India on January 21, 2011. I have given you here the trailer of Tangled.

Toy Story 3, American 3D computer-animated film and the third feature-length film in the Toy Story series, shocked everyone when it overtook Avatar and Harry Potter to earn the highest grossing movie slot in UK for the year 2010.

Lee Unkrich, who directed this animation movie, earned 73.8 million pounds at the UK box office last year. This record was followed by James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar which grossed 76 million pounds.

The seventh and final series of the Harry Potter movie series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 arrived after this, earning around 48.5 million pounds. Alice in Wonderland and Inception followed these.

A new study has shown that many people, who make New Year’s resolutions to quit smoking and drinking are not able to stick on to their words for more than a week.

Those who attempt to quit smoking, stop drinking alcohol at home or eat healthier food would be far more successful if they got support. University of Hertfordshire researchers followed 2,000 people who made a two-week resolution and found that those who relied solely on their own willpower failed even before the halfway stage.

People who told their family and friends about their plans were far more likely to succeed. Just 26 per cent of those who relied on willpower managed to keep to their goal, but 35 per cent of those who tried other techniques had better success.

Other techniques found for success includes visualizing or imagining a better life once the goal is achieved.

It is important that we use as much advice and support to see us through the New Year commitments, remembering that overall simple small changes work better and are more achievable in the long run.

Ingredients : 1 cup uncooked quick-cooking wild rice Cooking spray 1 cup chopped onion 2 garlic cloves 3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth 1 1/2 cups cubed peeled baking potato 3 cups 2% reduced-fat milk 1/3 cup all-purpose flour Light processed cheese as required 2 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Salt as required 1/4 cup chopped fresh coriander leaves

Method :

1. Cook rice avoiding salt and fat.
2. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
3. Coat pan with cooking spray.
4. Add onion and garlic; saut it for 3 minutes.
5. After adding chicken broth and potato bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
6. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes or until potato becomes crisp.
7. Combine milk and flour, stirring well with a beater.
8. Add the milk mixture to potato mixture.
9. Cook all for 5 minutes or until slightly thick by stirring it constantly.
10. Remove from heat; add cheese, stir it completely until the cheese melts.
11. Also stir in rice, chicken, pepper, and salt.
12. Garnish it with Coriander leaves.

Hot and Yummy soup is ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Goa, the smallest state in India is one of the most beautiful and charming place to visit. All over the world Goa is very famous for its pristine beaches decorated by coconut trees, beautiful landscapes, azure sky, medieval monuments, forts and churches and a mixed blend of culture.

Goa has more than 100 km of seashore and the sea has different shades to offer at various places. Goa is very famous for its beaches, the beaches of Goa looks like the curves of a woman’s body.

Some of the famous beaches in Goa are Candolim Beach, Sinquerim Beach, Baga Beach, Bambolim Beach, Arambol Beach, Vagator Beach, Benaulim Beach, Palolem Beach, Agonda Beach, Mobor & Cavelossim Beaches.

Candolim-beach

Sinquerim-Beach

Baga-beach

Arambol-Beach

Vagator-Beach

Palolem-Beach

Mobor-Cavelossim-Beaches

Calangute-beach

Though, Nightlife is not much popular in India, it is highly accepted in Goa, which holds much of the Portuguese culture and tradition. It is very common to find families going out for a night filled with fun. There are places where, almost every third house has a bar-cum-restaurant.

Goa is a heaven for water sports lovers. The long coastal areas in Goa offer amazing opportunities to indulge in all sorts of water-sport activities. The Para-sailing and water scooter took our breath away.

Water-scooter

Parasailing in Goa

When you are in Goa, you have to put in more days to enjoy the place fully, the delight of discovering a crab under a stone, churches, temples and the thrill of walking on some of the best beaches in India full of crisp sea-shells. While seeing the beauty of nature our mind stops thinking and our heart starts to speak.

Even a day in Goa is fascinating and unforgettable.

The tenth Miss Earth pageant was at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheatre in Nha Trang, Vietnam on december 4th of 2010. Delegates from 84 countries and territories competed for the title of Miss Earth 2010 this year in beautiful Vietnam.

After a month of competition Miss India, Nicole Faria was announced as Miss Earth 2010, taking over the reign of Larissa Ribeiro Ramos, Miss Earth 2009. Unlike other shows, there was no “runner-up” instead the titles of Miss Earth-Air, Miss Earth-Water and Miss Earth-Fire is given for the next three contestants.

The Miss Earth-Air, Miss Earth-Water and Miss Earth-Fire titles went to

• Miss Ecuador – Jennifer Pazmi’o
• Miss Thailand – Watsaporn Wattanakoon and
• Miss Puerto Rico – Yeidy Bosques

This is the first time an Indian has won the “Miss Earth” title. Last year, the title went to Brazil’s Larissa. Indian designers say it’s an event that made India proud. “It’s a proud moment for India. It’s a very good thing that Indians are creating a mark and an Indian woman has won such a pageant.

“It’s very good that she has won but I don’t give any importance to beauty pageants. There are more important things happening, people are dying of poverty,” says designer Vijay Arora.

MISS ECUADOR WINS LONG GOWN AWARD

Miss Ecuador Earth, Jennifer Stephanie Pazmino Saldana emerged victorious as the Best in Long Gown. She was awarded a sash, plaque and a US$30,000. necklace studded with semi-precious stones and diamond.

The organizers this year will grant Miss Air and Miss Water awards, in addition to the usual honorifics for costume and talent.

Indian designers says thet India has become more of a cosmopolitan. It is acting like a sponge taking in from the world. If your capacity is more you can endorse more.

It is a very happy news for all that India has won the Miss Earth title for the first time.

This week I have just planned to write funny translations of tamil proverb to english. Hope you all will like this……………

• For good cow, one heat. (Nalla maatuku oru soodu)
• Bad donkey small wall. (Kazhudhai ketta kutti cheviru)
• 5 not bending, 50 also no bend. (5il valayadhadhu 50il valayuma)
• For crow, its kutty gold kutty. (Kaakaiku than kunju pon kunju)
• For elephant also leg slip. (Yaanaikum adi sarukum)
• Study hand size,no study world size. (Katradhu kai alavu, kalladhadhu ulagalavu)
• Ant move, stone melt. (Yerumbu oora, kallum karayum)
• Donkey knows camphor smell. (Kazhudhaiku theriuma karpoora vaasanai)
• If Crow bath, become crane?? (Kaaka kulichal kokku aaguma??)
• If needed jackfruit on root grow. (Venamengil palaa verilum kaayikkum)
• Snake on fence on shoulder no put. (Veliyil kidakira paambai eduthu tholil podathey)
• Miser gets life, hold umbrella at midnight. (Alpanuku vazhvu vandha Ardha Raathriyilum koda Pidipan)
• Small drop big water. (Siru thulli peruvellam)