Beemappalli Uroos
by dsantosh
The Beemappalli Dargah Shareef is dedicated to Bee Umma, a pious Muslim lady with great spiritiual powers. Bee Umma and her son who belong to the family of Prophet Mohammed are believed to have come here from Arabia centuries ago to preach their religion, Islam. The annual ten-day Uroos festival held at Beemappalli, to commemorates the memory of Sayyidhathunisa Bee Umma and her son Sayyidussaheed Maheen Aboobaker who are laid to rest here.
The festival begins at 8.30 in the morning with a prayer 'Dunha' led by the religious chief Imam on the premises of the shrine. A ceremonial processionis the also follwed. Religious discourses and preachings in the evenings will be held in the following days. Cultural programmes are held in the evening hours .Devotees make an offering of coins in earthern pots (kudams). This ritual is called Chandanakkudam. Thousands of pilgrims travel to Thiruvananthapuram to take part in the festival. Flowers, silk cloth and oil offered here at Dargah Shareef are distributed to the devotees who visit the shrine.
Venue: Beemappalli Dargah Shareef, about 12 km southwest of Thiruvananthapuram city.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Thiruvananthapuram central, about 12 km from the shrine.
Nearest airport: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, about 4 km from the shrine.
Get wet or carry an Umbrella
by ajayzener
One thing to be kept in mind while travelling to any place in kerala is the Umbrella, plastic shoes and a rain coat. Be prepared for unpredictable rains. It may just happen when you are admiring the sun out in the open. The rainy season starts in the month of june and goes uptill Aug. After which it again starts off in the month of Oct till Dec.
But unsesonal rains may play spoilt sport during other months too.. Plastic shoes and rain coat a must, if you land up in the rainy season.
Sankhumugham Beach
by ushar
Sankhumugham Beach is very near to Trivandrum Internationa Airport and 8 kms away from the Trivandrum city. Sunset watching is interesting to viewers. An indoor recreation club, the matsya kanyaka \mermaid ( sculpture made by famous Kanayi Kunjuraman) and restaurant shaped like a star fish are some of the attractions.
Varkala Beach
by SirRichard
Varkala (50 kms north of Trivandrum) is a wonderful little paradise. It has a nice cozy beach, fantastic cliffs with palm trees and is one of the main pilgrimage centers in the State.
Though it has a very touristic side (up in the cliffs), you can still find unspoiled places if you go to the town or visit the temples.
Natural History Museum
by Willettsworld
This museum is located in the Zoo complex, near the Napier Museum. It has separate galleries for mammals, birds, lower vertebrates, invertebrates, separate room for index collections, skeleton gallery, an ethnographic collection, and a laboratory. There is also an outdoor exhibit of fossil tree trunks near the entrance plus a varied and rich collection of minerals and books presented by General Cullen in 1885.
Admission: Rs6.
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