My visit to Kolli Hills happened
to be from Palani rather directly from Chennai as we were on a course of
roundabout visiting the temple town following Thanjavur. We started from Palani
after having the breakfast and reached Kolli hills by late afternoon via
Dharapuram and Karur. The roads to the destination were partially a state and
national highways – the NH 7, and during that course I shot some photos that
made this post.
Above is a beautiful emblem I
noticed at an intersection before entering the Dharapuram town. The emblem
resembles a burning lamp to me and at other perspective I find fingers holding
a ring with fire inside. (click photos for enlargement)
Men traveling on a mini tempo or
locally known as china yanai (the Tata Ace) on
NH 7 (check the photo below to know where it was shot) and being morning
hours, I guess they were supposed to carried to their workplace.
Sign boards indicating the
distance of the destinations ahead and aside.
View of a hillock come hill temple
of lord Muruga captured from an over bridge on the same highways.
At last come’s trucks of two with
load of tractors and the number plate of the truck marks MH, which I guess is
transported to Maharashtra – an Indian state.
A comprehensive post with beautiful well focused pictures!
ReplyDeleteThe views along the highways in India are so interesting with truck loads of men riding them.
ReplyDeleteI could also see the interesting names like Salem. That place is also a famous ski mountain resort in USA.
nice new tractors. :)
ReplyDeleteSeems a lovely trip Jeevan...
ReplyDeleteI still don't understand what that statue is supposed to signify! :)
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I remember NH 7, which we traveled on to get from Coimbatore to Salem, if I am not mistaken.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the average speed on these roads, Jeevan? I see some motorcycles on the highway too.
Your photos are lovely - they show the much needed details about the road, the condition of the highway, the number of lanes, the types of vehicles on the highway, etc.
I really enjoyed seeing Tamilnadu through your lens.
Have a Happy Day!
Peace :)
Wonderful on the drive shots.
ReplyDeleteWow I love that picture of the men traveling on the china yanai! Cool! Have a great weekend, Jeevan.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures made me feel like I was on a road journey too... Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteChandra@GreenComotion - Coimbatore-Salem is connected by not NH 7, but NH 47.
ReplyDeleteThe NH 7 you see in photos is the long national highways of India, connecting Kanyakumari and Varanasi. In Tamil Nadu it passes thought Maduai and Salem and connects Bangalore and Hyderabad. On average cars travels between 100-120 kmph and trucks and motorcycles to be less than 100kmph… in Indian people rarely take long travels in motorcycles and what u see could be travelled between nearby towns and cities.
Hello Jeevan, wonderful scenes and photos from your roadtrip! I like teh temple on the hill. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!
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