Elections 2009...

Polling Schedule

India announces Lok Sabha elections for 2009

The following polling schedule for the 2009 General Elections was announced by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, N. Gopalaswami, on March 2, 2009:

April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

April 22 - Manipur

April 23 - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand

April 30 - Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

May 7 - Bihar, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi

May 13 - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Puducherry

Tamilnadu...An enchanting Tourist destination......

Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, "This is my own, my native land!" said Sir Walter Scott. India is a land of great diversity. It is one of the popular destination for tourists all over the world who throng to have a glimpse of the natural wealth and heritage of the nation .

Located at the southern part of India is Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu tourism has much in its store for its tourists, it is a land of culture and traditions, where majestic monuments, temples and bewitching beaches are present to excite you. This state is surrounded by the bay of bengal and famous for its natural beauty and chromatic beaches. Tamilnadu boasts of possessing the world's second largest beach - 'The Marina'. Apart from marina ,the kanyakumari beach lies at the southern part of Tamilnadu and Elliots beach near Mahabalipuram.




A view of the Marina beach

Apart from its natural beauty , Tamilnadu is also famous for its artistic beauty. The temples here are poignant and a feast for people who have an artistic fervor. Located at almost every part of the state , these temples are epitomes of the importance rulers like Cholas,Chera and Pandiyas gave to architecture.Every year, thousands of tourists within India and all over the world throng to enjoy this artistic beauty.Particularly the rock temple at Mahabalipuram is renowned for its Rathas and shore temple. The temples in Tamilnadu are under the surveillance of the ASI(Archaeological Survey of India) and are under constant renovation process.

My post will be incomplete if i dont mention about the south Indian food and festivals . Tamilnadu is famous for idlis, dosa, pongal, vada with chutney and sambar.The traditional festivals like Diwali and Pongal are celebrated with great fervor . These festivals are a delight in peoples lives.
Music plays a major role in these festivals. Classical music is very famous here. Sabhas are filled with enthusiastic audiences thronging to listen to classical songs .
To listen to divine tamil classical music log on to www.vishnucreations.org