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Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 9

November 24, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Other items in the museum: Metal Scuplture: Models of North Indian sculptures: Granary Pot: Uruli, About 16th century AD, Vellimalai, Kalkulam Tk. Kanyakumari District Weight: 50 kg. Sculpture: Garuda Vahanam, About 19th century AD, Swamithoppu, Kanyakumari District: Carving Pen: Palm leaf manuscripts: Basket keeping for Palm leaf … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 8

November 21, 2008 by admin 2 Comments

Items in the museum: Coral Reef: Bones of a whale washed ashore at Manavala kurichy, Kanyakumari Dt. in September 1993: Arms: (From left) Sword of Kattabomman Sivakasi, Tirupachethi Aruval Madurai, and other swords. (Below) Cannon Balls from Udaygiri fort. AD 1741. The cannon balls displayed here were unearthed from Udaygiri fort of Kanyakumari District. Udaygiri … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 7

November 20, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Other sections in the museum: Coins: The earlist known Indian coins is called Puranas. They are known to have been in circulation during the third century BC or even earlier. They are of three different kinds: Impressed (punch-marked), die-struck and cast. Punch-marked puranas are usually of Silver, rarely of Copper. Die-struck and cast puranas are mostly of Copper. All … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 6

November 19, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Sections in the museum: Mineral Sands: Mineral Sands from the Indian rare earths limited, Manavalakurichy, Kanyakumari District. Ilmenite: is a black mineral containing Ferro-Titanate and it is the main ore for Titanium Dioxide and Titanium metals. The main use of Ilmenite is for the production of Titanium dioxide used as a pigment in paint, paper, and leather and … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 5

November 18, 2008 by admin 2 Comments

Rocks: A rock is an aggregate of minerals and it may be mono-minerallic, bi-minerallic or poly-minerallic in composition. Based on their origin, rocks are classified in to three broad divisions- Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rocks are those that have been formed by the consolidation of the hot molten rocky material. eg. Granite, Gabbro, … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 4

November 17, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Other items in the museum: Abnormal Green Chilly: Coral Fish: (Scylla Scrrata) A marine crab: Porcupine Fish: Cypsilurus SP (Flying Fish): Moray: The Rock or Spiny Lobster: Anguilla: Black Scorpion: [email_link] [print_link] … [Read more...]

Trip to Kanyakumari: Chapter 2: Government Museum, Kanyakumari: Part 3

November 14, 2008 by admin Leave a Comment

Different items in the museum: Kumari Kandam: Kumari Kandam is the name of a legendary sunken landmass said to have been located to the south of present-day Kanyakumari District at the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean. The legend assigns the continent and its final submergence an antiquity ranging in tens of thousands of years. Terracotta: Toys made out of … [Read more...]

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