The Hairomax Miss South India 2010 contest at Kochi

The Hairomax Miss South India 2010 contest will be held at hotel Le Meridien International Convention Centre at 6.30 pm on Saturday, November 06, 2010. Selected beauties from south Indian States will be contesting for The Hairomax Miss South India 2010 title. Contestants from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are undergoing their grooming section for last few days. The grooming sessions for the contestants will have sessions on yoga, meditation, personality development, catwalk, beauty tips, photo shoot...and more. The winner will get the crown sponsored by Prakkat Jewelers and the first runner up will be awarded with prices worth Rs. 50,000.00 and the second runner-up will be given Rs. 25,000.00 worth gifts. Also there are gifts under the categories lime Miss Beautiful Hair, Miss Beautiful Smile, Miss Beautiful Skin, Miss Beautiful Face, Miss Beautiful Eyes, Miss Congeniality, Miss Catwalk, Miss Perfect 10, Miss Talented and Miss Photogenic. The judging panel include actors Swetha Vijay, Aditi Chibber, model Simer Mottiani and media personalities Vijay Babu and Thoshma Biju.The beauty contest that run about three and a half hours include four sections like designer sari round, casuals, black and black and linen wear round. There are four finalists from Kerala. The contestants Aiswarya Muraleedharan, Geethu Christy, Priyanka Mohan and Denita Anand are from Kerala.

Best Climate to visit Kerala

Kerala, located in South West Coast of Indian, along the Arabian Sea, enjoy tropical climate all year round. March to June is summer and Monsoon starts in June and lasts up to August. The season just after monsoon is perfect for tourists. Kerala become greener after heavy rains.

Kerala is a well developed land area. There are well established transportation by Air, Rail, Road and Water. Most of the time the transportation and moving around won’t make any problem. Just at the peak of monsoon a few days it will be difficult in some areas. But a lot of tourists visit Kerala during monsoon to enjoy the beauty of monsoon. September to march is considered as the best time to visit Kerala. The temperature will slightly increase during summer and it will be slightly more humid.

Kerala the God’s Own Country

Kerala is a small strip of land stretches from Kanyakumari to Kasargodu. This strip of land has many unique goodies. So the tourists all over the world gather to this place. Some of them visit Kerala every year and a few even like to stay here forever. The narrow strip of land between Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats offer variety of land forms. The coastal land, Hilly land and the land in between these two regions form a third category.

Kerala is famous for its trades with Europeans in the 19^th century and before. The spices like cardamom, pepper, ginger etc where traded and taken to various European countries. This give way to colonial encroaches and fights that last up to the middle of the 20^th century. The education in this state is largely influenced by European missionaries. The health care standards and education level in this state is well near to the developed country standards.

Today Kerala is a fast developing business hub in South Asia. People from Kerala are working all over the world. Multi National Companies looking for quality workforce start their recruiting process from Kerala. Plenty of educational institutions, professional colleges and technical institutes produce quality work force. Especially in nursing and engineering sectors people from Kerala have their recognition all over the world.

Thommankuthu waterfall, Thodupuzha, Idukki

Thommankuthu waterfall, Thodupuzha, Idukki is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Kerala. It is a seven stage cascading type waterfall. The waterfall at Thommankuttu cascades in seven stages, each stage with a pool at the bottom. It is one of the most popular eco tourist spot in western Ghat. Thommankuttu waterfalls situate about 30 km from Thodupuzha Town and 75 km from Kochi. Thomman kuthu waterfalls are an interesting spot for adventurists. The are many places you can go with some trouble. Tourists can reach Thommankuthu by road only. There are hotels and lodges available in Thodupuzha.

Distance Chart (All Distances are in KM)

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Agartala 4,064 Agra 2.611 Abmadabad 2.040 Aizawl 3,988 Ajmer 2,566 Akola 1,754 Aligarh 2,694 Allaliabad 2,407 Ambala 3.005 Amritsar 3,260 Asansol 2,516 Aurangabad 1,613 Bangalore 753 Bareilly 2,823 Belgaum 1,044 Bellary 1,048 Rhagalpur 2,744 Bhavnagar 2,227Bhopal 2.154 Bhuhaneshwar 1,943 Bikaner 2799 Bilaspur 2,199 Calcutta 2384 Chandigarh 3,051 Chennai 708 Chitradurga 910 Coimbalore 413 Cultack 1966 Debra Dun 2,992 Delhi 2,814 Dhanbad 2,493 Dhule 1,756 Dibrugarh 3,865 Dindigul 330 Durgapur 2,556 Ganganagar 2,987 Bangtok 3,065 Oaya 2,717 Ohaziabad 2,832 Gorakhpur 2,705 Gulbarga 1,370 Guntur 1,104 Guwahati 3,426 Gwalior 2,501 Hassan 713 Hisar 3,004 Hubli 974 Hyderabad 1,315 Imphal 3,910 Indoro 1,990

Jabalpur 2,066 Jaipur 2697 Jaisalmer 2,635 Jalandhar 3,177 Jammu 3,396 Jamnagar 2,342 Jamshedpur 2,337 Jhansi 2,390 Jodhpur 2,479 Jorhat 3,729 Kakinada 1,392 Kandla 2,405 Kanpur 2,610 Kohinla 3,765 Koihapur 1,147 Kola 2,496 Krishnagiri 619 Kumool 1,062 Lucknow 2,681 ludhiana 3,118 Madurai 284 Mangalore 606 Meerut 2,811 Molihari 2,891 Mumbai 1,543 Muzaffarnagar 2,862 Muzzaffarpur 2,939 Mysoro 598 Nagpur 1,786 Nanded 1,539 Nashik 1,582 Nellore 880 Panaji 1,001 Paradwip 2,067 Pathankot 3,289 Hameswaram 401 Ranchi 2,499 Ranippettai 827 Raurkela 2,277 Rohtak 2,859 Saga, 2,176 Saharanpur 2,944 Salem 565 Sambalpur 2,128 Shahjahanpur 2,833 Shiliguri 2,951 Shillong 3,526 Shimla 3,156 Shiepuri 2,389 Silchar 3,752 Solapur 1253 Srinagar 3,689 Surat 1,742 Thane 1,522 Thanjavur 523 Tiruchchirappalli 469 Tirunelveli 172 Tirupati 922

The Baywatch, Amucement park Kanyakumari.

The Baywatch, Amucement park is situated at sunset point Kanyakumari. This popular destiunation attracts several tourists come to Kayakumari. This is situated just 3 km away from Kanyakumari Beach. Baywatch theme park at kanyakumari opens for public On Holidays from10.00 am to 7.30 pm and On Working days 10.00 am to 7.00 pm. Ticket Fares are Rs 200/- for adults and Rs 150/- children. Please note down the phone number: 04652 246563.

Baywatch is the Kanyakumari's first water-theme amusement park. It offers an array of interesting joy rides and a sneak peek into India's first wax museum. Baywatch at Sunset Point is Kanyakumari's offers an array of interesting joy rides! Baywatch, the versatile, multi Entertainment Park at sunset point offers a point of nonstop excitement in a thrilling and bewitching water world. Bay watch is the first Water theme park in Kanyakumari. Bay watch offers almost all facilities to entertain the tourists. Baywatch has many rides which matches international standards. With the recently added wax museum, Bay watch is the only park in Asia to house a Wax museum! Kanyakumari is also now a national tourist spot, which is a must see historical tourist centre for travellers world over.

The Kuthiramalika Palace, Thiruvananthapuram

Kuthiramalika Palace is situated adjacent to Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at East Fort, Thiruvananthapuram. Visitors can visit this historical palace between 0830 - 1300 hrs, 1500 - 1730 hrs and the palace will be closed for visitors on Mondays. The visitors are charged a nominal entrance fee of Rs. 10 per adult and Rs. 5 per kids.

The palace was built by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal Balarama Varma - the King of Travancore,. Kuthiramalika which means Horse Bungalow takes its name from the roof beams which are carved to resemble the faces of 122 horses. Kuthira Malika (Mansion of Horses) is also known as (official Name) Puthen Malika (New Mansion). The courtyard of Kuthira Malika is the venue for Swathi Sangeethotsavam. A portion of Kuthira Malika has been converted to a Palace Museum that houses some of the assets owned by the Travancore Royal Family that includes Kathakali mannequins, Belgian mirrors, crystal chandeliers, paintings, armaments, musical instruments, traditional furniture and other artefacts.

The Kuthira Malika is well accessible by road, the nearest railway station is only a kilometer away from this place. Also the airport, Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is situated only 6 Km away.