Thursday, August 3, 2017

Sightings In Kanniyakumari; India's first Wax Museum

Sightings In Kanniyakumari; India's first Wax Museum

- Devi Hotel
- Taj Hotel
- Konica STD Xerox Internet
- Bus timings from Kanniyakumari
- Photo colour lab
- Devdas store for writing pad, newspapers and fruits including bananas.

The stay in Kanniyakumari was for three days. More than once i visited Vivekananda Ashram. In Vivekananda Ashram there is  SBI Vivekanandapuram, Vivekananda Pictorial Exhibition and  a Nursery. As you enter Vivekananda Ashram few metres away on the right side is a Mahaganapati temple which sends good vibes.

Near Vegetarian Restaurant in Kanniyakumari
- Handicraft emporium
- Book stall
- Ranade communication
- BSNL Broadband Internet Browsing Centre
  Move further there is Vivekananda Kendra Kanniyakumari Reception Desk and on display is Shibir            Calendar

Outside Vivekananda Ashram
- Goldmary textiles and readymades
- Sivaram xerox, colour xerox, computer, fax, cd printing, internet,TNSPC Bank Exam, Dish recharge, call      recharge, bus ticket, EB Bill van, car rental
- Hotel Balaji vegetarian
- Canara bank Kanniyakumari branch
- Union Bank of India
- Canara bank ATM
- Kanya Lodge
- Computer Software College (CSC)
- K.P.R Beauty Parlour
- Kumari Tuition Centre
- TNDS Computer Education
- Aashiq footwear( Abdul is the owner)
- Sanjana Opticals
-The Italian Cake shop
- Kumari Lodge
- Loortha Matha Street
- Tea Coffee Centre
- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)
- Raj Gopal Shop
- Al-Jannath Nursery and Primary School
- Muslim Street
- Jamaliya Lodge Kanniyakumari
- M Kassim Tea Shop
- Wonder Wax (India's first Wax Museum)
 - British Bakes
- Al Madina restaurant:  Indian, Chinese, Arabic, Continental

- Saji Catering and Decoration
- Mobile Care
- Sastha Medicals
- Hotel Amutham Residency
- Margin Free Market and Collections
- SSR Communications
- Mayilmanickam tours and travels
- Xerox, fax, internet, lamination, color print
- Typing Tamil English
- Phone booth STD ISD
- Ganga Lodge
- LG
- Samsung
- Orient PSPO fans
- LIC
- Apollo Pharmacy
- Hotel Sarancity
- Shifa mobiles
- Oppo camera phone
- Hotel Sivamurugan
- Hotel Sridevi rooms and hall (This is a new structure)
- Manomaniam Sundaranar University constituent college
- AVT Gold Cup Premium 100 per cent Assam blend
- Hotel Arabia
- Muttu Saloon
-  Near the saloon there is a tea centre from where i took tea in 2013 and earlier
- TMB ATM Madhusudanan is the security guard
- Nageswari tourist home
-  Hotel Ohm Saravana bhavan
- Sangam restaurant
- BSNL customer service centre
- India Post
- Hotel Triveni
- Triveni Tourist Home
- Now a hoarding
 Bhagarathi Amman temple 400m
 Boat house 400m  Gandhi mandapam 400m


Some more sightings
- Hotel Sri Pazhani
- Township lodge
- MP Rahul Jewellery and works. In the vicinity songs are being played and i am told it is Rahman's songs in   praise of Lord Shiva.
- P P Ram store for soap
-  Ganesh Lodge
-  SBI ATM
-  State Bank of Travancore Kanniyakumari branch
-  Adarsh credit cooperative society
-  South Indian Bank ATM
-  SALWA Cake Shop
-  IOB Kanniyakumari branch
-  Hoarding of xerox pancard passport apply
-  Hotel Sun Park
-  Sarmi store for bananas, biscuits
-  Karnataka Bank ATM
-  Hotel Ashiff
-  Sun tours and travels
-  Kanniyakumari communication
-  Girishva cars
-  New Cape hotel
-  Infant Jesus nursery and primary school
-  Indel money
-  CR saloon
-  Sri Sai tiffin centre
-  Hotel Green Palace
-  Planet soda
-  VRD cool bar
-  KK store
-  Shrine of Our  Lady of Ransom is inside
-  Indian Bank ATM
-  ST. Antony's Higher Secondary School established in 1921
-  Paris bakery
-  Dish TV Fathima Stores
-  Fathima stores (stationery)

Apart from meeting Mr Velapan the security guard in Vivekananda Ashram, i came across Mr Vativael from Pondicherry and a family from Coimbatore. They were on a vacation to the temple city. Ganesh the automan was very helpful. Mr Abdul from Aashiq footwear was kind enough to replace the soul of the shoe. On way to railway station there is Wonder Wax and here the board suggests it is India's first Wax Museum. 
The temple city has a charm of its own flanked by tourist arrival round the year. Though hotel rooms don't come cheap some of them can be tried for a short stay. Residents don't clean out their savings made visible by the appearance of large number of banks. The clean air and clean water sets it apart from metros of India.

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