Issai Mazhalai in association with Jaya TV conducted the 6th Baala Bruhmam festival on the 10th May 2009 at the Vani Mahal Mini hall. 15 concerts took place between 9 a.m & 9 p.m . These will be telecast for three weeks later in Jaya TV. Mridanga Chakravarthy Dr. T.K.Murthy inaugurated the Festival. Mr.Sriram Parasuram & Mrs.Anuradha Sriram were Chief Guests at the closing ceremony in the eve. Some photos for your info......
The local Rock Band.
A Budhist Monastry in Manali
Sterling Resorts - Manali. This is where we stayed.
This is GULABA - a 25 Km drive up the hill from Manali. You can see Ramjhi Skiing BOND STYLE.
This is the Manikaran Gurudwara - discovered by a Sikh saint several centuries ago. They built the Gurudwara around the Hot Spring. The water is so hot that you cannot take a dip - only pour Mug fulls on yourself. The outside temprature is about 7 degrees and the water is piping hot. The Pujari takes a Cloth bag full of Raw Rice tells a Slokam and dips it into the boiling water. When the prayer is complete he takes out the bag and the rice is cooked. This is distributed as Prasadam.
The Angora Rabbit. Its fur is combed-out and made into Shawls.
We had Dharshan in many temples. This is the Vaishno Devi Temple about four storeys high and the Devi is inside a Cave. You can only crawl through inside & crawl back. The other temples we visited in Kullu are The Raghunathji Temple & Bekley Madha Temple.
The tree with Pink flowers is Peach and the White flower is Pear.
This is the Apple tree. It will bloom in June/July.
The garden at the hotel.
Look at the walls covered with IVY.
Hotel Apple Valley Resort
KULLU According to ancient Hindu scriptures, the area was known as ‘Kulantapitha’ – the end of the habitable world. Nestling within the high Himalayan ranges, the Kullu valley remained isolated from the rest of the world till very recently. The Hindu rulers of Kullu initially ruled over an area restricted to the upper Beas River valley, with their capital in the ancient village of Jagatsukh near Manali. The valley was a gateway to Lahaul and Ladakh andan important stop on the crucial trade route between central Asia and the Gangetic Plains down south. This made the area prosperous and by the 17th century AD, the kingdom had expanded its boundaries to Lahaul-Spiti in the north and the Sutlej River in the east. The capital of the kingdom was first shifted to Naggar, then to Sultanpur before finally settling at Kullu. This valley is also a Major part of the Maha Bharatha. Idumbi -wife of Bhima & mother of Gadorthgajan is said to have lived here. There is a Temple for her in Manali 40 Kms from Kullu. She is called as Hadimba Matha. It is a 45 minute flight from Delhi. When you look out of the window when you are flying over the Himalayan range, you only see brown dry rocky terain for the first 40 minutes & suddenly the plane takes a swing around and you see the gorgeous Kullu Valley. 
Don`t miss the Orange Bonzai plant with real tiny oranges.
MACAU - this is an amazing Island about 120 Kms from Hongkong. We went by a TURBO Boat which cruises at a speed of 110 Kms per hour. The interior of the boat is like an aircraft. Macau was colonized by the Portugese for several years and was granted independence in 1999. It belongs to China but cleverly the Chinese declared that as a separate country with its own Govt & Currency called Pataka. 
The only income for this country is from GAMBLING. Earlier Las Vegas in the USA was the largest earner in Gambling but now Macau is No.1. All the Worlds big names in Gambling like MGM & Time Warner have their Casinos here, each having about 40 to 50 floors of different Gambling Games.
KWAN -IN the Chinese goddess who brings them all the wealth in the world. The roads and Public areas are so beautifully maintained with flowers everywhere. There in nothing here except Gambling and the facilities to offer for those who come from all over the world to Gamble. Beautiful Hotels, Restaurants, Entertainment all aimed at the International Gamblers. Even drinking water comes from mainland China.
This is one of the Casinos with a giant LCD screen where all the Gambling activities are shown. The size of the screen is four floors high. They even have Pawn shops near each Casino for emergencies. We saw huge crowds in thousands waiting for something. On enquiry we found that they were waiting for Free transport coaches to take them to their favourite Casinos - Bali Kada. Salt to Ice Cream, Underwear to Suit, Tooth Brush to baby Food every single thing is supplied to Hong Kong & Macau by China. The entire Tourism & Gambling income also goes to them. NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW CHINA HAS COME TO BE A SUPER POWER IN A SHORT SPAN.
