Winners

In alphabetical order:

Wonder Location Image

Giza Pyramid Complex

(The last remaining ancient wonder of the Cairo, Egypt
world)

Chichen Itza Yucatán, Mexico

Christ the Redeemer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Colosseum Rome, Italy

Great Wall of China China

Machu Picchu Cuzco, Perú

Petra Jordan
Taj Mahal Agra, India

United Nations

In 2007 the New7Wonders Foundation contracted a partnership with the United Nations
in recognition of the efforts to promote the UN's Millennium Development Goals“. The
UN stated:

The New7Wonders campaigns aim to contribute to the process of uplifting

“ the well being and mutual respect of citizens around the world, through
encouraging interaction, expression of opinion and direct participation by
voting and polling on popular themes and global issues which are
understandable to everyone.[21] ”
UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in a

press release on June 20, 2007, reaffirmed that it has no link with the "private initiative",
which it says would reflect "only the opinions of those with access to the Internet". The
press release concluded:

There is no comparison between Mr. Weber’s mediatised campaign and the

“ scientific and educational work resulting from the inscription of sites on
UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The list of the 7 New Wonders of the World
will be the result of a private undertaking, reflecting only the opinions of
those with access to the Internet and not the entire world. This initiative
cannot, in any significant and sustainable manner, contribute to the
preservation of sites elected by this public.[6] ”
Egypt

Egyptian commentators have viewed it as competition to the status of the Great Pyramid
of Giza, the only surviving monument of the original Ancient Wonders. "This is probably
a conspiracy against Egypt, its civilization and monuments", wrote editorialist Al-Sayed
al-Naggar in a leading state-owned daily. Egyptian Culture Minister Farouq Hosni said
the project was "absurd" and described its creator, Weber, as a man "concerned primarily
with self-promotion". Nagib Amin, an Egyptian expert on World Heritage Sites, has
pointed out that "in addition to the commercial aspect, the vote has no scientific basis."

After the complaints from Egypt, the New7Wonders Foundation designated the Pyramids
of Giza — the only remaining of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World — as an Honorary
New7Wonders Candidate, and removed them from the voting. However, the Great
Pyramid of Giza is not featured in their official results web site.[14]

Brazil

In Brazil there was a campaign Vote no Cristo (Vote for the Christ) which had the support
of private companies, namely telecommunications operators that stopped charging voters
to make telephone calls to vote.[22] Additionally, leading corporate sponsors including
Banco Bradesco and Rede Globo spent millions of reals in the effort to have the statue
voted into the top seven.[3] Newsweek reports the campaign was so pervasive that:

One morning in June, Rio de Janeiro residents awoke to a beeping text

“ message on their cell phones: “Press 4916 and vote for Christ. It’s free!” The
same pitch had been popping up all over the city since late January—flashing
across an electronic screen every time city-dwellers swiped their transit cards
on city buses and echoing on TV infomercials that featured a reality-show
celebrity posing next to the city’s trademark Christ the Redeemer statue.[3] ”
According to an article in Newsweek, around 10 million Brazilians had voted in the
contest by early July.[3] This number is estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never
released such details about the campaign.

Peru

An aggressive campaign led by the Peruvian Ministry of Commerce and Tourism in Peru
had a great impact in the media and consequently in Peruvian people that voted massively
for its national wonder despite much of the Peruvian population has no Internet
connection at home. The announcement of the new World Wonders generated great
expectation and the election of Machu Picchu was celebrated nationwide, especially in
Cusco´s main square and in Lima where President Alan Garcia hosted a ceremony.

Chile

The Chilean representative for the Easter Island Moais Alberto Hotus said that the
organizer Bernard Weber gave him a letter saying that the Moais had finished eighth and
were morally one of the New Seven Wonders. Hotus said he was the only participant to
receive such an apology.[23]

Jordan
Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan joined the campaign to back Petra, Jordan's national
treasure.[3] Despite Jordan only having a population of under 7 million people, it has been
claimed that over 14 million votes were made from the country.[3] This number is
estimated as the New7Wonders Foundation never released such details about the
campaign.

India

A campaign to publicize the campaign for voting for Taj Mahal in India gathered speed
and it reached a climax in July 2007 with news channels, radio stations, and many
celebrities asking people to vote. Some mobile companies also made the messaging free
for the last few days of voting.

Mexico

There was a campaign on the news programs to encourage people to vote for Chichen
Itzá.

The President of India or Rashtrapati (Hindi: राषपिि Sanskrit, lit. Lord of the realm) is
the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the
Indian Armed Forces. In theory, the President possesses considerable power. With few
exceptions, most of the authority vested in the President is in practice exercised by the
Council of Ministers, headed by the Prime Minister.

The President is elected by the elected members of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the state legislatures (Vidhan Sabhas), and serves for a
term of five years. Incumbents are permitted to stand for re-election. A formula is used to
allocate votes so there is a balance between the population of each state and the number
of votes assembly members from a state can cast, and to give an equal balance between
State Assembly members and National Parliament members. If no candidate receives a
majority of votes there is a system by which losing candidates are eliminated from the
contest and votes for them transferred to other candidates, until one gains a majority. The
Vice-President is elected by a direct vote of all members (elected and nominated) of the
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Qualifications required to become the President

A citizen of India who is of 35 years of age or above may be a Presidential candidate. The
Presidential candidate should be qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha and
should not hold any office of profit under the government. Certain office-holders,
however, are permitted to stand as Presidential candidates. These are:

• The current Vice President.

• The Governor of any State.
• A Minister of the Union or of any State.

In the event that the Vice President, a State Governor or a Minister is elected President,
they are considered to have vacated their previous office on the date they begin serving as
President.

Election of the President

Whenever the office becomes vacant, the new president is chosen by an electoral college
consisting of the elected members of both houses of the Parliament and the elected
members of the State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha). The election is held in
accordance to the system of Proportional Representation by means of Single Transferable
Vote method. The Voting takes place by secret ballot system. The manner of election of
President is provided by Article 55. [1]

Each elector casts a different number of votes. The general principle is that the total
number of votes cast by Members of Parliament equals the total number of votes cast by
State Legislators. Also, legislators from larger states cast more votes than those from
smaller states. Finally, the number of legislators in a state matters; if a state has few
legislators, then each legislator has relatively more votes; if a state has many legislators,
then each legislator has fewer votes.

The actual calculation for votes cast by a particular state is calculated by dividing the
state's population by 1000, which is divided again by the number of legislators from the
State voting in the electoral college. This number is the number of votes per legislator in
a given state. For votes cast by those in Parliament, the total number of votes cast by all
state legislators is divided by the number of members of both Houses of Parliament. This
is the number of votes per member of either house of Parliament.

In 2007, the President of India was elected indirectly by the members of the Indian
Parliament and by the individual States' Legislative Assemblies. Although Indian
presidential elections involve actual voting by MPs and MLAs, they tend to vote for the
candidate supported by their respective parties.[2]

Hence the internal process for the election involved lobbying by parties for their
respective candidates. UPA, the ruling coalition and NDA, the major opposition coalition
hence hold the key to the nomination and support gathering. Another key player in the
final decision was the Left parties, which agreed to support the UPA candidate under
certain conditions for nomination[3]. Mayawati, the newly elected chief minister of Uttar
Pradesh, the most populous state of India, was also said to be a significant factor in the
final election.[4]
The Vice-President of India is the second-highest ranking government official in the
executive branch of the Government of India after the President. The Vice-President also
has the legislative function of acting as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

The current Vice-President of India is Hamid Ansari, who was elected on 10 August
2007.

Article 63 of the Constitution of India provides for a Vice-President: "There shall be a

Vice-President of India". While the Indian Vice-President could be elected for any
number of terms, the Constitution requires that the Vice-President must be a citizen of
India . The qualifications for Vice-President are the same as those for President.

The Vice-President acts as President in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of
the President, until a new President is chosen by the electoral college. The Vice-President
may also act temporarily as President during the absence or illness of the President.

The Vice-President is elected for a term of five years whenever the office becomes
vacant, by an electoral college consisting of all the Members of both Houses of
Parliament.

The constitution also provides a mechanism for the removal of the Vice-President
(Article 67(b)) by a vote of the majority of the votes of all the members of both Houses of
Parliament.

Emoluments: The Constitution has not fixed any emoluments for the vice president in
that capacity.He draws his regular slary in his capacity as the EX-OFFICIO Chairman of
the Rajya Sabha.

LIST OF CHIEF MINISTERS

Name of State Name of Chief Minister
1 Andhra Pradesh ----------Shri Y.S. Raja Sekhar Reddy
2 Arunachal Pradesh -------- Shri Dorjee Khandu
3 Assam--------- Shri Tarun Kumar Gogoi
4 Bihar-------- Shri Nitish Kumar
6 Chathisgarh------- Dr. Raman Singh
7 Dehli------- Smt. Sheila Dikshit
8 Goa -------Shri Digambar Kamat
9 Gujarath --------Shri Narendra Modi
10 Haryana -------Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda
11 Himachal Pradesh ------- Shri Prem Kumar Dhumal
12 Jammu & Kashmir ------ Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
13 Jarkhand-------- Shri Madhu Koda
14 Karnataka -----Sri B S Yediyurappa
15 Kerala------- V S Achutanandan
16 Madhya Pradesh ------Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan
17 Maharastra --------Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh
18 Manipur --------Shri Okram Ibobi Singh
19 Meghalaya ---------Dr Donkupar Roy
20 Mijoram ---------Shri Zoramthanga
21 Nagaland -------Shri Neiphiu Rio
22 Orissa ---------Shri Navin Patnaik
23 Pondicherry ---------Shri N. Rangaswamy
24 Punjab --------Sardar Prakash Singh Badal
25 Rajasthan --------Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
26 Sikkim ---------Shri Pawan Chamling
27 Tamilnadu ---------Shri Karuna Nidhi
28 Thripura ---------Shri Manik Sarkar
29 Uttar pradesh-------- Kumari Mayawati
30 Utharnchal ---------AVSM, Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
31 West Bengal -------- Shri Buddhadev BhattacharyaLIST OF CENTRAL MINISITERS (06-04-
08)

CABINET MINISTERS
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Prime Minister and also in-charge of the Ministries/ Departments not specifically allocated to the
charge of any Minister viz.:
(i) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions;
(ii) Ministry of Planning;
(iii) Department of Atomic Energy; and
(iv) Department of Space;
(v) Ministry of Coal. and
(vi) Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Shri Pranab Mukherjee

Minister of External Affairs.

Shri Arjun Singh

Minister of Human Resource Development.

Shri Sharad Pawar

Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Shri Lalu Prasad

Minister of Railways.

Shri A.K. Antony

Minister of Defence

Shri Shivraj V. Patil

Minister of Home Affairs.

Shri A.R. Antulay

Minister of Minority Affairs.

Shri Sushilkumar Shinde

Minister of Power

Shri Ram Vilas Paswan

Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Minister of Steel.

Shri S. Jaipal Reddy

Minister of Urban Development.

Shri Sis Ram Ola

Minister of Mines.

Shri P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance.

Shri Mahavir Prasad

Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.
Shri P.R. Kyndiah
Minister of Tribal Affairs.

Shri T.R. Baalu

Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways.

Shri Shankersinh Vaghela

Minister of Textiles.

Shri Vayalar Ravi

Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.

Shri Kamal Nath

Minister of Commerce & Industry.

Shri H.R. Bhardwaj

Minister of Law & Justice.

Shri Sontosh Mohan Dev

Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz

Minister of Water Resources.

Shri Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

Minister of Rural Development.

Shri Priyaranjan Dasmunsi

Minister of Information & Broadcasting.

Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar

Minister of Panchayati Raj and Minister of Development of North Eastern Region. .

Smt. Meira Kumar

Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment.

Shri Murli Deora

Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Smt. Ambika Soni

Minister of Tourism and Minister of Culture.

Shri A. Raja
Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

Dr. Anbumani Ramdoss

Minister of Health & Family Welfare.

Shri Kapil Sibal

Minister of Science & Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences.

Shri Prem Chand Gupta

Minister of Corporate Affairs.

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

Shri Oscar Fernandes

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
Smt. Renuka Chowdhury
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Women & Child Development.

Shri Subodh Kant Sahay

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Shri Vilas Muttemwar

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy .

Kumari Selja
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty
Alleviation.

Shri Praful Patel

Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Shri G.K.Vasan
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation.

Dr. M. S. Gill
Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.

MINISTERS OF STATE

Shri E. Ahammed
Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Shri B.K. Handique

Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Mines..

Smt. Panabaka Lakshmi

Minister of State in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Dr. Shakeel Ahmad

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs..

Shri Rao Inderjit Singh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.

Shri Naranbhai Rathwa

Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.

Shri K.H. Muniappa

Minister of State in the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways.

Shri Kantilal Bhuria

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Shri Shriprakash Jaiswal

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Shri Prithviraj Chavan

Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Shri Taslimuddin
Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
Smt. Suryakanta Patil
Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.

Shri Md. Ali Ashraf Fatmi

Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Shri R. Velu
Minister of State in the Ministry of Railways.

Shri S.S. Palanimanickam

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance.

Shri S. Regupathy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Shri K. Venkatapathy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Law & Justice.

Smt. Subbulakshmi Jagadeesan

Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan

Minister of State in the Ministry of Textiles.

Smt Kanti Singh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Culture..

Shri Namo Narain Meena

Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment & Forests.

Shri Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav

Minister of State in the Ministry of Water Resources.

Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.

Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs..

Shri Anand Sharma

Minister of State in the Ministry of External Affairs.

Shri Ajay Maken

Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development.

Shri Dinsha J. Patel

Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.

Shri M.M. Pallam Raju

Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence.

Shri Ashwani Kumar

Minister of State in the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry.

Shri Jairam Ramesh

 Minister of State in the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Power.

Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu

Minister of State in the Ministry of Rural Development.

Smt. D. Purandeswari
Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Shri M.H. Ambareesh

Minister of State in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.

Smt. V. Radhika Selvi

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Shri V. Narayanasamy
Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of State in the
Ministry of Planning.

Shri Santosh Bagrodia

Minister of State in the Ministry of Coal.

Shri Raghunath Jha

Minister of State in the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

Dr. Rameshwar Oraon

Minister of State in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia

Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Shri Jitin Prasada

Minister of State in the Ministry of Steel.

Administrative Legislative Judiciary Year of Former

State or UT
capital capital capital establishment capital
Andaman and Nicobar
Port Blair — Kolkata 1956 —
Islands
Andhra Prdesh Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 1956[1]
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Itanagar Guwahati 1972 —
Shillong[2]
Assam Dispur Guwahati — 1972
(1874-1972)
Bihar Patna Patna Patna 1541 —
Chandigarh Chandigarh[3] — Chandigarh 1966 —
Chattisgarh Raipur Raipur Bilaspur 2000 —
Dadra and Nagar
Silvassa — Mumbai 1961 —
Haveli
Daman and Diu Daman — Mumbai 1987 —
National Capital
Delhi Delhi Delhi 1956 —
Territory of Delhi
Goa Panaji[4] Porvorim Mumbai 1961 —
Ahmedabad
Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1970
(1960-1970)
Haryana Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966 —
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shimla Shimla 1948 —
• Srinagar (S) • Srinagar (S)
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar 1948 —
• Jammu (W) • Jammu (W)
Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi Ranchi 2000 —
Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru Bengaluru 1956 Mysooru
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram T'puram Ernakulam 1956 —
Lakshadweep Kavaratti — Ernakulam 1956 —
Nagpur[5]
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Bhopal Jabalpur 1956
(1861-1956)
Mumbai[6] • Mumbai (S+B)
1818
Maharashtra Mumbai —
1960
• Nagpur (W/2nd)[7] • Nagpur (W)[8]
Manipur Imphal Imphal Guwahati 1947 —
Meghalaya Shillong Shillong Guwahati 1970 —
Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl Guwahati 1972 —
Nagaland Kohima Kohima Guwahati 1963 —
Cuttack
Orissa Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Cuttack 1948
(1936-1948)
Pondicherry Pondicherry Pondicherry Chennai 1954 —
Punjab Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966 • Lahore[9]
(1936-1947)

• Shimla
 (1947-1966)
Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur Jodhpur 1948 —
Sikkim Gangtok[10] Gangtok Gangtok 1975 —
Tamil Nadu Chennai[11] Chennai Chennai 1956 —
Tripura Agartala Agartala Guwahati 1956 —
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Lucknow Allahabad 1937 —
Uttarakhand Dehradun[12] Dehradun Nainital 2000 —
West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata 1947 —

Vellore Fort
Dating back to the 13th Century this ancient Fort is the main attraction for tourists. This
historically famous fort retains the past glory with its ramparts, barlements, turrets, posts,
and sally gates and with perennial water supply.Double walls fortify it and the main walls
are of made massive granite blocks laid one over the other without using mortar.The fort
houses a church, Jalagandeeswarar Temple, and many buildings. Many Government
offices are located in these buildings.

Golden Temple
Golden Temple (Sri Puram) is a Spiritual park situated at the foot of a small range of
green hills in a place known as Malaikodi in the city of Vellore in Tamil nadu, India.The
salient Feature of Sripuram is the Lakshmi Narayani temple or Mahalakshmi temple
whose Vimanam and Ardha Mandapam have been coated with gold both in the interior
and exterior.The temple is located on20 acres of land and has been constructed by
Vellore-based Sri Narayani Peedam, headed by spiritual leader Sri Sakthi Amma.
The temple, covering 55,000 sq ft, has intricate carvings and sculptures in gold. The
lighting is arranged in such a way that the temple glitters even during night.The Sripuram
is the biggest structure made out of gold.Even the Sadari, a crown with feet of the lord
engraved on it, is made of solid gold weighing 1 kg.The outer pathway of the temple is
made out in the shape of a Star. The walls of the pathway have inscriptions of teachings
of Sakthi amma, Gita, Bible Quran and the {Guru Granth Sahib Ji]. Only people who
believe in more than one god are allowed to enter the temple. All people have to go
through the Star shaped pathway to reach the sanctum.The Inner praharam of the temple
resembles the circular structure of the Parliament of India. The temple is at the southern
end of the city of Vellore, at Tirumalaikodi.It is located on the way to Anaicut, on Usoor
Road. It's under Corporation limits.

Govt. Mesuem
Inside the Fort, Vellore
Importance: This is a multi purpose museum maintained by the Department of Museums
of Tamil Nadu Government. It treasures ancient and present day curios relating to
anthropology Art and Archaeology, Botany, Geology, Numismatics, Pre-history, Zoology
etc., The historical monuments of the erstwhile composite North Arcot District are
gracefully depicted in the Gallery. This Museum is kept open on all days between 9.00
am 12.30 pm and 2 pm and 5 pm except on holidays and admission is free.

Kavalur Telescopes
Kavalur in Vaniyambadi Taluk has an array to telescopes of various apertures 15 inches
(38 cm) and 30 inches (75 cm) 40 inches (1metre) commissioned in 1972 and the new
Computer controlled 2.3 metre aperture telescope, whose tube is mounted at the centre
of a yoke attached on its North side to a massive horse-shoe. The telescope can easily
resolve a 25 paise coin kept forty kilometres away. A VAZ 11/780 Computer is at hand
for on-line analysis of data including image processing. The small 38 cm telescope
made in the backyards of Kodaikanal observatory using a mounting borrowed from a 90-
year-old telescope is the one that in 1968 brought astronomy to the sleepy little hamlet of
Kavalur in the Javadu hills. From it to the sophisticated 23-metre telescope that would
have done any country proud, Kavalur has indeed come a long way in a span of 18 years.

Elagiri Hills
Location: Elagiri Hills in Tirupathur Taluk. 75 Kms from Vellore Considered as the Ooty
of Vellore District, this stands eloquent amidst four mountains, at a height of 3500 feet
above sea level is gifted with natural scenic beauty(lakes, lush green forest) cool &
pleasant climate and convenient location.. A solemn summer resort, this place has
comfortable lodging house, rest houses, and Government Travellers Bunglows. A church
with exquisite craftsmanship and a beautiful park adorn these hills as an ideal tourist spot.
Other places of interest are Poly Garden House (Lake side), Sericulture Farm (Mangalam
Village), Jalagamparai Water Falls, Mangalam Fishing Pond, Nachiamman Koil,
Murugan Koil and Valley View point, Thayalur Horiculture Farm (YMCA Boys camp),
Telescope House.

Muthu mandapam
Location Of Muthu mandapam(Pearl place):On the bed of Palar river in Vellore Town.
This is a memorial built around the tombstone of Vikramaraja Singh, the last candy Tamil
rule. To this memorial are going to be added an aquarium, a Children's Park, a lawn and
three decorative arches.

Jalagandeeswarar Temple
The Temple inside the fort, is dedicated to Lord Siva named as Jalagandeeswarar and is
noted for its sculptures, which speak volumes of the exquisite craftsmanship of the highly
skilled artisans of that period. The sculptures in the Porch on the left of the entrance are
connoisseurs. It has a big marriage hall adorned with elegant engravings and monolithic
sculptures. The Temple was used for long as an arsenal and remained without deity. A
few years back it has been sanctified with a deity Lord Siva which is worshipped by
pilgrims and tourists.

Jalagamparai Waterfalls
Magnificent Jalagamparai Waterfalls is created by the River Attaaru running through the
valleys of Yelagiri Hills. It is a good picnic spot as well as an ideal destination for day
long trek.Waterfall's view is best in the days of November to February as they are fully
loaded with water but the waterfall is little dry in the times of summers..

Delhi Gate
In 1751 Robert Clive captured this fort and named the gate, Delhi Gate, as this victory
was the beginning of his capture of Delhi. The entrace was constructed with a Moghul
arch. It is believed that Clive used to take strategic decisions in the upper room. There is a
stone slab with the following inscription near the big doorway. The gate formed part of
the fortification of Arcot during its memorable defence by Lord Clive in 1751.

Amirthi forest
Amirthi forest is 25Km from Vellore and is a nice picnic spot. There is a stream that runs
through semi-dense forest and a zoo with quite a few animals. For those interested in
Trekking, There is a fantastic path to trek up the stream, at the end of which is a small
waterfall. The Best time to visit Amirthi is soon after some rain or after the monsoon
(June-August and September-November), that's when there is a lot of water in the
stream.There are wild animals in the forest too, and as a protected area, hunting is
banned. Visitors are encouraged to leave by sundown for their own safety. On request,
rest house accommodation can be got to stay overnight for up to 5 members.

Ratnagiri temple
Ratnagiri temple is situated in 12 Kms. East of Vellore on the Road Margin of National
High ways Chennai-Vellore. A small hill famous Temple dedicated to Lord
Balamurugan.The 14th Century poet Arunagirinathar has sung about this temple as
Rathinakiri Vazh Murukane Ilaya Vaaramarar Perumaley', which means 'Murugan, the
God of Devas resides in Rathinagiri'.

CENTRAL JAIL
The Central Jail, Vellore was established on 19.03.1867 with 160 convicts. It is the
largest Jail in the dist. The prison has historical importance. Political leaders like
former president SRI R.VENKAT RAMAN, DR. ARINGER C.N ANNA DURAI, late
Tr.V.V.GIRI, late Tr. KAMARAJ and SRI VINOBA BHAVE were confined in this
prison. Convicts sentenced to imprisonment are confined in the jail from
various districts of the Presidency as well as from Burma. Many prisoners
sentenced to transpiration by the courts of this Presidency are retained when
considered physically unfit for deportation toAndaman. The expenditure in the jail is
recovered by the value of the convict’s labour

The chief industry carried out in the jail is weaving. A great variety of clothes of
various patterns as well as table clothes, gunnies, choir mats, carpets etc are woven.
Central jail is famous for its carpets. The manufacture was first taught to the convicts
by a carpet weaver of Ellore. The fabrics are excellently woven and find ready sale in
England. Carpentry, shoe making, iron and brass work and tent making are also
carried on and the prison is wellworth a visit. By extreme hard work and good
conduct, convicts may earn a remission not exceeding 1/6th of the total period of
imprisonment awarded them.

There is a small sub jail attached to the central prison to accommodate the remand
and under-trail prisoners of this dist. They will be sent to the concerned courts on the
dates under Police Escorts.

MADARAZAYE MOHAMMADIYA MASJID

Another important monument of attraction is that of the Mosque of Nawab Chanda

Sahib. It was built in 1750 A.D. The entrance of the masjid is on the Northern side. At the
top of the structure, provision is made for the speakers. On all the four sides of the
structure it is decorated with arch shapes. It is constructed with brick and lime. Pillars
are constructed in two lines, inner and outer and each row has four pillars. The outer
pillars are smaller in height in comparison with the pillars inside. For performing
Namaz, on the Western side a large prayer hall or courtyard of about fifteen feet in
breadth and forty feet in length was constructed. On the back to it lies the Mehrab. The
devotees has to worship before this Mehrab and on the right hand side to it lies a
platform for the Imam to perform the worship. The pillars found in the mosque are about
two and a half feet in breadth on the facing side and about a feet in the sides. On the
southern end of the mosque there are flight of steps which lead to the upper part of
the mosque. At the centre of the mosque there is a big dome and on the sides there are
minars. The minors on the northern and southern sides are very big and minors behind the
dome is very small. There are floral designs in the smaller pillars.

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