Here going to
introduce a bird sculpture, this is the "largest bird sculpture in the world". This
sculpture is installed in a park. The park named as "Jatayu Nature
Park". It is at Chadayamangalam.Chadayamangalam is a village in
Kollam district at Kerala State. The sculpture is constructed on the basis of
the mythology of bird Jatayu.
This bird is from
the epic Ramayana. The sculpture length is 200 feet, it’s width is150 feet, it’s
height is 70 feet and have floor area 15,000 square feet. This sculpture is
situating on the top of a rock which is named as Sree Rama rock has a height of
1200 feet above the sea level.
Jatayu is a bird
mentioned in the epic Ramayana .The Ramayana is the story of Sree Rama who was
the prince in Ayodhya. Sita, who is the
wife of Sree Rama and another character Ravana, who was the kng of Lanka
.Ravana was a demon king.In the story Jatayu witnessed Sita being kidnapped
by Ravana .Jadayu tried to save Sita from Ravana. The bird stood
in front of Ravana to stop him. Jatayu spread it’s wings and tried to block
Ravana. But Ravana cut the bird’s wing and Jatayu fell
on a rock. It is believed that the bird fell at Chadayamangalam in Kerala state.
The place was formerly named Jatayumangalam.
An adventure center is here. This adventure center is a combination of different fields of
information like mythological, artistry, cultural, technological, adventure,
gaming, enjoyment, etc. A virtual reality museum and the a magic show facility
inside a theater are arranged here, which tells the story of Jatayu. This will
make the place more attractive.
Rajiv Anchal, who is a film director
in Malayalam industry and his experienced co workers, installed this jatayu
sculpture here. This sculpture can be considered as a tribute to women’s safety.
This will honor them also. Inside the statue an exhibition facility is there.
This exhibition shows the complete story of Ramayana. From here a very good
experience will get for each visitor. So many tourists are coming to visit here
from different parts of the country as well from foreign countries also. So
many students and research scholars are coming here in part of their study.
Here arranged a rope
way facility. The rope way will give a fantastic experience. A helicopter ride
facility is here, and other adventure type games are arranged here, like valley
crossing, wall climbing, archery etc for the tourists. Here
offers Jatayu’s eye view facility that gives a wonder full
experience.
Sree Rama temple construction is also
going on here. So many monkeys are here on the top of the hill. These monkeys
are considering as the servants of Sree Rama .Feeding them on all the days. A
pond is here on the top of the hill. This pond is in the shape of a foot step .Water
will available in the pond on all seasons.
The nearest railway
station from Chadayamangalam is Kottarakkara. 22 km distance. Nearest airport
is Thiruvananthapuram 50 km distance. This location is near the MC road. The
complete address is Chadayamangalam,Kollam,Kerala,India.
My native place is
Chadayamangalam.I knows this place very well and I got a great experience from
here.
