Jatayu, the mythical bird of Ramayana, to woo tourists to Kerala

Kerala is already branded as 'God's own country' and offers medical tourism to tourists who visit it. The state is now getting an additional attraction in the form of Jatayu, the mythical bird mentioned in the Ramayana, that fight with Ravana as he was kidnapping Sita. The bird is set to come alive next year through the Jatayu Nature Park in Thiruvananthapuram.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 17 December 2015.

Kerala will throw open the first phase of the Jatayu Nature Park in January 2016 - it has been listed as one of its ambitious tourism projects and will be coming up in Kollam district. It has been allocated Rs 100 crore.
The Jatayu Nature Park is spread over 65 acres in Chadayamangalam and has natural features like small mountains, valleys, cliffs and rock-formations. It is aimed to attract tourists who have interests in mythological, adventure and wellness tourism.
The main attraction, however, is a giant sculpture of the mythical bird Jatayu from which the park gets its name - as per the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jatayu had tried to rescue Sita after she was abducted by Raavan and, in the opinion of locals, the bird fell here after it was struck down by Raavan.
The bird sculpture measures 200 ft x 150 ft x 70 ft and sits on top of a hill it is believed to be the biggest sculpture of a bird in the world. Inside it, it will house a 6D theatre and an audio-visual-based digital museum that will take visitors on a journey of Ramayana.

(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

Moody and the mystery of Didi in Delhi (satire)

Kartika wants to become a Bollywood hero (satire)

Momo and sushi gear up to dislodge jilebi and pedhas (satire)


Be careful of six things that can reduce your lifespan

Monkey business in Uttarakhand - Uttar Pradesh dumping its monkeys in Uttarakhand

Japan to give India her first Bullet Train from Mumbai to Ahmedabad


Quentin Tarantino wants to do 'Kill Bill 3'

Bangladeshi singer Runa Laila to perform in Kolkata to mark Vijay Diwas

Shah Rukh Khan to address alumni of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore


Two men of Syrian origin caught in Geneva with explosives

President Obama cautions Americans on new type of terror threat

USS Zumwalt, largest destroyer ever built, sets out for sea trials