{"id":121,"date":"2017-09-14T10:23:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T10:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quilontourism.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2017-09-14T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T10:43:58","slug":"jatayu-earths-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quilontourism.com\/jatayu-earths-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Jatayu Earth\u2019s Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jatayu Earth\u2019s Center\u00a0or\u00a0Jatayu Nature Park\u00a0is a\u00a0park\u00a0and tourism centre at\u00a0Chadayamangalam\u00a0in\u00a0Kollam district\u00a0of\u00a0Kerala. Designed by\u00a0Rajiv Anchal, This rock-theme nature park is about 38\u00a0km (24\u00a0mi) away from\u00a0Kollam and 46\u00a0km (29\u00a0mi) away from the state capital,\u00a0Thiruvananthapuram. It is the first\u00a0PPP\u00a0tourism initiative in the state of\u00a0Kerala\u00a0under the\u00a0BOT model.When open, Jatayu Nature Park will hold the distinction of having the world\u2019s largest bird sculpture\u00a0(200 feet (61\u00a0m) long, 150 feet (46\u00a0m) broad, 70 feet (21\u00a0m) in height and having 15,000 square feet (1,400\u00a0m2) of floor area)\u00a0of the great mythical bird\u00a0Jatayu.Due to construction work visitor are allowed only by December 2017 at a one-day rate of Rs. 2500 per head .<\/p>\n

Etymology<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Ravana cuts Jatayu’s wings, by\u00a0Raja Ravi Varma<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Jatayu Nature Park is under construction at\u00a0Chadayamangalam (Jatayumangalam)\u00a0town. The town got this name in connection with\u00a0Jatayu, the demi-god in\u00a0Hindu mythology, who has the form of an\u00a0Eagle.<\/p>\n

As per\u00a0Hindu mythology,\u00a0Ravana\u00a0abducted\u00a0Sita\u00a0to\u00a0Lanka. Jatayu had tried to rescue\u00a0Sita\u00a0from\u00a0Ravana\u00a0when Ravana is on his way to Lanka. Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as Jatayu was very old Ravana soon got the better of him. As Rama and\u00a0Lakshmana\u00a0chanced upon the stricken and dying Jatayu in their search for Sita, he informs them of the fight between him and Ravana and tells them that he had gone south. It is believed that Jatayu fell on the rocks in\u00a0Chadayamangalam\u00a0after his wings were chopped off by Ravana.<\/p>\n

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