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FOURTH DAY SHEET

DAY 4, 24th AUGUST 2006, THURSDAY
STARTING POINT
ROUTE
DESTINATION

  Tanjore
  (Hotel Parisutham)

  Thanjavur District
  1. Thanjavur

  Pudukottai District
  2. Gandharvakottai
  3. Pudukottai
  4. Thirumayam

  Madurai District
  5. Tirupattur
  6. Melur
  7. Madurai

  Madurai
  (Taj Garden Retreat)

DISTANCE: 177KM (110 MILES)

Tasks for the daily challenge:

1. Visit the Thanjavur Temple and find out who is the “White Lady”!
2. Fill petrol at Chinnammal agencies, Pudukottai and get the payment bill
3. Go to the Thirumayam fort and answer the question how many cannon balls are lying on the top of the structure
4. Fill petrol at Jayganesh Agencies petrol station, Tirupattur before entering the town situated on the LHS at about 60 kms from Pudukottai

If a team doesn’t stop at compulsory points, a fine of double the points is placed.

If you do not finish in time, deduction of 5 pts for every late minute- Maximum 200 points deletion.

Answers should be written and submitted in the answer sheet provided with this day sheet.

  Task   Points    Importance
  Flag off
  Thanjavur temple Q1
  Pudukottai Petrol station
  Tirumayam Q2
  Tirupattur petrol station
  Finish
  100
  100
  50
  100
  50
  100



  Compulsory

  Compulsory

Today you’ll have a relatively nice ride to Madurai. The roads are not as jammed and packed with trucks as yesterday was. You’ll have an enjoyable ride for 160 kms.

Task#1-
Thanjavur Temple Get to the Thanjavur Temple and find out who is the “White Lady”!

Get out of Thanjavur by asking locals for directions to Madurai. On the first round about outside Thajavur you will see a sign pointing to Pudukkottai to the left. Follow that sign. The roundabout is located at N10d44.195 E079d06.268.

Task #2 –
Petrol Station at Pudukottai– COMPULSORY

Fill petrol at Chinnammal Agencies, Pudukottai (50m from diversion),
Medical College Road, Tanjore and get a payment bill from the petrol station.

After you reach Pudukkottai, follow the road to Tirumayam.

Task #3 -
Thirumayam Fort Near Tirumayam you’ll find the Tirumayam Fort.

For extra points answer how many cannon balls are lying on the top of the structure.

Task #4 –
Petrol Station at Pudukottai– COMPULSORY

Fill petrol at Jayganesh agencies before Tirupattur town on the LHS of the road and get a payment bill from the petrol station.

Then follow the road to Tiruppattur, then Melur and next you’ll be in Madurai.


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