An educational excursion for 2nd year UG Students of K.V.G. Ayurveda Medical College, Sullia was organized by Dept. of RS & BK as a part of their academic curriculum. A four day tour was planned to Kottakkal, Coimbatore, Ooty, Nanjangud and Mysore from 11.12.22 to 15.12.22. There were 84 students accompanied by 3 PG Scholars, 4 Teaching staffs and 1 Non teaching staff.
We started our journey on 11.12.2022 at 10.00pm from Sullia towards Kottakkal. On 12.12.2022, first we visited Vaidyaratnam P.S. Warrier Museum, Kottakkal. The museum depicts the history and milestones of Arya Vaidya Sala with beautiful presentation of life of the great personality Vaidyaratnam P.S. Warrier and his contribution to the field of Ayurveda. Next we visited Arya Vaidya Sala Herbal Garden, Kottakkal which had around 1000 species of medicinal plants cultivated over 6 acres of land. Then we moved to Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, the manufacturing unit of Ayurvedic medicines. There we got an opportunity to visualize different preparations on Ayurvedic medicines like Tailas, lehyas, Kashayas and Tablets. There were several electro- mechanical equipments employed in the manufacturing units. The unique preparation which we visualized was preparation of Aja mamsa rasa for Ajashwagandhadhi lehya.
On 13.12.2022, our journey began towards Coimbatore. We first visited ISHA Yoga Centre, Coimbatore. The Adiyogi Statue is situated in this place. The atmosphere around it is fabulous and very peaceful. Then we left towards Ooty, the Queen of Hill stations. There we visited Ooty Botanical Garden where different species of plants, herbs, shrubs, ferns and flowers are exhibited. An opportunity to visit the Tea factory located in the town where processing of tea leaves can be witnessed is a beautiful experience.
The 3rd day of our tour i.e on 14.12.2022 we departed from Ooty towards Nanjangud. There we visited “B.V.Pundit’s Sadvaidyasala” which is one of the oldest manufacturing company of Traditional and Proprietary Ayurvedic medicines. We witnessed the preparation of their popular products like Bhavana Shunti, Rose Gulkhand, Amodini Pills & Kasturi Pills. Later we visited “Arya Vaidya Sala, Nanjangud”- An another manufacturing unit of Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal where new generation formulations like color coated tablets, granules, gels, liniments are manufactured. There we got to learn about the working of sophisticated modern equipments and preparation of newer dosage forms. Later we moved to Mysore and visited KRS Dam.
The last day of our tour began with visiting to divine place Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore, the deity of Mysore Royal Family. At last we visited GRS Fantasy Park, an amazing amusement park for enjoyment. After spending quality time over there we departed back to Sullia and reached by 12.00 AM at midnight.
Overall it was a memorable trip with lot of experiences, knowledge, relaxation and enjoyment.
