Do you all know Where the First Wax Museum was established?
I had no idea about this until I visited Kanyakumari and got to know that India’s the First Wax Museum was established in Kanyakumari,interesting isn’t it,being just a small tourist and pilgrimage site in the southernmost tip of India..I was really amazed to know this and was really excited as I had never been to a Wax Museum.
Though this Museum is not as big as Madame Tussauds Museum in London but good enough for a first time visitor like me…
And some of the Personalities wax statue I saw there..The administration is trying best to get many more Wax Statues of different Personalities and I wish them all luck,Maybe next time when I am there I can see more of them.
Now Please allow me to showcase them.. 🙂
My First Encounter was:Charlie Chaplin-The Great Comedian as the world knows him.
“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!”
Charlie Chaplin
My Next Encounter was with:Amitabh Bachchan-Big B,the Shahenshah of Bollywood.
“Rishte mein to hum tumhare baap lagte hain, naam hai Shahenshah”
From the Movie Shahenshah
Next I met was:ShahRukh Khan-Most famously know as the King Khan and the King of Romance of Bollywood.
“Kabhi Kabhi Kuch Jeetne Ke Liye Kuch Haar Na Padta Hai, Aur Haar Ke Jeetne Wale Ko Baazigar Kehte Hain” From the Movie Baazigar
Look whom I met Next:The King of Pop-Michael Jackson
“If you enter this world knowing you are loved and you leave this world knowing the same, then everything that happens in between can be dealt with.”
Michael Jackson
Now all the way from China-I met-The Kungfu King-Jackie Chan
“Do not let circumstances control you. You change your circumstances.”
Jackie Chan
The Next I met was our very own-Superstar of South-Rajnikanth
Next I met was Pope Benedict XVI:
“The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers.”
Pope Benedict XVI
Now the Time to meet our very own–The PM of India-Dr.Manmohan Singh:
“My top most priority is to deal with India’s massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.”–And Our PM Sir is doing that in great way,Right Indians!!!
Manmohan Singh
Ok lets hurry to the Next personality,don’t waste much time on our PM.. 😛
So next I met was-The Great Indian Cartoonist Shankar:Kesava Shankara Pillai
The last and the Final Personality I met was the great of all time–The Great Theoretical Physicist-Albert Einstein:
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
Albert Einstein
That’s all folks I hope all enjoyed the virtual journey through India’s first Wax Museum.Please do visit this place next time you are Kanyakumari
Hey Harsha, nice blog and amazing pictures inside the museum.. I want to share with you that their is similar wax museum in Mumbai also and one of the best destination and tourist attraction in Mumbai and well known as Red Carpet Wax Museum..
You can see pictures inside the museum in Mumbai at http://www.redcarpetmuseum.com/gallery
Hahahhaha! MMS and his statue have no difference!!!
So thank you for this virtual journey..good to know and need to add this into my KK travel plans:)
Indeed this place is worth a visit.. 🙂
Wow! good to know about this place. There is one more in Ooty.
I didn’t knew about the Ooty thanks for sharing the info Rajesh..:-)
I missed this one during my visit! They didn’t even talk about this among the places to visit 😦
Hmm so next time when you are there pay a visit.. 🙂
sure, on list of things to do 🙂
Interesting. I visited one in Lonavala too 🙂
Yup I heard about the Lonavla one and next time I am in Mumbai I will pay it a visit.. 🙂
Really informative I knew about the wax museum in Lonavala but surely first in India has a nice ring to it. Nice statues but I think they all look distinctly puppet like except for our dear PM ji. nice collection.
Hahaha..PM ji is meant to be stand out.. 😛
Theres a wax museum in lonavla which is equally good! Loved to know there were others too 🙂 manmohan singh statue does not look like him 😛
Yup I heard about the Lonavla one when I last visited Mumbai,Next time I am sure to pay it a visit.. 🙂
Oh .. I didnt know about the Wax museum. I should visit. thanks for sharing 🙂
Indeed you Should..This place is worth a Visit.. 🙂
Thanks for Dropping by.. 🙂
Wax ho ya real, Rajnikant rocks and sorry to say this but our PM in real like and here have so much in common, they are just statues or should I say puppets…..Nice pictures and enjoyed it Harsha Sir.
Lol Even you are also calling me Sir..I guess everyone is upto pulling my Legs.. 😉
And Yes Rajni Sir Rocks and Our PM babu is surely a Puppet..
Thanks Athena.. 🙂
Woow Harsha .. i didnt knew about the this !! thanks for sharing ! and the pics came out real good ! Tour de Wax museum !
Hehehe..Tour de Indian Wax Museum.. 🙂
Thanks Aziz.. 🙂
Big B looks haggard and tired. The best was Rajnikant’s statue. PM’s statue looks so real, maybe because both don’t talk 🙂 And MJ looks real scary !! Thanks for sharing the pics 🙂
Hahaha..Indeed you are right.. 🙂
My Pleasure Prasanna.. 🙂
Wax museums can be so cool,albeit a bit creepy sometimes, Harsha. But, I really enjoyed this! I always get a kick out of seeing American figures from another country’s artistic viewpoint! 🙂
Hehehe…Indeed I enjoyed a lot visiting the Wax Museum.. 🙂
And Wax Statutes from other artist viewpoint’s I guess makes it more interesting..
Thanks for Dropping By Mike.. 🙂
I never knew of this. Thanks for sharing the pics.
LOL, they have a wax statue of the PM??? The quote is too long for him 😛
There’s a wax museum in Mysore as well. It has wax models of all musical instruments. Nice place to visit.
Hahaha..Indeed,I wonder how did he manage to say that.. 😛
Didn’t knew about the Mysore Museum though thanks for the info will try to visit that.. 🙂
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I did not know this!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
All Pleasure is Mine Aditi..Do visit the Place if you are if you go to Kanyakumari.. 🙂
Wow! Didnt know we had one in India! WIll definitely visit!
Indeed you must visit,this place is worth a visit.. 🙂
I never knew that there existed a wax museum down south and that too the first one in India! Thanks for the share Harsha 🙂
Yes it was India’s first and You can give it a try if you are by any chance heading to Kanyakumari.. 🙂
And all pleasure is Mine Miss Jaseema.. 🙂
Kodaikanal also had a wax museum when we visited there early this year. Not sure how this is India’s first..
Ya I know that now India has got some Wax Museum but this was built way back in 2005..and I guess at that time none was there.. 🙂
NIce ones
Thank You Ali Bhai.. 🙂
so many of them are my favs !! 🙂 Even I had no clue about such Wax Museum in India Harsha Sir thanks for sharing ! Are you still in Kanyakumari ?
Na re Nitesh Bhai..I am back to Bangalore…
NNNNNN….Nitesh Bhai.. 😛
Thanks for sharing. Nice pictures.
Thanks a Lot.. 🙂
nice pics and a good share harsha.. do you know how long this museum been there?
Thanks A Lot Meera..I guess it was established in the Year 2006.. 🙂
Wow, never knew about this, Thanks for sharing…
All Pleasure is mine Ajeeth.. 🙂
I didn’t know about this…Thanks for sharing…
Nice pics..:)
All my Pleasure Karan.. 🙂