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Plan to visit these historical places along the Indian Ocean coast this winter!

Indians living along the Indian Ocean have always cherished and respected these warm waters. Ports and harbors along the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea have witnessed the rise and fall of many maritime powers. They still play a very significant role in trade and defense of India.

Built by the British East India Company in 1640, Fort St. George in Chennai was the first British fortress in India. Learn more about the history of British colonial rule while walking around the museum, church and garden within the fort.

The historic port of Konark near Puri in Odisha is also known as a place from where Narasimha Deva I launched a surprise attack on the Turks in 1247! The famous Sun Temple was built to celebrate the victory!

The town of Colachel on the Malabar Coast is the sight of a humiliating defeat of the Dutch against Marthanda Verma of Travancore Kingdom back in 1741. Visit to learn about this often forgotten chapter of history!

During the next 24 hours, light rain is possible over Andhra Pradesh, part of Tamil Nadu, Goa and Karnataka.

Weather will remain dry over rest parts of the country. Cold wave conditions are likely in East Rajasthan.

Parts of Rajasthan have been witnessing cold wave conditions.

Minimum temperature of Churu is 5 degree which is below normal by 5 degrees. Similarly, some parts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have recorded minimum temperature between 6 and 7 degrees.

Northwesterly dry and cold winds are blowing across Northwest, Central, and east India since last few days.

In fact, whenever there is a long gap between two western disturbances, cold winds from north and Northwest continuous across most parts of the country leading to drop in temperature.

Moreover, clear skies help in cooling down the Earth's surface as the energy emitted by earth after sunset escapes into the atmosphere.

We do not expect any significant Western disturbance to approach Western Himalayas during next one week. This means there will not be any rain activity over Northern plains as well.

Therefore, chances of fog formation is ruled out. Days will remain sunny and warm.

Light rain is possible over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep, and at one or two places over Telangana and Goa. Cold wave conditions are expected to continue over parts of Rajasthan.

Cold wind from the north and northwest directions may reduce maximum and minimum temperatures over Northwest, Central, and parts of east India.

One such city which also happens to be the coldest in India for the past few days is Churu. Minimum temperatures have dropped further over Churu and are settling at 4.1° celsius today, which is the lowest of the season not only for Churu but for any other region in the plains of India.

Churu has been continuously recording the lowest temperatures pan India. If we talk about the last four days, the minimum started at 6.7° C on November 21, dropped to 6.4° C on November 22, furthermore dropping to 5.3° C on November 23, and finally became 4.1°C today.

The minimums have been plunging, making it the coldest city in Pan India on the 4th consecutive day. This drop is due to no significant system present over the northern parts, clear sky conditions, and the cold winds from snow-clad mountains of the Western Himalayas blowing over the region.

Moreover, as Churu's minimum has been seen below the 5-degree mark, this will amount to cold wave conditions, making the entry of these conditions rather early. All in all, minimums will be seen hanging around 4-5 degrees for the next few days, i.e. until the end of the month.