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Sripuram Golden Mahalaxmi Temple
Golden Temple - when uttered this word, immediately people thinks of Amritsar and the Highest Body of the Sikh's pride Golden Temple.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram
This temple, spread over an area of 15 acres , has lofty gopurams, massive walls and a collossal Nandi. Rameswaram also boasts of a 4000 feet long pillared corridor with over 4000 pillars, supposedly the longest in the world. The carved granite pillars are mounted on a raised platform. What is unique about this corridor is that the rock is not indigenous to the island and it was brought in from elsewhere in Tamilnadu across the sea. The eastern...
List of Tamils conferred Arjuna Award
AthleticsR. Gyanasekaran, (1979-1980). Ball BadmintonJ. Srinivasan, (1972). D. Rajaraman, (1984). BasketballT. Vijayaraghawan, (1977-1978). Boxing G. Manoharan, Boxer, (1981). V. Devarajan, Boxer, (1995). CarromA. Maria Irudayam, (1996). ChessVishwanathan Anand, (1985). S. Vijayalakshmi, (2000). Krishnan Sasikiran, (2002). CricketS. Venkataraghavan (1971). HockeyKrishnamurthy P, (1971). Vasudevan Baskaran, (1979-1980). Dhanraj Pillay, (1995). Mohammed Riaz, (1998). KabaddiSubbiah Rajarathinam, (1994). PowerliftingE.S. Bhaskaran, (1994). SwimmingV. Kutraleeshwaran, (1996). Table TennisU. Sundararaj, (1966). G. Jagannath, (1970). V....
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
tallest bridge in asia
The Mathur Hanging Trough is the tallest as well as the longest trough bridge in Asia, having a height of 115 feet and a length of one kilometre. Constructed in 1966, this bridge has become a place of tourist importance and hundreds of tourists visit this place. This is situated in Mathur, hamlet of Aruvikkarai revenue village in Thiruvattar Panchayat Union. The bridge has been constructed at Mathur across the river Parazhiyar at a cost of Rs. 12.90/-...
Tirparappu Water Falls
Tirparappu Water Falls The water fall at Tirparappu is about 13 km. from Pechiparai dam. The river bed is rocky and about 300 feet in length. The water falls from a height of nearly 50 feet and the water flows for about seven months in a year. On the left bank of the river in between the water falls and the weir, there is a temple dedicated to Lord Siva enclosed by strong fortification. The District Administration has recently constructed a swimming...
Udayagiri Fort
Udayagiri Fort is a worth visiting site in Kanyakumari owing to its magnificent structure and quite surrounding atmosphere.The fort was rebuilt in the reign of Marthandavarma, the Venad King, during 1741-44. In the early days, the fort was of strategic importance. Prisoners captured in the campaign against Tippu were confined in this fort for sometime.Recently, the district administration has established Biodiversity Park here in collaboration with...
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Ancient Tamil Marriage Ceremony
In History of Tamils from the Earliest Times to 600 A.D."The ancient ceremony of marriage which obtained among the Tamils before it was altered by the Aryans is described in two odes of the anthology called the Agam. (aka n^AnURu) Thus it is said: “There was a huge heap of rice cooked with pulse (even after many guests had been fed). On the floor of a pandal built on long rows of wooden columns was spread freshly brought sand. House lamps were lighted....
Folk Dances Of Tamil Nadu
Tamilnadu had developed the art of entertainment to its pristine heights at early age. The three modes of entertainment to its pristine heights at a very early age. The three modes of entertainment classified as Iyal (Literature), Isai (Music) and Nadagam (Drama) had their roots in the rural folk theatre like Therukoothu. Many forms of group and individual dances with the classical forms for popularity and sheer entertainment value. Majority of these...
