Maratha Marvels

Maratha Marvels himself a teetotaller. In a glass showcase are several minor antiquities including small copper coins minted by the Tanjore Marathas. On the advice of the Prince, we visited the Maratha royal graveyard at the periphery of the town. The memorials erected here, in honour of the different kings and queens, are elaborate structures resembling a typical Hindu temple. After Tanjore, we stopped at Orattanad. A Maratha...

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Nageswaran Temple

Location: Kumbakonam, 36 kms from Thanjavur Built in: 1005 AD The Tanjore district has a definite magic- a magic endowed by the towering presence of many ancient temples, built over 1000 years ago. One such temple is the Nageswaran temple, a place where where devotion, mythology and aesthetics form an ideal medley. Built around 1005 A.D, it is an outstanding symbol of Chola sculpture. It draws many foreigners...

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Swamimalai Temple

Swamimalai is one of the six renowned abodes of Lord Subramanya. The temple is built on an artificial hill and is approached by a flight of steps. The presiding deity is worshipped as Swaminathan. The temple has three 'gopuram' with three 'praharam'. The 'gopuram' on the south side of the temple is decorated with statues and contains five storeys while the other two entrances have no towers above them. ...

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Kumbeswarar Temple

Kumbeswara Temple This is the largest and the oldest Shiva temple located in the center of the town of Kumbakonam. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Kumbeswara and the presiding Goddess is Sri Mangalambigai. There is a shrine dedicated to Adi Vinayaka (Lord Ganesh). Kumbeswara Temple Kumbakonam - History unfurls ! A Chola King built the Kumbeswara Temple and the temple building itself would seem to have...

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Mukurthi Wildlife Sanctuary

About Mukurthi National Park Mukurthi National Park is located on the high altitudes of the Nilgiris, 40 kms from Udhagamandalam. It contains a viable population of Nigiri Tahr (Hamitrgus-hilocrius) because of which it was earlier known as the Nilgiri Tahr National Park. Located on the high altitudes of the Nilgiris, comprising rolling downs interspersed with temperate sholas, this park is also a part of Nilgiri Bio-sphere...

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Mahamaham

Mahamaham is a Hindu Kumb Mela festival celebrated every 12 years in the Mahamaham tank located in the South Indian town of Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, India. Hindus consider taking a holy dip at the Mahamaham tank on the day of Mahamaham as sacred. The last Mahamaham was celebrated on March 6, 2004, with people from various places taking the holy dip in the Mahamaham tank. The Festival Masimaham is an annual event that occurs in the Tamil...

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