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.
Thirmalai naiker mahal-MADURAI
The palace is situated 2kms south east of Meenakshi Temple. The palace was built in 1636 by Thirumalai Nayakar.
The Meenakshi temple complex
Madurai or "the city of nectar" is the oldest and second largest city of Tamil Nadu..
The big Waterfalls at Hogenakal
You get the feel of the river running nearby when you enter the sanctuary enclosing Hogenakal waterfall. Suddenly.
Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabhudin Adbul Kalam
Adbul Kalam, was born on the 15th October, 1931, at Rameshwaram in TamilNadu. He did his B.Sc..
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Thiruparamkundram
As the first time you see all these colors on the temples, you get a feeling of kitch, but when you start to understand Tamil culture then you know this is the outmost expression of Tamil life.
As you can eat spicy in the North, it would still taste sweet to a Tamil. Everything in his life is really an exponent compared with other states. The joy, the fights, the laughs, the respect the colors,the heat, the struggle everything is so intens here in Tamil Nadu. Other states sometimes charactarize Tamil Nadu as the land of children as in all their reactions they are so spontanuous, simple and at the same time so intens.
Here you see the top of a Gopuram newly paint at the rock-temple in Tiraparunkundram just outside Madurai. Gopuram means an entrance tower and every temple got four of them orientated to the North-South-West-East.
The smaller the Gopurams the elder the temple is.
Five Rathas
Five monolithic chariot temples dedicated to Hindu gods. Also known as Pancha Pandava Rathas. Although there are eight temples, people recognize only five. It is said that the five Rathas represent the five chariots used by the Pandavas. Four of these temples have been scooped out of one single rock. The imposing Gopurams and sculptured pillars & walls give us a glimpse of the style which was adopted in constructing temples all over Tamil Nadu.
The road up to this archeologic place is full of stone-carvers and it is pleasant to hear the hamering from morning till sunset. Pity, this will be soon gone. The government is planning to enlarge this road and most of the carvers will vanish. Instead they are building a big concrete shopping complex near the Five Rathas and they can rent a place over there.
Thirukalikundram
View from the Eagle Rock Temple over Thirukalikundram. At the foot of the hill there is also a larger Shiva Temple. At the South-East end of the town is a spacious tank whose waters are said to have curative powers. Once every 12 years, a conch is discovered in this tank and thousands of devotees flock to bathe in the tank at this auspicious time. A collection of the conches is displayed in the larger Shiva Temple
Thirmalai naiker mahal-MADURAI
The palace is situated 2kms south east of Meenakshi Temple. The palace was built in 1636 by Thirumalai Nayakar. A classic example of the Indo-Saracenic style, the piece de resistance of this mahal is its carved dome outsoars without the support of girders or rafters.
The stucco work on its domes and arches is remarkable. The gigantic pillars and structures represents the amazing architectural mastery of Nayak Kings. The courtyard and the dancing hall are being the center of attractions. There are around 248 pillars of each 58 feet toll and 5 feet diameter.
Furniture and utensils used by the kings have been exhibited inside the palace. The palace is equipped to perform Light & Sound shows depicting the story of Silappathikaram in both Tamil and English languages
