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..
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 Rajagopuram towers to a height of 126 feet and it has nine levels. The Western Rajagopuram, though impressive is not as tall as the Eastern one. The stuccoed image of Nandi is about 18 feet tall and 22 feet in lengthIt is believed that the ancient shrine was housed in a thatched hut until the 12th century and that the 1st ever masonry structure was built by Parakrama Bahu of Sri Lanka. The Setupathy rulers of Ramanathapuram completed the rest of the temple. Some of the temple vimaanams resemble the Vimaanams of the Pallava period. Much of the additions were carried out between the 12th and the 16th centuries. The long corridor (3rd prakaram) dates back only to the 18th century. The Gandhamadhana Parvatam (hill) provides a good view of the temple. This temple has received royal patronage from several kingdoms such as Travancore, Ramanathapuram, Mysore and Pudukkottai
List of Tamils conferred Arjuna Award
Athletics
R. Gyanasekaran, (1979-1980).
Ball Badminton
J. Srinivasan, (1972).
D. Rajaraman, (1984).
Basketball
T. Vijayaraghawan, (1977-1978). Boxing G. Manoharan, Boxer, (1981).
V. Devarajan, Boxer, (1995).
Carrom
A. Maria Irudayam, (1996).
Chess
Vishwanathan Anand, (1985).
S. Vijayalakshmi, (2000).
Krishnan Sasikiran, (2002).
Cricket
S. Venkataraghavan (1971).
Hockey
Krishnamurthy P, (1971).
Vasudevan Baskaran, (1979-1980).
Dhanraj Pillay, (1995).
Mohammed Riaz, (1998).
Kabaddi
Subbiah Rajarathinam, (1994).
Powerlifting
E.S. Bhaskaran, (1994).
Swimming
V. Kutraleeshwaran, (1996).
Table Tennis
U. Sundararaj, (1966).
G. Jagannath, (1970).
V. Chandrasekhar, (1982).
S. Raman, (1998).
Tennis
Ramanathan Krishnan, (1961).
Vijay Amritraj, (1974).
Ramesh Krishnan, (1980-1981).
Anand Amritraj, (1985).
Mahesh Bhupathi, (1995).
Volleyball
A. Palaniswamy, (1961).
G. E. Sridharan, (1982).
Weightlifting
S. Vellaiswamy, (1974).
K. Balamuruganandam, (1976).
M. T. Selvan, (1977-1978).
E. Karaunakaran, (1978-1979).
M.C. Bhasker, (1985).
Thandava Murthy Muthu, (2002).
R. Gyanasekaran, (1979-1980).
Ball Badminton
J. Srinivasan, (1972).
D. Rajaraman, (1984).
Basketball
T. Vijayaraghawan, (1977-1978). Boxing G. Manoharan, Boxer, (1981).
V. Devarajan, Boxer, (1995).
Carrom
A. Maria Irudayam, (1996).
Chess
Vishwanathan Anand, (1985).
S. Vijayalakshmi, (2000).
Krishnan Sasikiran, (2002).
Cricket
S. Venkataraghavan (1971).
Hockey
Krishnamurthy P, (1971).
Vasudevan Baskaran, (1979-1980).
Dhanraj Pillay, (1995).
Mohammed Riaz, (1998).
Kabaddi
Subbiah Rajarathinam, (1994).
Powerlifting
E.S. Bhaskaran, (1994).
Swimming
V. Kutraleeshwaran, (1996).
Table Tennis
U. Sundararaj, (1966).
G. Jagannath, (1970).
V. Chandrasekhar, (1982).
S. Raman, (1998).
Tennis
Ramanathan Krishnan, (1961).
Vijay Amritraj, (1974).
Ramesh Krishnan, (1980-1981).
Anand Amritraj, (1985).
Mahesh Bhupathi, (1995).
Volleyball
A. Palaniswamy, (1961).
G. E. Sridharan, (1982).
Weightlifting
S. Vellaiswamy, (1974).
K. Balamuruganandam, (1976).
M. T. Selvan, (1977-1978).
E. Karaunakaran, (1978-1979).
M.C. Bhasker, (1985).
Thandava Murthy Muthu, (2002).
