Raju's temple visits: Kottaimalai (Padavedu) Sri Venugopla Swamy Temple

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Dear All,There is an update to my Blog with a travelogue to Sri Venugopala Swamy Temple at Kottaimalai (Padavedu):Highlights:· Ancient Sambuvarayar period stone temple with a beautiful stone dwajasthambam· Opens only on Saturdays from 9AM to 4PM and is located on top of the Raja Gambeera Mountain popularly known as Kottaimalai at a height of about 2500 feet. · The only route available is a ghat road running through a thick and beautiful forest. A breath taking journey to this temple can be performed partly by a specially made tractor which takes people to the foot of the temple from where there are about 350 steps to climb. En route one has to pass through a few iron bridges constructed around the hill which are engineering marvels.· Due to the 2500 feet height factor and the many mountains around, a very strong and cool breeze blows out at the mountain top and one has to stand very carefully with a firm grip on the ground.· The main deity is the beautiful Lord Venugopala Swamy standing in a very stylish posture playing flute along with his consorts Rukmini and Satyabhama.· A temple not to be missed since this has something for all types/ ages of people - as a spiritual place and as a pleasure spot - so near Chennai.· Not possible to miss the temple once seen in photosRegards,Raju

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Sorry, I forgot to provide the link, here it is:

 

http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/kottamalai/

 

Thanks,

 

Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , " Rajendran "

<raju0704 wrote:

>

> Dear All,

>

> There is an update to my Blog with a travelogue to Sri Venugopala

Swamy

> Temple at Kottaimalai (Padavedu):

>

> Highlights:

>

> · Ancient Sambuvarayar period stone temple with a beautiful

stone

> dwajasthambam

> · Opens only on Saturdays from 9AM to 4PM and is located on top

of

> the Raja Gambeera Mountain popularly known as Kottaimalai at a height

of

> about 2500 feet.

> · The only route available is a ghat road running through a

thick

> and beautiful forest. A breath taking journey to this temple can be

> performed partly by a specially made tractor which takes people to the

> foot of the temple from where there are about 350 steps to climb. En

> route one has to pass through a few iron bridges constructed around

the

> hill which are engineering marvels.

> · Due to the 2500 feet height factor and the many mountains

> around, a very strong and cool breeze blows out at the mountain top

and

> one has to stand very carefully with a firm grip on the ground.

> · The main deity is the beautiful Lord Venugopala Swamy standing

> in a very stylish posture playing flute along with his consorts

Rukmini

> and Satyabhama.

> · A temple not to be missed since this has something for all

> types/ ages of people - as a spiritual place and as a pleasure spot -

so

> near Chennai.

> · Not possible to miss the temple once seen in photos

>

> Regards,

> Raju

>