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Dear Chandrashekarji, Thanks Sir. It is ironical that we ourselves are ignorant of some of the ancient temples in our country.A very sad state of affairs indeed (The government is to blame for letting some great temples go to ruin) Some voluntary organisations are doing good work in making awareness of remote temples in India Regards, aavesh Chandrashekhar <sharma.chandrashekhar wrote: Dear Aavesh,That was a good link. Very informative I must say.Chandrashekhar.aavesh t wrote: Dear Lalit,Chandrashekarji,Ramanarayanji,RK Da and Group, A very informative website on temples in and around Chennai Comments welcome as always Regards, aavesh Dear All, The Blog http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/ contains the following: Comprehensive directory of more than 200 Chola/ Pallava and older temples within Chennai City More than 200 Chola/ Pallava and older temples around Chennai (within 100 km radius) Ancient temples in and around Vellore Travelogues on many temple

visits with rare photos Many Photos on temples are available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajushanthi/collections/ You could be surprised with some of the temple details in the Blog…. § Agasthiar has installed 108 lingams around Chennai between the two rivers Kuchasthalai and Brahma Aranya § Koyampedu/ North Chennai is supposedly the place where Lava-Kucha, twin sons of

Rama were brought up § The temple at Chinna Kavanam has a 2500 years old rare tree called Eru Azhinjil (or ankola) which has an unique feature of its seeds getting attracted to the parent tree itself like a magnet signifying that the final destination of the human beings being the lotus feet of the lord. § In a 6000 years old temple at Ariyathurai in North Chennai, water supposedly from

river Ganges flows perennially from a small pit though in small quantity § In the same way, water flows perennially from the Nandhi's mouth at Ramagiri Recent Post: Sri Periyanayahi Amman Temple at Devikapuram near Arani/ Vandavasi/ Thiruvannamalai The 2nd biggest temple of Thiruvannamalai district, next only to Thiruvannamalai temple One of the few exclusive (big) temples for Amman like Kanchi Kamakshi and Madurai Meenakshi An exquisite sculptural marvel Regards,Raju Messenger blocked? Want to chat? Here is the solution.

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Dear Aavesh,

 

You are right. Our Vidarbha has a temple like the Markanda Temple which

is perhaps the precursor of The famous Khajuraho temple but in a state

of neglect due to government apathy. There are many more , all over

Vidarbha and also rest of India.

 

Chandrashekhar.

 

aavesh t wrote:

 

 

Dear Chandrashekarji,

 

Thanks Sir.

 

It is  ironical that we

ourselves are ignorant of some of the ancient temples in our country.A

very sad state of affairs indeed (The government  is to blame for

letting some great temples go to ruin)

 

Some voluntary organisations

are doing good work in making awareness of remote temples in India

 

Regards,

aavesh

 

 

 

 

 

Chandrashekhar <sharma.chandrashekhar >

wrote:

 

 

Dear Aavesh,

 

That was a good link. Very informative I must say.

 

Chandrashekhar.

 

aavesh t wrote:

 

 

Dear Lalit,Chandrashekarji,Ramanarayanji,RK

Da and Group,

 

A very informative

website on temples in and around Chennai

 

Comments welcome as

always

 

Regards,

 

aavesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear

All,

 

 

The Blog http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/ contains

the following:

 

Comprehensive directory

of more than 200 Chola/ Pallava and older temples within Chennai City

More than 200 Chola/

Pallava and older temples around Chennai (within 100 km radius)

Ancient temples in and

around Vellore

Travelogues on many

temple visits with rare photos  

 

Many Photos on temples

are available here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rajushanthi/collections/

 

You

could be surprised with some of the temple details in the Blog….

§        

Agasthiar has installed

108 lingams around Chennai between the two rivers Kuchasthalai and Brahma Aranya

§        

Koyampedu/ North Chennai is supposedly the place

where Lava-Kucha, twin sons of Rama were brought up

§        

The temple at Chinna

Kavanam has a 2500 years old rare tree called Eru Azhinjil (or ankola)

which has an unique feature of its seeds getting attracted to the

parent tree itself like a magnet signifying that the

final destination of the human beings being the lotus feet of the lord.

§        

In

a 6000 years old temple at Ariyathurai in North

Chennai,

water supposedly from river Ganges

flows perennially from a small pit though in small quantity

§        

In

the same way, water flows perennially from the Nandhi's mouth at

Ramagiri

 

Recent

Post:

Sri Periyanayahi Amman Temple at Devikapuram near Arani/

Vandavasi/ Thiruvannamalai

 

The 2nd

biggest temple of Thiruvannamalai district, next only to

Thiruvannamalai temple

One of the few

exclusive (big) temples for Amman like Kanchi Kamakshi and Madurai

Meenakshi

An exquisite

sculptural marvel

 

Regards,

Raju

 

 

 

 

 

 

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