http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com Temple Visit Travelogues, Photos and Geographical Map of Tamilnadu Temples Sat, 25 Jul 2009 12:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/aaa20739b84073caa1d485c703b6aeba?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/avaniyapuram/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/avaniyapuram/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:48:35 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=366 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/avaniyapuram/feed/ 63 Raju Start of Steps (by Raju's Temple Visits) Start of Steps 1 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Start of Steps 5 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Middle Tier temple, Top Tier Temples and Lion faced rock (by Raju's Temple Visits) Anjaneyar shrine (by Raju's Temple Visits) Main shrine 1 (middle tier) (by Raju's Temple Visits) Main shrine 2 (middle tier) (by Raju's Temple Visits) Main shrine 3 (middle tier) (by Raju's Temple Visits) Main shrine 4 (middle tier) Thayar with the Lion face - Sudai sculpture above the sanctum sanctorum (by Raju's Temple Visits) Steps to top tier (by Raju's Temple Visits) Top tier - Sri Venkateswarar and other shrines (by Raju's Temple Visits) Top tier Temples 2 (by Raju's Temple Visits) IMG_4988a Top tier Temples 4 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Lion faced rock (by Raju's Temple Visits) Top view 1 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Top View 2 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Top View 3 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Hill Start (by Raju's Temple Visits) Hill - Side View 1 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Hill - Side View 3 (by Raju's Temple Visits) Parkings (by Raju's Temple Visits) http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/nanganallur-temples/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/nanganallur-temples/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:45:47 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=305 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2009/03/18/nanganallur-temples/feed/ 67 Raju Varasidhi Vinayagar Temple 2 Varasidhi Vinayagar Temple 1 Sri Hayagreevar Temple Sri Hayagreevar Temple 1 Uthara Guruvayoorappan 1 Uthara Guruvayoorappan 2 Uthara Guruvayoorappan 3 Uthara Guruvayoorappan 4 Sri Raghavendhra Mutt Sri Raghavendhra Mutt - Meditation Hall Sri Anjaneyar Temple 1 Anjaneyar Temple 2 Anjaneyar Temple 4 (backside) Anjaneyar Temple 3 Ayyappan Temple Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple (New) 1 Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple (New) SriLakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple and Devi Karumariamman Temple Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple 1 Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple 3 Sri Devi Karumariamman Temple 2 Sri Raja Rajeswari and Sathyanarayana Perumal Temple 1 Sri Raja Rajeswari and Sathyanarayana Perumal Temple 3 Sri Raja Rajeswari and Sathyanarayana Perumal Temple 4 Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temple 1 Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temple - Sri Ashtabuja Duragai amman shrine behind Sri Ardhanareeswarar shrine Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temple 2 Sri Ardhanareeswarar Temple tank Sri Dharmalingeswarar Temple 1 Sri Dharmalingeswarar Temple Entrance Sri Dharmalingeswarar Temple 2 Sri Dharmalingeswarar Temple 3 Sri Dharmalingeswarar Temple Inscription Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 1 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 10 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 12 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 11 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 9 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 7 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 2 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 3 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 4 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 8 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 5 Sri Navaneetha Krishnan Sri Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 6 Madipakkam Sri Oppiliappan Temple 2 Madipakkam Sri Oppiliappan Temple 1 Madipakkam Sri Aurobindho and The Mother Meditation Centre Madipakkam Sri Aurobindho and The Mother Meditation Centre 1 Madipakkam Sri Gayathri Temple adjacent to Sri Aurobindho and The Mother Meditation Centre Sri Chandru, Sri Vasu and Sri Sivan http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/mantralaya/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/mantralaya/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:52:51 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=221 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/mantralaya/feed/ 54 Raju Inner Entrance Entrance IMG_3644 Thungabadra IMG_3638 IMG_3648 IMG_3651 IMG_3649 IMG_3645 Tungabadra2 Tungabadra1 Swamiji Information Board Sri Devi and Bhoodevi with Sri Narasimhar Snake Gods protcting the Bikshala Ek Shila Brindhavana 1 Ek Shila Brindhavana 2 Sri Ugra Narasimhar 1 Sri Ugra Narasimhar Lord Hanuman installed by Sri Vyasa Rajar Grinder used by Sri Appanacharya Temple Entrance 1 Temple Entrance 2 Legend IMG_3671 IMG_3672a Side View Temple Rock of Bed and Pillow 2 Rock of Bed and Pillow 1 Viman 2 Viman 1 Entrance by night IMG_3643 IMG_3692 Thomas Munroe http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/nava-brindhavan/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/nava-brindhavan/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 13:06:28 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=171 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/nava-brindhavan/feed/ 70 Raju IMG_3557 Hampi-Anegundhi (unfinished) Bridge Way to Nava Brindhavan Have to walk from here IMG_3280 View from Hampi side View from Hampi side1 IMG_3291 IMG_3292 IMG_3299 IMG_3295 IMG_3333 IMG_3331 IMG_3334 View from Nava Brindhavan side View from Hampi side entrance 1 Nava Brindhavan 1 IMG_3314 IMG_3313 View from Hampi side entrance 2 IMG_3312 IMG_3322 Priest Jagrathai Hanuman shrine Hotel Malligi Room at Hotel Malligi IMG_3600 IMG_3599 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/devadanam/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/devadanam/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:33:10 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=110 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/devadanam/feed/ 47 Raju Way to Devadanam Entrance and the peeple tree Entrance Rajagopuram - From inside Rajagopura entrance - From inside Panaramic Inside View Inside view - main entrance On top of the inside entrance Dwara balahar Main vimanam and the left side praharam http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/kottamalai/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/kottamalai/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:45:28 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=74 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/kottamalai/feed/ 18 Raju Tractor - Ready to start Vasudeva Bhattacharyar in front of TVS Office from where the Tractor starts Beautiful and Clean Village Atmosphere Anjaneyar View from Veera Anjaneyar Temple Headless ! IMG_2942 Start of ghat road Start of ghat road 1 Tractor ride IMG_2924 IMG_2926 IMG_2931 IMG_2932 IMG_2937 A sharp hair-pin bend that also got down steeply End of tractor journey - Start of climbing through steps Carrying Abhisheha and annadhana items Iron Bridge Iron Bridge 2 IMG_2845 stitched 1 IMG_2817 IMG_2822 IMG_2824 IMG_2839 IMG_2846 IMG_2840 IMG_2848 IMG_2844 Shenbaga Thoppu Dam Shenbaga Thoppu Dam 1 Finally, at the top Temple entrance and the Stone Dwajasthambam IMG_2904 IMG_2905 IMG_2909 IMG_2912 IMG_2913 Nice place to sit alone Possible Cave Front view View from inside the temple Stone Dwajasthambam with the lightning arrestor Sunai 1 Sunai 2 Front side of the temple IMG_2874 IMG_2876 Back side of the temple IMG_2892 IMG_2914 Praharam - Back side Praharam - Left Praharam - Right Inside the Temple http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/padavedu/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/padavedu/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 13:41:04 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=67 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/26/padavedu/feed/ 34 Raju Clean Praharam Kailasa Vinayagar Temple View from Kailasa Vinayagar Temple Kailasa Vinayagar Temple 2 Kailasa Vinayagar Temple 1 Kailasa Parai (left) Sri Uma Maheswarar Temple 1 Sri Uma Maheswarar Temple shrine Sri Uma Maheswarar 1 Sri Uma Maheswarar Temple stones View from the back side of Sri Uma Maheswarar Sunai (Water Stream) Padavdu aerial view from Kailasa Parai 2 Padavdu aerial view from Kailasa Parai 1 From Kailasa Parai Just look at the cleanliness IMG_2604 IMG_2603 Main Vimanam IMG_2600 Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple 1 Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple Velmurugan (Hill) Temple and Ramar Temple Ramar Temple 3 Ramar Temple 2 Ramar Temple 1 Yoga Ramachandra moorthy The spot underground from where idos were recovered Ammayappa Eswar Temple Renuka Parameswari Temple - Back side Renukambal Subramanya Swamy http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/singiri-koil/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/singiri-koil/#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 04:26:42 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=65 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/singiri-koil/feed/ 16 Raju First view of the Temple Tiny river in front Panaromic view Temple IMG_2542 Entrance Inscriptions Bala Anjaneyar shrine Left side Praharam Right side Praharam Praharam Rocks around View fom the temple IMG_2541 IMG_2540 Shops IMG_2545 Singiri Koil to Padavdu where we rested for breakfast http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/nedungunam/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/nedungunam/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:56:44 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=61 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/nedungunam/feed/ 50 Raju Temple from the main road (Vandavasi - Chetput) Evening Sun Temple Car ready for the Brahmostava Festival Main Entrance Inner Rajagopuram The beautiful Dwara Balahar 2 The beautiful Dwara Balahar 1 Holy Tank in front of the temple Beautifully carved Mandapam Mandapam in the backdrop of the Hill The Two Rajagopurams Vimanams and the two Raja gopurams Panoramic View - Back side The 2nd Praharam Sanctum Sanctorum The 3rd Praharam Thayar Shrine Beautiful Dwara Balahis of the Thayar Shrine Dwara Balahi Vimanam of the Thayar Shrine In the pillar of the Mandapam of the Thayar Shrine The Hill while coming from Vandavasi The Hill while coming from Chetput http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/visit-to-thennangur/ http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/visit-to-thennangur/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:24:26 +0000 raju0704 http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/?p=57 ]]> http://shanthiraju.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/visit-to-thennangur/feed/ 33 Raju Side view Ready for Samprokshanam Main Entrance Temple entrance, Guru mandapam Side Entrance Main Entrance Guru mandapam Agraharam Right side Praharam and Main entrance Right side Praharam Left side Praharam Front mandapam Sri Haridoss Giri Sri Gnananandha Giri Playful Krishna Vasudevar taking krishnar IMG_1370 IMG_1372 Lifting Govarthana Hill With Gopikas IMG_1376 Kuchelar's visit Showing the World inside mouth Kalinga Narthanam Hall Ceiling Painting Dwarabalahar Main Hall Ceiling Painting - Dhasavatharam Ceiling Painting Utsava moorthy - Thirumanjanam Utsava moorthy - Thirumanjanam Utsava moorthy - Thirumanjanam Utsava moorthy - Thirumanjanam Utsava moorthy - Fresh after the Thirumanjanam Ready for Thirumanjanam Milk Thirumanjanam Milk Thirumanjanam Milk Thirumanjanam Fruit Thirumanjanam Honey Thirumanjanam Turmeric Powder Thirumanjanam Turmeric Water Thirumanjanam Turmeric Water Thirumanjanam Turmeric Powder Thirumanjanam Rice Flour Thirumanjanam Rice Flour Thirumanjanam Turmeric Powder Thirumanjanam Turmeric Powder Thirumanjanam Sandal Thirumanjanam At the end of the Thirumanjanam At the end of the Thirumanjanam The Final Holy Water Thirumanjanam