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TIRUVARUR |
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Introduction
Tiruvarur (Tiruvalur) is in the district of Tanjore, connected by the Southern Railway
with Madras, a junction at which the Mayavaram Karaikudi and the Tanjore Nagapattinam
branch lines cut each other. It is famous for the shrine of Tyagaraja. The temple is
gigantic in structure. From a distance of miles the gopurams are visible. It is a great
pilgrim centre, through out the year, particularly in the month of Chittirai when the most
important festival, the annual festival of Sri Tyagaraja is performed. There are four gopurams on four sides. The tower on the west is
particularly noteworthy for the fine sculpture in brick and mortar. The colossal structure
of the temple could be well imagined from its length of 846 feet with breadth of 666 feet.
Author :
R.K.Das
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