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Foreword |
Introduction |
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"The
Temples Of Tamil Nadu' by Prof. K.K. Moorthy affords a
delightful reading.
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Now comes Tamil
Nadu, the cradle of Dravidian culture, packed to its bounds by
temples,
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Melmaruvathur |
Tiruvannamalai |
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Among
the temples that emerged into floodlight of peerless fame in
the down South recently,
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Tiruvannamalai
Tirukkoil enshrining one of the twelve Jyothirlingas is a
reputed Saiva Kshetra of perennial significance of the highest
order.
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Tirukkoilur |
Chidambaram |
Among
the Pancha Krishanaranya Kshetras, Tirukkoilur Sri
Trivikramaswami temple occupies a conspicuous place. [More...]
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Say Chidambaram
and look! There emerges then on the mental screen the
rhytmic foot work and graceful movements of that cosmic
dancer.
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Vaideswaran
Koil |
Sirkali |
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Heard you ever
of the highest divinity descending in doctor's robes straight
into war theatre,
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Now
remains the scene spectacular that brings out Mother Uma's
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Tanjore |
Kumbhakonam |
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The
word 'Tanjore' conjures up a vision of a series of multi
coloured pictures of mighty rulers, who by their matchless
valour and benign administration..
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Kumbhakonam.
What a name? With its drum like sounds, it offers at
once a grand feast to the ears and sets the mind thinking
next,
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Kanchipuram |
Srirangam |
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Kanchi enjoys
the rare privilege of treasuring up a unique temple culture
that none but Kanchi alone could claim equality with it in
matters of spiritual height it scaled,
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Srirangam - the
El Dorado of Vaishnavates, enshrining the celebrated image of
Lord Ranganatha,
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Palani |
Madurai |
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the trisyllabled word that treasures up several legends and
myths is a combination of two meaningful words PAlA-NEE.
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Pronounce
the word Madurai, uprises anon Mother Meenakshi ready to
announce that it is her august seat,
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Tiruchendur |
Rameswaram |
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Of the six
sacred abodes -- Arupadi Veedus of Shanmuga, the Chief-Field
Marshal of the celestial army,
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The island
temple of Lord Siva called Ramanathaswamy Alayam embodies a
kind of charm irresistable;
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Suchindram |
Kanyakumari |
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Suchindram means
'the purifier of Indra', but it connotes a place imbued with
the divine power of converting papa into punya, sin into merit
base into pure,
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Kanyakumari,
the abode of the Virgin Goddess - Parvathi, situated at the
southern tip of India.
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A
Bird's-Eye View Of Some Shrines Superb |
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Of the six
sacred abodes -- Arupadi Veedus of Shanmuga, the Chief-Field
Marshal of the celestial army,
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