India - Day 6 - Sri Jampukeswarar Temple

Next we went to the Jampukeswarar temple. This temple is also 1 of the pancha pootham. It is the element of water. They say that the temple is flooded during the rainy season because the Kaveeri River runs under it. There are a few holes around the lingam and water flows through these holes and flood the Lingam. The Lingam is submerged underwater so it represents the element of water.

India - Day 6 - Thayumanavar

At Thayumanuvar, there was a big Lingam. There we sang 'Nun Drudai Yanai' which is a really long song. We practiced that song for many many days. The Lingam there is also quite big. It was very good. Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

India - Day 6 - Uchi Pillaiyar ( Rockfort Hill )

Haiyoooo, on day 6 we went to Uchi Pillaiyar. There we had to climb a lot of steps to reach there. You know, the final flight of steps looked exactly and I mean exactly like Pillaiyar 's Trunk. THis place used to be a British Fort. The people there invited us into the moolastanam. That was awesome!!!!! Although it was tiring I had a great lot of FUN!!!

India - Day 5 - Tanjavour Big Temple

After Saraswathy Mahal we went to Tanjavour Big Temple and it is really really really really really really BIG. They recently celebrated their 1000 year anniversary. It is a really old temple and I mean it when I say old. There is a big Nanthi and and even bigger Lingam. The Lingam is huge. This is a pic of the Nanthi. Unfortunately, we could not take a photo of the Lingam but it is BIG. There is also a statue of the architect of temple but he committed suicide. This was because he was a saivite and when Vaishnavites came into the temple he got angry and killed himself and cursed so that if any politician came into the temple would lose the election. Ever since that day, no politician came into the temple. This is a pic of the Nanthi.

India - Day 5 - Swami Malai

Haiiii, after Thiruvaiyaruur we went to Swami Malai Murugan Temple. This temple is one of the Arupadai Veedu Murugan Temples ( there are six of them ). The was a beautiful Murugan statue there. Very nice. After that, we went to The Saraswathi Mahal museum. A lot of old things are there. Very weird.

India - Day 5 - Thiruvaiyarur

On day 5 we went to Thiruvaiyaru. There the story is about Appar or Thirunavukarasar who wanted to go to Mount Kalaish to see Lord Shiva. He was 80 years old. So, he suffered to go there. He even crawled as he was too old to walk. Lord Shiva saw him and came to his rescue in the form of an old man and told him to jump into the pool that was there and said that Appar could see Lord Shiva. Appar did so and guess what?? He came out at a pond in Thiruvaiyarur and saw Lord Shiva and Parvathi sitting on a nanthi. Then he sang 'Mathar Pirai Kanni Yaanai'. We also went to the temple there. It says that if you shout 'Aiyarappa' it echos seven times. It is really cool.

India - Day 4 - Thiruvaruur

Heiyo, after Thirunalalur, we went to Thiruvaruur which where Suntharar was. Can you imagine!! We were on the same soil that Suntharar stepped on!!! Imagine that!!!!! That place is also famous for the enormous ratam or 'theirr' as they call it. It is very big and colourful. There is also a giant teppa kulam there. This is a pic of it.