Monday, January 10, 2011
India - Day 9 - Rameshwaram
On day 9, we went to Rameshwaram. There we had a bath in 22 wells. It is said that all the 22 wells have different tastes. Its true!!! I tasted water from every well. Some are sweet and some are sour. There are 108 lingams in Rameshwaram and they are all different. Some are big some are small and some have square bases. There is also a temple where a special Lingam is kept. It is believed that Seetha built this Lingam out of sand to thank Lord Siva after Rama saved her from Ravana, the evil king. The bridge that Rama built in Danushkodi is broken but still there. After that, we took a train ride all the way to Chennai. It was really fun!!!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
India - Day 8 - Avudaiyar
Hai, after Katpagavinaiyagar we went to Avudaiyar. In that temple, the Lingam has no head only the base to represent the Lord 's formless appearance. This temple has 32 specialities. The pillars make music and wherever you stand there will always be a shadow no matter how dark and all the 1008 temples in India are painted on the ceiling. This temple is famous because this is where Saint Manikavasagar sang Sivapuranam. Awesome right!!
India - Day 8 - Pillaiyar Patti
On day 8, we went to Pillaiyar Patti which is famous for Katpagavinayagar. That statue of Ganesha that has only 2 hands is one of a kind. All the other Pillaiyar statue's have four hands. There is another Katpagavinayagar which is situated in Afghanistan. The statue is very big and is gold in colour. We all sang Agaval there together. It was fun.
India - Day 7 - Madurai Meenakshi
Here, the temple is gigantic . I know I have said that a lot of times but this temple is BIG. This amman is famous for its nose ring which is made of a real diamond. It glows brightly at night. Saint Arunagirinathar became a bird in Thiruvannamalai and flew all the way to Madurai and stood on the Amman statue's hand. We saw it there. It is so cooool!!!!
India - Samayapuram Mariamman
Hey, after Palani we went to Samayapuram Mariamman Temple. There we met Amu. She is a small girl at the age of 11. She brought us around the temple. We first me met her when she helped my mother stand up. Then my dad offered her money and believe it or not she did not accept. After the tour we offered again and finally she accepted. Cool right!!!!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
India - Day 7 - Palani
India - Day 6 - Sri Rangam
Haiiii, after Sri Jampukeswarar, we went to Sri Rangam which is a very big Vishnu temple. There is a sleeping Vishnu statue there which is very beautiful. Unfortunately, it was extremely crowded so we could not enjoy the beauty of Vishnu for long. Sad :( . But fun!!!!
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