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• "Little" Krishna with His Mother - A Hidden Treasure!

  

  The driver of our vehicle had a perplexed expression on his face when I told him the name of the place I intended to visit - " Madam, I have been driving in thi... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2013

• Will You Send Your Mother Away ?

  

  Vedal Vadavamukhagneeswara TempleThere are temples and temples that one may visit in their life time, but it is only a few whose images come up to your mind... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013

• A Wonderful Rama Waiting for Devotees!

  

  Rajagopuram of the Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple, Vengadampet About a year ago, a friend of mine asked me if I knew about a temple with an 19 feet sleeping Rama... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013

• Save the Temple!

  

  This is not the first time that after visiting a temple I have wanted to write about it, but due to some reason or the other, the article is delayed, and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2013

• Yaganti Ne Kanti!

  

  Yaganti Sri Uma Maheswara Swamy TempleThere are some temples that have a wonderful mythology attached. Some are rich in architectural splendour, others in the... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2013

• In Thambiran Thozhar's Land!

  

  The Bhakthajaneswara Temple at ThirunavalurThe stories of Nayanars has always fascinated me - Their devotion, the ultimate and unimaginable sacrifices they... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2013

• Budumuladoddi and Basaladoddi

  

  The Palike Devaru Temple at BudumuladoddiEvery New Year starts for us at Mantralayam in the holy presence of Sri Raghavendra Swamy and while we are there, we tr... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013

• An Electrifying Experience at Agni Theertham!

  

  Agni TheerthamWhen I wrote about Vanniyappar Temple in Aalayam Kanden a couple of weeks ago, I had mentioned I would be writing a separate post on Agni... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012

• A Garbarakshambigai in Tirunelveli District!

  

  The Gopuram of Vanneeswarar Temple, AlwarkurichiThere are planned travels you undertake, when you read up about the places you intend to visit, their... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012

• Tall, Dark and Handsome!

  

  A view of the Vimanas and Gopuram of Sri Amirthambigai Samedha Sri Aavundeeswarar Temple, NemamOn the second saturday of every month, through the Aalayam... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012

• A Town Named After a Saint!

  

  At the entrance of Sri Sathya Vijaya Theertha Moola BrindavanaThe town of Mannargudi in Tamilnadu. Sri Sathyapoorna Theertha, the Uttaradhi Mutt Pontiff was... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012

• Durga Betta and Vali Gufa!

  

  The steps up to the Durga Temple start hereAnegundi - The Land of the Vijayanagara Kings, the Kishkinda of yore, the land that becons me again and again to it. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012

• Tamil Newspaper Dinathanthi Allows Article with Copied Content from Aalayam...

  

  This morning, I started reading the newspaper as usual. When I started glancing into the Aanmeegam Supplement, I was shocked to find that the article on... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012

• Young Again!

  

  The Gopuram and the Gurukkal of Elamai Aakinar Temple, ChidambaramThiruneelakanda Kuyavanaar was a resident of the temple town of Chidambaram. No one really kne... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012