Temple skyline
From the top of Sri Jambukeshwara temple. The temple itself is dedicated to Shiva and Parvati. The temple guide was at pains to show me all the 'sexy' stone carvings on the pillars which act as instruction to newly married couples!
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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more]
The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... [read more] Blog: Trichy
Date: February 4th 2007
After Kodai, went to Trichy as a rest stop on the way to Pondicherry. Temples as always, one of which I had to climb up to the top of, and a beautiful temple elephant. It's a more relaxing place than Madurai, but the temples weren't as magical and most, as a non-hindu, I couldn't go inside. ... read more
Date: February 4th 2007
After Kodai, went to Trichy as a rest stop on the way to Pondicherry. Temples as always, one of which I had to climb up to the top of, and a beautiful temple elephant. It's a more relaxing place than Madurai, but the temples weren't as magical and most, as a non-hindu, I couldn't go inside. ... read more
