SRI SRINGERI PEETHAM,SRINGERI

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 2/18/2013 5:00:00 AM

'  Sringeri is the first Math established by Adi Shankara ,exponent of the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, in the 8th century.It is located on the banks of River Tunga  in Western Ghats in Chikkamagaluru dt of Karnataka.Places to visit :Sharadamba TempleVidyashankara TempleShankara MathSharadamba Temple & Vidyashankara Temple are located on right bank of the river Tunga and Shrigeri Peetham is located on the left bank of the river.There is a bridge connecting the right &(...)'

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Kalady - Birth Place of Adi Shankara

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 10/24/2012 12:40:00 PM

'Photo Depicting Crocodile catch hold of Adi ShankaraPoorna RiverKrishna TempleKalady is the birth place of Adi Sankara ,located on the banks of the river Poorna (Periyar) in Ernakulam districts,Kerala.Crocodile Ghat : This is the place where Adi Shankara's life turned to sanyasam.His mother Aryadevi didn't agree the desire of Sankara to become a Sanyasi.One accompanied by mother Shankara went to take bath in the river Poorna.A crocodile caught hold of his leg ,while taking bath.Drow(...)'

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Annamalaiyar Temple / Arunachala Shiva Temple Tiruvannamalai - Tamilnadu

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 7/1/2012 1:36:00 AM

'Annamalaiyar Temple  /Shiva Temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva .It is located at the foothills of the Annamalai Hill in Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu.Here Lord Eswara is worshipped as Annamalaiyar or Arunachaleswarar represented . The temple is regarded as one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalas & is associated with the element fire (Agni).The area of the temple complex is around 25 acers.It has 4 gopuras.The Rajagopura, one on East,is the tallest one with 11 storeys.It is(...)'

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Ekambareswarar Temple - Kanchipuram

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 6/25/2012 8:20:00 AM

'Kanchipuram, popularly known as the 'City of Temples', is one of the India's seven sacred  cities and is famous the world over for its exquisite temples.Once it was the historic capital of the Pallavas. The Ekambareswarar Temple in Kanchipuram is one of the famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva.It was build around 600 AD and it was mentioned in 2nd century AD Tamil poetry. It was rebuilt in its present form by the Pallava Kings in 7th or 8th century AD. The Chola dynasty(...)'

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Giri Pradakshina / Giri Valam - Tiruvannamalai

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 5/31/2012 1:19:00 PM

'  The circumambulation of Arunachala hill is known as Giri Pradakshina or Giri Valam .Performing  pradakshina of Arunachala is considered to be beneficial .Pradakshina is done in bare feet,starting from Arunachala Siva Temple and ending up at the Siva temple.Total distance to walk is 15 KM.There are 8 shrines dedicated to Siva are there around the hill.Viz Indra Lingam ,Agni Lingam,Yama Lingam.Niruthi Lingam,Varuna Lingam,Vayu Lingam,Kubera Lingam,and Eesaniya Lingam.'

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Napier Bridge ,Chennai

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 5/2/2012 8:16:00 AM

'Napier Bridge is a bridge in Chennai built over the Coovum River connecting Fort St. George with the Marina beach. It was built in 1869 by Francis Napier who was the Governor of Madras from 1866 to 1872.It is the oldest bridge in Chennai.'

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Shri Ek Mukhi Dattatreya Temple , Sakuri

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 4/18/2012 5:43:00 AM

'Location :Sakuri ,Near Shirdi,MaharastraThis is the only place in the world where you can find a Dattatreya Idol with singleface unlike other places where you will find Dattatreya idol with 3 faces". Once the queen of the princely state of Gwalior during Shinde dynasty, came for Shri Upasani Baba’s Darshan. She shared with Shri Baba whatever her wish was. She stayed at Sakuri for about a month in the company of Shri Baba. She returned after her wishes came true by theblessings of Sh(...)'

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Kandaleru reservoir

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 1/31/2012 2:00:00 PM

'Kandaleru DamKandaleru Dam is located about 60 kms away form Nellore. It was constructed across the Kandaleru river. This river originates in Velegonda hills and it  flows across Gudur . This being one of the World’s Biggest Earth Dam with 68 TMC Water Storage spread over 11 kilometre which is supplying Drinking water to Tamilanadu is a Pictorious Spot with Hillocks and Forest around. How to reach : Buses available from Nellore.Nellore - Kadapa ,Nellore -Rajampet,Nellore-Rapur (...)'

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Dona Paula - Panjm

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 1/12/2012 5:09:00 PM

'Dona Paula is meeting point of the Zuari and Mandov rivers .Once a silent village today is one of the most commercialized areas of Goa.How to reach :It is situated at just about 7 kms from Panjim, the Dona Paula Beach can be reached easily by bus.'

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Marina Beach

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 12/31/2011 9:00:00 AM

'Kamarajar SalaiMarina Beach along the bay of Bengal in Chennai is second Largest beach in the world.The Marina is primarily sandy beach.Bathing and swimming at the Marina Beach will be dangerous as the undercurrent is very turbulent and is legally prohibited. It is the most crowded beach in the country'

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Anna Square

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 12/28/2011 11:32:00 AM

'Anna Square is located towards the north of the Marina Beach,dedicated to the great leaders of Dravidian movement, Arinzar Annadurai and Dr. M.G. RAmachandran. The mortal remains of these leaders were buried at Anna Square.'

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Guindy National Park - Chennai

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 11/14/2011 6:30:00 AM

'Guindy National Park is a 2.82 km2 park located in the heart of Chennai.Guindy National Park is home to 400 black bucks, 2000 spotted deer, 24 jackals, a variety of snakes, geckos, a wide variety of snakes tortoises, geckos and over 100 species of birds, over 60 species of butterflies and spiders each, a wealth of different invertebrates-grasshoppers, ants, termites, carbs, snails, slugs, scorpions, mites, spiders, earthworms, millipedes, etc.'

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University of Madras

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 11/5/2011 6:31:00 AM

'Incorporated on 5 September 1857,it is one of the oldest University in India.It is located opposite to the Marina Beach.Senate HouseThe Senate House is the administrative centre of the University of Madras,constructed by  Robert Chisholm between 1874 and 1879.Senate building is considered to be one of the best and oldest examples of Indo - Saracenic  architecture in India.View of the Senate House from Marina Beach'

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Chennai Trade Centre - Auto Expo 2011

Author : Narahari Pulikollu      Blog : ebharat darshan      Date : 10/24/2011 1:10:00 AM

'Chennai trade centre is an exibition hall located in Nandambakkam near St.Thomas Mount,chennai.It has three exibition halls and one convention centre.'

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