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Travel: Dhenkanal – What Makes this Place Special?
When sunrays caress the face of Paniohala hills, the chiming of temple bells fill the air,monkeys chatter away busily on treetops and the fragrance of ripened plums from the plum groves float into your room through the window, you know you have woken up in the remote hamlet of Dhenkanal.
On the eastern coast of Odisha, about 1600 km from the country’s capital, Dhenkanal is a pretty hill station where the locals love to cool their heels off in the torrid summer months.
Natyanjali, Dancing at the Feet of Lord Nataraja, Chidambaram
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The ancient siva temple in which siva exists in a dancing form. The sanctum represent that siva exists in the form of “sky” which is one of the five elements.
Natyanjali festival opens on the auspicious occasion of the Maha Shivaratri day and of course in the right kind of venue – the ‘Prakara’ of the Chidambaram temple. Chidambaram was a Chola capital from 907AD – 1310AD and the Nataraja temple was erected during the later time of the administration. The temple complex has four large gopurams. The north and south ones are 49m tall. The presiding deity is Shiva in his aspect of as the cosmic dancer. The Chidambaram temple is situated in the middle of the town surrounded by four broad chariot streets. The magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, built a thousand years ago, provides a beautiful backdrop for the event. The setting is truly divine-Chidambaram’s gold-roofed temple, with pillars depicting Lord Nataraja in 108 poses from Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu’s classical dance.
Travelling High: Kailash Mansarovar Tour 2012
Mount Kailash is a wonderful place to visit. Hindus consider this as the holiest of places on earth. This is about a tour of 15 days 14 nights to Mount Kailash. To know more about the tour read on.
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Travel : Indulge in a Spiritual Trek to Sathuragiri Hills
Sathuragiri (chaturagiri) is the place to be if you are looking for a spiritual journey trekking all the way up and down on a hill, a nature’s haven, uninhabited except for the ancient temples and the siddhas living on the hill. The temples are 1000-2000 years old and thronged by devotees from all over India.
Watrap (Vathirairuppu) is a small village located in Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu, India. The holy uphill shrine “Sundara Mahalingam temple” (also known as Thaani Paarai and Sathuragiri Malai) is located here.
The town is on the bank of the Arjuna River. There is a dam here for irrigation and agriculture called “Pilavakal dam” and it is one of the beautiful excellent picnic spots in this area.
Sathuragiri Hills is a must-see place if you are a nature lover.
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