Tag: temple gopuram
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The Goddess of Madurai and her temple
December 16, 2013 • Photography & Travel, Spiritual Adventures
This spectacular temple is a sacred place of pilgrimage for Hindus the world over. The hallways and chambers are crowded from dawn to dusk, filled with pilgrims eager for darshan (sight) of the Goddess Meenakshi in the sanctum sanctorum. Pilgrims come to offer prayers, to have wishes fulfilled, t...
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Chidambaram’s Siva Nataraja Temple
October 8, 2011 • Hinduism, Spiritual Adventures
Sacred to Saivite Hindus the world over, this majestic temple complex in Chidambaram sprawls over 40 acres and is dedicated to the Hindu god Siva. Here Siva manifests as Lord Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. Although there are many temples in South India dedicated to Siva, five among them are particu...
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