Tanjore Trip

 We had a well deserved break this winter. We went on a four day trip to the East coast of Tamil Nadu, encircling the Tanjore, Kumbakonam, Nagapattinam and Trichy district. On the fly, we had a chance to visit Karaikal (Pondy).

The intention is to enjoy the rich heritage and culture brought up by the Chola regime. The best way to do this is to look at the ancient temples and sculptures built during the Chola dynasty. We visitied temples built by the Chola kings during the 11th - 13th centuries. Then came the Nayakkars, who also enriched the tradition and culture by building temples that stands for their age (14th -.16th centuries) and tradition. The temples built by the Cholas are known for their stone sculptures. The temples built by Nayakkars has paintings with natural colors.

Kumbakonam - famously known as "Temple city" has around 200 odd temples build by the ancient kings.

I have listed all the places that we visited during the trip and have provide images depicting those.

When

December 25, 2003 to December 29, 2003

Photos

Total no of photos + videos = 159
Total size = 225 MB

Places Visited

Day 1:

Periya Koil
Palace
Royal museum

Thiruvaiyaru koil
Thiruvaiyaru samathy (peedam)
Chnadran Koil - Thingallur

Dharasuram - Siva Temple - Beautiful sculptures
Gangai Konda Chollapuram
Swami Malai

Thiruvalanchuzhi  ( valanchuzhi vinayagar)

Day 2:

Sakrapani Koil
Aadhi Kumbeswarar Koil
Sarangapani Koil
Mahamagam Kullam
Thirunakeswaram - Raghu Temple
Uppliappan Koil - ThenThirupathi
Thiruvidaimaruthur Koil
Sooriyanar Koil
Pichavaram - Mangroove area (3300 acres, 4000 and odd canals, backwater area)

Day 3:

Chidambaram Natarajar Koil
Vaitheeswaran Koil
Thiruvenkadu Koil
Poompuhar - beach and museum
Thirukadaiyur
Tharangampadi - Danish fort, port and beach
Karaikkal - town and beach
Vellangkani Church

Day 4:

Thiruvavur - Natarajar Temple

Punnai Nallur Mariamman Temple

Kallanai (Grand Annaicut)
ThiruvanaiKaval (Siva temple)
SriRangam


Note:
The photos shown here are the best shots taken by me in the corresponding place.


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