Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Temple – The Soul Of Kanchipuram
Kanchi Kamakshi temple is at the heart of Kanchipuram - in every possible sense. The city surrounds the temple. Even the Gods like Shiva...
Top Kanyakumari Tourist Places To Visit
Going to Kanyakumari was a long-standing dream. Probably since the time I first heard the term Kashmir to Kanyakumari for India. I lived in Kashmir...
Tara Books Store, Chennai – Best Designed Bookstore
I have been looking at the simply brilliant books by Tara books and its art galleries. I thought they were very innovative in using...
Padmanabhapuram Palace, Fort & Town
This huge wooden palace, Padmanabhapuram Palace is, in fact, the biggest wooden structure in Asia. It is an erstwhile palace of the kings of...
Understanding Chola Bronze Statues & Art Form
Chola Bronzes are the finest example of metal art - with their poetic recreation of divine images that are as much divine as they are sensual.
Chidambaram Travel Beyond Its Iconic Nataraja Temple
I had expected Chidambaram city to be a small Nataraja temple town. But it turned out to be a thriving town way beyond its...
Maratha Thanjavur Palace – Maratha Might In TN
Post-Chola period, in medieval times, Tanjore or Thanjavur came under the Nayakas. Who was followed by the Maratha Nayakas Bhonsle family? The last one...
Srirangam Temple, Trichy – The Largest Living Temple
All my friends who had done the Chola temple trail before me kept telling me that I should spend at least a day in...
Musical Steps of Airavatesvara Temple At Darasuram
I reached Darasuram around dusk by auto through a muddy road that looked like going nowhere. Suddenly, the Airavatesvara temple appeared in front of...
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar Temple
Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a town located not too far from Thanjavur. It is surrounded by Gangaikondan lake on the west and river Vadavaru on...
