Shadow of the Vimana of this 1000-year-old temple in Tamil Nadu disappears at noon! The Thanjavur Peruvudaiyar Kovil or the Brihadeshwara Temple of Tanjore dedicated to Lord Shiva is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Dravidian style temple built by Chola ruler Raja Raja I is one of the most magnificent architectural geniuses on the surface of earth. The temple tower is believed to be the tallest in the world and the temple complex consists of other beautiful structures that glorify the incredible craftsmanship of the architects of that era. Besides the huge Shiva Linga, which is located in the sanctum sanctorum (Garbha Griha), the huge Nandi draws crowds from world over. And interestingly, the temple tower or the Gopuram or the Vimana is constructed in such a manner that its shadow disappears at noon. This happens because the base of the Vimana is bigger than its pinnacle. Hence at noon, the shadow of the temple tower gets merged on itself and not on the ground. ...
Tirparappu Waterfalls Tirparappu Waterfalls are a 300 ft (91 m) long rocky riverbed, at a height of nearly 50 ft (15 m). The waterfall flow with great force for around seven months. The bed above the falls is a rocky mass that extends up to a distance of about quarter of a kilometre upstream, with a were constructed for supplying water to nearby paddy fields. Near the falls is a fortified temple dedicated to Lord shiva, called the Mahadevar Kovil . It is three of the twelve Shivalayas , famous for the Shivalaya Ottam during the Indian festival of shivaratri . Devotees believe Lord mahadev lives here as Virabhadra , a fierce incarnation of the Lord Shiva to kill Daksha Prajapati, after the death Sati Devi . There are many old inscriptions in this temple including the one of the Pandya King dated ninth century. This temple is built around A.D. 9th Century. Visit this link to get exciting off...
Republic Day The phrase Her Majesty's Government ( His Majesty's Government during the reign of a male monarch) is a formal term referring to the government of a commonwealth realm or one of its constituent provinces, states or territories. In use since at least the height of the British Empire, the phrase has been inherited and integrated into the countries that emerged from that polity and which remain Commonwealth realms. Republic Day honours the date on which the Constitution of India came into effect on 26 January 1950 replacing the Government of India Act(1935) as the governing document of India. The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949, and came into effect on 26 January 1950 with a democratic government system, completing the country's transition towards becoming an independent republic. 26 January was chosen as the Republic day because it was on this day in 1929 when Declaration of ...
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