This year we enjoyed the trip very much as compare to previous years, because after 4yrs the railway dept have started train facility for Nagapattinam via Tanjore. This time along with my family members my aunty and one of our neighbor also came. Our travel started with boarding the train on 19-05-2010 11:45 pm and we have reached the destination around at 8:30 in the morning. First, we all stayed at nagoor then visited velankanni and spent a time at velankanni beach. Next day, we started our journey to Tanjavur to see the “Big Temple” which is one of the most prized architectural sites in Indian history. There in the morning we spent time to see the temple and worship the Pragadeeshwar. Evening, we all spent our time in the near side park. After that, we bought some Tanjore dolls for remembering our first visit to Tanjavur temple and then started back to Chennai on 21-05-2010 .
About Tanjavur “Big Temple”
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This is the india’s largest Temple. The temple was built by Rajaraja Cholan to display his vision,power and his relationship to the universal. The prime deity of this temple is Shiva. It has been said, The temple maintained a staff of 600 people in various categories. Besides the Brahmin priest, these included record-keepers,musicians,scholars and craftsman of every type as well as housekeeping staff. On those days the temple remained as a hub of business activities for merchants whom made a regular supply of their respective goods for the temple for its pujas. Also it has been serving as a platform for the dancers who excelled in our traditional dance “Bharatha Natyam”.
Myths
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There are many myths about the temple; one of the most popular is that the gopuram does not cast a shadow at any time of the day outside its perimeter . Also, The stone which “kopura kalasam” kept made of single stone which weigh around 80 ton. Moreover, the main deity is the 2nd biggest in india
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