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My travels and other interests

Travel- India

Tamilnadu- Chidambaram (2016)

Thillai Nataraja Temple has many names- Koil, The Temple, Puliyur, Chitrambalam, Thiruchitrambalam, Tiruchitrakoodam and Chidambaram. It is also called Bhooloka Kailasam (heaven on earth) by Saivites. The temple is known as the site where Ananda Thandava (Siva’s dance of bliss)…

Tamilnadu- Namakkal (2016)

 I visited Namakkal (250 miles south west of Chennai) along with few relatives during my last trip to India. We only spent few hours but learnt a lot about a cave temple designated as national monument, the family deity of…