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Srirangam Ranganathar temple - recent collapse of sunshade on first tier of...
Sunshade collapse, east tower, srirangam temple.telanganatoday.comSeveral decades have gone by since the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department had taken control over more...
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Srirangam Ranganathar temple - Will HR & CE impose restrictions to prevent...
Since the collapse of masonry sunshade (Kokungai) from the height of roughly 31 ft above the street level around 2 am on the 5th of August (a few days ago) on the first tier of 131 ft tall 9-tier East...
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Sri Pundarikakshan temple Thiruvellarai, TN, an ancient temple dedicated to...
There are many historical temples dedicated to lord Vishnu across Tamil nadu and among them the ancient temple at Thirivellari village, TN is an interesting one. Thiruvellarai Pundarikaksha Perumal...
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Thiruvellarai Pundarikakshan temple near Trichy and incomplete Rajagopuram
incomplete rajagopuram,Thiruvellari, TN.amil.samayam.comincomplete rajagopuram,Thiruvellari, TN.thehindu.comUntil 1984 two prominent Divyadesam shrines near Tiruchirappalli city, Tamil Nadu had...
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Swastika Well (kinaru ) near Thiruvellarai Vishnu temple - Will the state...
Swastika well, Thiruvellarai. TN ranjustraveldiaries.travel.blogSwastika well, Thiruvellarai. TN commons.wikimedia.orgHave you ever heard of a temple tank (Kovil Kulam in Tamil) in the shape of...
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Devaraja Market building in Mysuru - recent Court ruling in favor of MCC;...
137-year-old Devaraja Market building mysoorunews.comstock.adobe.comThe legal battle between heritage lovers and historians on one hand and the MCC- Mysuru City Corporation has been going on for a long...
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Devaraja Market and Lansdowne Building of Mysuru - must be saved according...
Lansdowne Building and old Devaraja Market, Mysuru. deccanchronicle.comAbove image: Shopkeepers of Lansdowne Building and old Devaraja Market are being supported by the Mysuru royal family in their...
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Bruce's code and Tirupati Balaji temple - a colonial ingenuity to divert...
Tirupati balaji temple, AP, thehansindia.com/The purpose of Bruce's Code enacted by East India Company in 1821 AD was to run the administration of temples like Tirumala and Tirupati smoothly based...
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Kala-Makara - the Logo of the University of Indonesia!!
Indonesia univ. logo. /logodownload.blogspot.com Kala - Makara is the symbol of University of Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the word. The country is proud that it has...
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Makara - terminology of Hindu mythological creature and its varied depictions...
Makara, mystical animal hutterstock.comAmong all the legendary creatures in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, nothing appears more frequent and appealing in the temples than, a weird looking creature...
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"Makara" is an integral part of Hindu and Buddhist temple architecture - 02
There is no Hindu temple, in particular, dedicated to God Shiva that does not have a fabled weird creature called Makara. Cognated to a dragon, makara is depicted as a sort of crocodile, blended...
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Balwant Phadke, forgotten freedom fighter from Maharashtra
Happy Independence Day 2023. bmcri.org/happyfreedom fighter Phadke. twitter.com/prasarbharati Above image: First Day Cover & a commemorative postage stamp issued by #IndiaPost on Father of Armed...
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Winston Churchill - his mishandling of 1943 Bengal famine and racial slurs...
India's freedom from the British was accelerated for a few reasons -England had almost emptied its treasury on account of WWII and received too much clobbering from Germany. The war at various fronts...
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"Thiruvathirakali" - Kerala's ancient dance form is on the decline. It needs...
Thiruvathirakali,/in.pinterest.comThiruvathirakali, Kerala's indigenous and most ancient dance form is a ritualistic one with a mix of grace, rhythm and elegance performed with finesse by women...
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Remembering Sangolli Rayanna, a daring freedom fighter
It is good to remember a great patriot like Sangolli Rayanna at a time when we had just celebrated our indepence yesterday. If we are enjoying freedom and fresh air under a democratic set-up, today...
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Balabrooie Guest House, Bengaluru, KA - this colonial bungalow escaped from...
Balabrooie Guest House Bengaluru, .karnataka.com.Balabrooie Guest House Bengaluruindiatimes.comAbove image: Balabrooie Guest House on Palace road, Bengaluru, KA: - The historical building (it is not...
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Carlton House , Bengaluru - Does this colonial building escape from the...
A perusal of countless monuments and historical sites across India would leave you appalled the way the monument laws are being broken or breached and how poor attention is being paid to them by the...
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Erumbeeswarar (Shiva) Temple in Thiruverumbur near Trichy - needs periodic...
Sri Erumbeeswarar temple in Thiruverumbur near Tiruchi. thehindu.comSri Erumbeeswarar temple in Thiruverumbur, TN .tripadvisor.indamaged temple due to Delhi sultanate raid Malai Kovil near Trichy...
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Sri Erumbeeswarar temple (Malai Kovil), Thiruverumbur, TN - encroachment in...
The Chola-built rock-cut temple, Sri Erumbeeswarar temple in Thiruverumbur near Trichy, is a popular one but it is quite deplorable that it has been in a state of neglect again for a long time...
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Erumbeeswarar Temple, Thiruverumbur, near Trichy and failed Muslim invasion...
Erumbeeswarar Temple (Malai kovil), atop a hill (60 ft tall) in Thiruverumbur, near Tiruchirappalli city, is a popular one and it dates back to 7th or 8th century. It is a rock-cut temple dedicated...
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