We started off from Kanyakumari around 1030 or so after another cup of coffee and I told the driver to take me to Suchindram which is where my editor Sandhya hails from. I had once seen a picture of a temple she had posted which stayed in my mind - and that thought that said - I should go there once sat. So we went to Suchindram which was a small detour. Once again they said we have to take off our shirts to enter the Shree Thanaumalayan temple and while Jyo decided not to, i decided I would and headed in.
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| The entrance to the Stanumalayan temple |
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| Beautiful painted corridors |
It was a huge complex with many temples - the main idea being that all three Hindu gods are worshiped here - Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. I wandered around the temple and was awestruck at its size, the many idols, the carvings, the ceilings and stepped out after buying some prasad.
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| The general view of the pic that Sandhya had shared - her house to the right somewhere |
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| Beautiful tank |
Once outside I called Sandhya who said she would have organised a nice temple tour if I had told her earlier. Anyway I walked around the water tank which was beautiful. drank some coffee and then headed back to Tirunelveli.
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| This is from the temple entrance - loved that building to the right |
We were back by at the hotel lunch despite the driver trying to entice us with some non-vegetarian lunch places. I think he hoped we would pay for his lunch.
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