Health Benefits of Corn

Corn is a food is has loads of nutrients and health benefits.It gives us energy and contains Thiamine, Zinc, Magnesium, Copper and Iron.

In this video we are going to see what are health benefits we get by taking corn.

Corn is a best food for sick people and prepare a porridge after making corn as powder.

If we make tea with petals around corn it cures many urinary problems.Corn has Carbohydrate, Protein, cholesterol, fibre.

It gives strength, Energy and cure constipationSucrose present in corn is the reason for its sweetness and so Diabetes patient can limit their consumption.

Corn is the best supplement for people who has Allergy for Wheat foods.

Crush corn in a pestle and boil it, mix with Ragi flour and make porridge and drink.

Otherwise you can take with buttermilk or water As it reduces sugar level and salt in our body it will be beneficial for diabetes patients.Corn is the best supplement for people who has Allergy for Wheat foods.

When buying corn keep in mind that it should not be too tender.

Avoid using store bought corn flakes as it is heated in 100 degree and it may not be healthy.

Natural corn is always good and boiled corn can be taken without adding chilli powder.

You can add corn flour also in your diet.

Lungs Detox at Home | Immediate Relief

how much our lungs are getting affected first of to keep our lungs safe and healthy we should basically know how the lungs work so, we should first understand how the lungs works to keep it safe, healthy and pure how to keep our lungs clean how to save our lungs and keep it healthy and safe I am going to give you 7 tips for it when we breathe in, both the lungs and the muscles surrounding it do some work so we need to know what do they do and how do they work only then we will understand the importance of one single breath the lungs are placed very safely in the chest cavity what is chest cavity our chest region the lungs and the heart, which is situated in between them, so these are the most important organs present in this region so to keep them protected, there is a structure called rib cage which means lot of bones placed, in order to protect our lungs and heart There is a tube present behind our nose That tube is called as Wind Pipe Wind pipe is medically called as Trachea When the center portion of trachea divides into two it is termed as Bronchus or Bronchia so what does the bronchus do their tips end with small sac like structures called as Alveoli sac When we smoke when we inhale and exhale that air the nicotine goes into our lungs completely through the bronchus and immediately creates black patches on the lungs what does that mean that particular part of alveoli that particular spot of the lungs can not fully process the gas exchange it can not do its usual process properly why do people feel very addicted to smoking once they start it that also has a reason nicotine does not mix only with blood but through blood it also reaches the brain the brain has centers called pleasure centers which means that it makes you feel good when you smoke, the nicotine goes through the blood and activates the pleasure center in the brain and it also damages the brain cells as well Pneumonia, that is lung infection or Pleural effusion, referred to as “water on the lungs,” fluid can get collected in the lungs it can cause even more why do you cough when you have infection means if the infection is in our lungs or throat the alveoli will itself try to push the infection out of our body when there is infection, a substance called mucus is produced mucus is produced by our lungs to fight against the infection the mucus fills inside the bronchus and almost covers it so the way shrinks and we feel breathlessness, we cough and find it difficult to breathe to relieve this what should we do Postural Drainage can help us breathe air easily while we are lying down and when you keep the pillow as support you can even sleep on you stomach, but when you keep the pillows your chest region should be down and your hip should be up if you place the pillows accordingly like the way you see in these pictures the mucus can get drained easily why do we ask you to do breathing, what are the positives of doing it how to do it, what is the correct method to do it to keep your lungs healthy Now a days Do any of you know how much our lungs are getting affected what are the reasons 

1. Mainly pollution everywhere there is pollution, air pollution due to vehicles or due to the gases emitted from the industries 

2. Smoking and 

3. Lung issues like Asthma or bronchial asthma or Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) so all these we have heard many times and also with these viral infections which are spending for the past one to two years so everyone today are telling us to take care of our lungs we need to be safe, we need to do breathing exercise or pranayama only if we keep our lungs pure, clean and safe we can lead a healthy life True it is But to keep our lungs healthy and safe we should basically know how the lungs work so, we should first understand how the lungs works to keep it safe, healthy and pure so this video is specifically for that purpose This video contains 3 parts or 3 sections in which the first section is about how our lungs work in the second section, I will explain how the lungs can get affected due to these pollutions the last section is very important, so watch it till the end in the last part, in spite of all these, I will tell you how to keep our lungs safe so watch the full video and know about it Lets go to the first section Now our lungs Most of the organs in our body are single like one brain, one heart or one liver, and so on in a human body only two organs have pairs, one Kidneys and the other lungs why do we have it in pairs probably, God knows even if we misuse and lose one, we can still survive with the other one but our goal should be not to misuse it so let us see about lungs as mentioned earlier, we have two lungs - right side and left side we should know where the lungs are placed in our body we have been learning this since our school days the lungs are placed very safely in the chest cavity What is chest cavity our chest region the lungs and the heart, which is situated in between them, so these are the most important organs present in this region so to keep them protected, there is a structure called rib cage which means lot of bones placed in order to protect our lungs and heart so the pair of lungs - right and left lung and in between them the heart are present inside the rib cage lets see how the lungs are connected to our body Let us start from the Nose There is a tube present behind our nose say like a pipe That tube is called as Wind Pipe Wind pipe is medically called as Trachea there is wide pipe behind the nose which goes through the throat from the throat it should divide into the two lungs say like a tree it divides like the branches of a tree When the center portion of trachea divides into two it is termed as Bronchus or Bronchia when the bronchia fully expands like the tree branches it will form tiny branches called bronchioles what does these bronchioles do their tips end with small sac like structures called as Alveoli what are these for the alveoli sacs are surrounded by the blood vessels, arteries, veins and capillaries so that space is for the good blood and the bad blood to exchange gases now we know about the external and the internal form of the lungs now what we have to know further is when we breathe in, both the lungs and the muscles surrounding it does some work so we need to know what do they do and how do they work only then we will understand the importance of one single breath so, say we breathe in, most of us would know, what do we say when doing breathing exercise properly inhale well and then exhale what happens when we inhale first when we inhale air through our nose when the air goes in through the nose, it will be warm and humidified There are structures called cilia inside the nose what do you mean by cilia cilia are small feather like structures inside our nose when we breathe in the air, the feather will clean the dust particles in the nose itself it will make the air warm and humidify it and send it through the trachea so the air is partially cleaned without dust particles, the oxygen rich air goes in through the trachea then the air passes through the trachea and moves through the bronchus and reaches the alveoli sacs at the same time I had mentioned that the alveoli are surrounded by blood vessels from our heart, the pulmonary arteries will bring the bad blood that is carbon dioxide filled blood to the lungs that blood also surrounds these alveoli sacs then what happens the oxygen rich blood will go into that blood vessel the carbon dioxide from that blood vessels will move into the alveoli sacs now when we exhale, the unwanted carbon dioxide will come out when we properly breathe in oxygen rich air it will go to our lungs and from there the gas exchange happens in the alveoli sac from the alveoli sac it will take the oxygen rich blood and go to the heart from the heart, the oxygen rich blood reaches the other parts of the body again from the heart the carbon dioxide rich blood comes to the lungs and we exhale it out so all these processes happen in just one breath that you inhale and exhale for all these processes, the muscles in our nose, the muscles in our rib cage which is called as intercostal muscles or the diaphragm, a sheet like structure, below the lungs all these muscles help in taking one breath now we will look into the second section what did I say in the second section our lungs is breathing so much for us whereas what are the ways in which we are spoiling the lungs

 1. Smoking How many of us know, what are the problems smoking can cause when we smoke, the air which goes into our lungs reaches the part where the gas exchange happens where a substance called nicotine which is present in the cigarettes will mix into our blood and spread to our entire body why do people feel very addicted to smoking once they start it that also has a reason nicotine does not mix only with blood but through blood it also reaches the brain the brain has centers called pleasure centers which means that it makes you feel good when you smoke, the nicotine goes through the blood and activates the pleasure center in the brain and it also damages the brain cells as well so what happens when the pleasure centers get activated in the brain you feel good about it, you will feel relaxed that is how many get addicted to cigarettes do you think I am talking only about the person who smokes as much as it affects an active smoker it also affects the people surrounding them, it may be their children or elders or whoever be near them so as much as active smoking is injurious to once health, same way passive smoking is also injurious which means people who do not smoke but are present amidst smokers, their lungs also can get affected so it is very important to go into a smoking zone for it, as passive smoking is as bad as active smoking now we know how much our lungs can get affected due to smoking if you see further in this video When we smoke when we inhale and exhale that air the nicotine goes completely into our lungs through the bronchus and immediately creates black patches on the lungs what does that mean that particular part of alveoli that particular spot of the lungs can not fully process the gas exchange it can not do its usual process properly so nicotine can do that much of damage to our lungs apart from smoking, in our day today life, if we have to go outside our house itself the entire air in our country is polluted it can be due to the vehicles or due to the harmful gases emitted by the industries even that air pollution is harmful for our lungs why do I say so is as I said earlier for lungs, the cilia helps in removing the dust particles in the nose itself apart from that there is something present in them called Macrophages What are macrophages? macrophages eats the small dust particles in our nose and lungs but they also have their own limitations to clear the dust particles and pollutants now apart from smoking and pollution now we have heard this many times Viral infections be it normal viral cold or even Covid any infection which is going to affect the lungs how does that affect us when you are talking to another person who is infected without wearing a mask or any other protection the viral infection can spread through air and enter your nose when the other person is talking to you if the virus goes into the nose, obviously if it does not get filtered, and if the virus particle is virulent it can directly go into the lungs through the wide pipe and affect it severely that is how pneumonia, that is lung infection or Pleural effusion, referred to as “water on the lungs,” fluid can get collected in the lungs what is pleural effusion pleural means the covering of the lungs and effusion means fluid collection so pleural effusion or pneumonia or black patches are seen so how do we diagnose them 1. by doing CT scan we can identify 

2. or by doing X-ray we can identify it so all these are the ways in which our lungs can get affected so finally what are we going to see about is now we know how lungs work and the factors that can affect it lastly the most important thing that we are going to see is how to keep our lungs clean how to save our lungs and keep it healthy and safe that is what we are going to see in this third section of the video I am going to give you 7 tips for it If you follow it normally, our lungs will be safe and healthy Tip 1 First thing what we should is many might have heard about steam inhalation it is wrong if you overdo steam inhalation as well you can do steam inhalation either once or twice a week or when you are having nose block, so that it can give you some relief what is steam inhalation the steam will cleanse the nose do you remember the cilia that I had mentioned earlier if there is any infection or any nose block the warm air or the vapour will clear out the pathway basically steam inhalation will give you symptomatic relief you need not do it when you do not have any problem but when you have infection, it is good to do steam inhalation even once or twice a day as well Tip 2 Controlled coughing everyone of us cough, why do we cough when we have infection cough is our body's natural mechanism if the infection is in our lungs or throat the alveoli will itself try to push the infection out of our body the way in which we push out the mucus or infection out of our body is called coughing instead of coughing randomly if it is a controlled cough the benefits of it is so high how do you do controlled coughing? Sit down on a chair with the shoulders relaxed, keeping both feet flat on the floor, fold the arms over the stomach after your muscles tighten use a cloth or tissue paper to cover your mouth and you can cough for two or three times that is called as controlled coughing as that controlled coughing can help in clearing out the air way for you 

Tip 3

Postural Drainage I know this is a big medical term Posture means the position in which we sleep or stand Drainage, what are we going to drain out means whenever we get an infection, or more commonly what everyone has these days are allergies or Asthma or COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) What happens to our lungs due to these do you remember the bronchioles, structures like the tree branches when there is an infection the natural mechanism of lungs are, the bronchus will shrink when there is infection, a substance called mucus is produced mucus is produced by our lungs to fight against the infection the mucus fills inside the bronchus and almost covers it so the way shrinks and we feel breathlessness, we cough and find it difficult to breathe to relieve this what should we do Postural Drainage can help us breathe air easily while we are lying down when can we do that the best time to do it is before eating if it is post having your food then you can try these postures after minimum of one or two hours you can lay down flat on the bed or if you find it uncomfortable you can turn to your left or right side and when you keep the pillow as support you can even sleep on you stomach, but when you keep the pillows your chest region should be down and your hip should be up if you place the pillows accordingly like the way you see in these pictures make sure that your chest is down and the hip is up so that the mucus can get drained easily and for many patients who get admitted in the ICU for asthma or Covid we do physiotherapy What do we do in physio? Chest Percussion What is Percussion Only trained physiotherapists or doctors or nurses can do it, please do not try it at home We keep our hand like a cup and tap on the chest or back there is a possibility for the mucus to drain.

Tip 4

 Physical activity or exercise Why physical activity is very important all the doctors will tell you to workout for minimum 30 to 45 minutes it has many reasons when you workout, your lung capacity improves how does it improve? your body takes in lot of oxygen and your body will produce very less amount of carbon dioxide so your lung capacity will improve very well it will also help in improving your blood circulation when your blood circulation improves large amount of carbon dioxide will go out easily so your physical activity is very important even for your lungs 

Tip 5

 Many people now a days intend to have green tea instead of normal tea Green tea contains lot of antioxidants what are antioxidants? Antioxidants have anti inflammatory properties anti inflammatory substances like green tea help in fighting against infection by improving our immune system drinking green tea once or twice day is very good for healthy lungs as well 

Tip 6

 The food which you eat daily can help you keep your lungs healthy Turmeric, we use it in all our food Walnuts, they contain lot of antioxidants Cherries and blueberries and also lot of green vegetables, like beans, lentils all these contains immunity boosters and antioxidants 

Tip 7

very important how should our breathing pattern be try practicing this for at least five to ten minutes daily your breathing pattern should be of 1:2 ratio what is this 1:2 first we breathe in which is inhale and then breathe out which is exhale if the duration of your inhaling time is 1 and the duration of your exhaling time should be 2 (twice of inhalation) say if you breathe in for 5 seconds, you should breathe out for 10 seconds which means you should exhale slowly you can breathe in two ways 1. Pursed lip breathing we breath in through nose and when we exhale we do not do it with the mouth open rather by keeping it in such a whistling kind position day to day when you do breathing, you should be concentrating on what I say next 2. Belly Breathing What is belly breathing? Belly means stomach, so obviously you should notice your stomach's movement when you breathe you sit and place both your hands on your stomach, keep your back straight, and when you inhale you should notice your stomach coming out and when you exhale your stomach should go in, also remember the 1:2 breathing the time you take to exhale should be longer than the time you take to inhale so both this belly breathing and the pursed lip breathing is very important after watching this video you would have understood, why doctors tell you to do breathing exercise or pranayama and so on you would have also known what is the correct way of doing it and what are the benefits of it after watching this full video So, I hope this video was really helpful if you have any more doubts regarding lungs or if you have gone through some lung issues and you have recovered means you can share your experience in the comment's section that will be helpful for many people see you all soon in the next video

Superfood Secrets for a Long and Healthy Life

Superfood Secrets for a Long and Healthy Life - Tamil Health Tips We cannot decide our life span but we can stay healthy for a long time by following certain exercise, diet which increases our life span. In this video we are going to see food that increase our life span and delays ageing. 

Your lifespan will increase if you take food with high nutrition and low calories. Add broccoli, grapes in your diet to prevent cancer. 

Taking beans varieties increases your immunity power Gingelly oil prevent heart disease, keeps our brain healthy and take 2 spoons of oil in your food to be healthy. 

Lycopene present in tomato, pomegranate, red guava prevents cancer. 

When we add lemon and honey with green tea it flushes our toxins, increases immunity, helps to lose weight. 

We will not be obese if good cholesterol is more in our body and take 4 almonds a day which has Vitamin E, Calcium and Iron. Calcium is vital for strong bones and we get it from egg, fish and vitamin E is rich in it which prevents bone related problems. 

Capsicum is rich in Vitamin C and Fibre, take capsicum salad at least twice in a week. We can take Vitamin A rich fruits and vegetables and to get good eyesight take carrot, papaya, pineapple etc. 

Dairy products contains good bacteria which aids digestion, increases immunity and prevents some type of cancer. Take variety of rice like brown rice, red rice etc which is high in fibre and controls blood pressure. Add flax seeds in juice, salad, buttermilk, sweets etc as fibre and antioxidant present in it prevents cancer and helps to reduce cholesterol.

7 super foods for each of the 7 vital organs along with the foods benefits

Good nutrition is beneficial to both mind and body but today I am going to tell you about ideal food for specific organs if you want to optimise health of specific organ due to some condition or just because you want to maintain the health of that specific organ .

so here are 7 super foods for each of the 7 vital organs along with the foods benefits I will also share with you the consumption time or preparation method for these nutritious food as well as I will give you few more healthy food items incase that food is not available to you so here are the best foods for healthy organ.

blueberries

1) Brain – blueberries are one of the best food for brain health it is rich in antioxidant blueberries anti oxidants are stored in the brain and aids to improving communication between brain cells a handful of blueberries should be taken along with your breakfast bowl preparation or in the evening as a snack along with blueberry broccoli walnuts and pumpkin seeds are also great for brain health.

green bananas

2) Stomach – green bananas green or raw banana can really help maintain your gut health and the bacterias in gut they contain a large amount of resistance starch during digestion the resistance starch is not entirely broken down and absorbed by the body the gut bacteria convert it into a short chain fatty acid which are essential for digestive function a simple raw banana sabzi is the best way to consume this banana its really a beneficial raw fruit similar to green bananas flax seeds and ginger are also very beneficial to maintain guts health.

olive

3) Heart – olive oilq olive oil is one of the best oils for heart health olive is one of the good source of oleates 73% of oil content consists of oleic acid a type of monosaturated fat oleic acid possesses many health benefits such as reducing inflammation and the risk of heart diseases olive oil also is a good source of anti oxidants that can protect red blood cells from damage which in turn will prevent heart problems to consume olive oil you can use it on salad as a dressing or while baking cooking with olive oil should be done on low or medium heat other foods that keep your heart healthy includes beans tomato and berries .

avocado

4) Thyroid – avocado are abundant in thyroid friendly nutrients they are high in monosaturated fat that is omega 3 fatty acids and anti oxidants both of which our thyroid requires to maintain body’s overall function this nutritious food can be had in breakfast or in evening snacks you can apply mashed avocado to whole wheat roti and have it even apples and pears are excellent fruits to maintain optimum level of thyroid .

yogurt

5) Uterus – yogurt contains calcium and vitamin D both of which are beneficial for uterine health yogurts active bacteria provides an increase of healthy bacteria in our body which helps to avoid yeast infection these bacteria include calcium which aids to ease Pre Menstrual Syndrome symtpom you should eat a bowl of yogurt along with your meals daily to keep your uterus healthy as well as prevent uterine fibroisis other nutritious foods for increasing the health of uterus include raspberries castor oil and lemons.

red cabbage

 

6) Lungs – red cabbage , reddish or purple cabbage have a rich souce of anthocyanins it is also loaded with fibres which has been linked to the healthy functioning of lungs excellent recipe is a simple seared cabbage sabzi with potatoes and green peas raw red cabbage can be used to make salads to enhance lungs health we can also include beetroot and barley in our .

pineapple

regular diet 7) Kidney – pineapple is a delicious low potassium choice for people suffering from kidney problems it has a compound called as citrate or citric acid citrate stops the formation of kidney stones and is also high in vitamin c manganese fibre and bromelain and anti inflammatory enzyme sliced pineapple or juice can be had in breakfast or in the snack timemake sure that when you have juice the fibres should be maintained in juice and you can sip juice little little mixing saliva along with it to promote good kidney function include cauliflower turnip and radish so now that you know what ideal food you should eat to keep these vital organs healthy and so make sure that you eat a balanced diet through out the day. 

that includes all of these super foods you will not just help improving the health of all these vital organs but overall your health will be very good so try and maintain a good health try and focus on what to eat what to not to eat and you will be able to enjoy really good health good energy good zest good enthusiasm to go ahead in life take care  

Somnath Temple History Significance and Redevelop

on the western coast of gujarat lies the magnificent temple the first jyotirling amongst 12 in the country it is one of the oldest pilgrimage sites for the hindus and finds reference in skandapuran srimad bhagavad-gita shivpuran and rigvede it is said that somraj the moon god first built a temple in somnath made of gold this was rebuilt by raman in silver by krishna in bud and by bhimdev in stone however this temple was destroyed 17 times by various invaders hi i'm richard vedi and today we take a look at the somnath mandir's current form and what all efforts have been made to preserve this part of our history in india that is [Music] temple was one of the wealthiest temples in india ever known a description of the temple by al-biruni an arab traveler was so glowing that it prompted a visit in 1024 80 by probably the most unwelcome tourist the legendary looter mahmoud of ghazni from afghanistan at that time the temple was so wealthy that it had 300 musicians 500 performers and even 300 barbers mahmoud of ghazni took the town and temple after a two-day battle in which it is said 70 000 defenders died mahmoud not only stripped it off its wealth but also shattered the jyotirling with its sword and so began a pattern of destruction and rebuilding that continued for centuries the temple was again raised by mughals in 1297-80 1394-80 and finally in 1706 by oranjee following india's freedom from the british rule and the accession of junagar state into indian.

union saldar bhai patel the then union home minister pledged that sumnat will be reconstructed and restored to its original glory however when patel approached mahatma gandhi with the idea gandhi endorsed the plan but said instead of the government funding it the contribution for the reconstruction of the temple should come from the public following the demise of patel the task of the restoration of the temple was ably led by km munshi a cabinet minister in the jawaharlal nehru government dr rajendra prasad india's first president had performed the installation ceremony of the temple in 1951. 

he said and i quote by rising from its ashes again the temple of somnath is so to stay proclaiming to the world that no man and no power in the world can destroy that for which people have boundless faith and love in their hearts we are reinstalling the idle today and it is my conviction that it will as long as it has place and foundation in the hearts of the people he also added that it was the creative urge for civilizational renewal nurtured in the hearts of the people through centuries that had once again led to the pran pratishtha of the somnath deity the rebuilding of somnath will not be complete till india attains the prosperity of the yesteryear he said but the all india radio had blacked out dr rajyantra prasad's speech from airing the then prime minister jawala nehru distanced himself from the ceremony days before the inauguration he had called km munchie and said that he didn't like the idea of restoration and that it was hindu revivalism however the ceremony was attended by more than 100 000 devotees from all over the country who arrived in trains planes and bullock carts to witness one of the biggest moments of dharmic history during the time the sumnat temple was planned to become a cultural center a sanskrit university was announced to be set up that would make it an intellectual center for scholars from all over the world eventually over the years the somnath temple complex was developed into a cultural center as aid the somnath sanskrit university was set up by the then chief minister of gujarat narendra modi in 2005 with the aim to preserve india's cultural and linguistic heritage it was also during his tenure that several decisions to develop the sunnat temple.

complex were taken in another indicator about the significance of the solar temple the temple trust appointed prime minister narendra modi as its chairman this year making him the second prime minister after murarji desai to hold the position to add to the ongoing development of the somnath temple as a cultural center the somnath promenade somnath exhibition center and the reconstructed present of old sumnath at the somnath temple complex near viral was inaugurated by prime minister narendra modi today via video conferencing he also laid the foundation stone of a temple dedicated to goddess parvati that will be constructed with a total outlay of rupees 30 crores the construction will be done in sum pura salat's architectural style and will have a garbhagriha which is the sanctum santorum and nithyananda the 1.48 kilometer promenade has been developed under prasad which is pilgrimage rejuvenation and spiritual heritage augmentation drive scheme at a total cost of rupees 47 crores this will not only add to pilgrim facilities but also prevent erosion of the coast the exhibition center displays the exhibits from dismantled parts of old somnath temple and its sculptures having nagar style temple architecture of old sonar our heritage our history our temples our culture have withstood the test of time and with the right intent and will they can be preserved for our future generations centers of devotion and faith that bring millions of devotees together that share the same roots in this land that is bharat do let us know in the comments below how you liked this episode of india that is bharat until next time this is richard signing off namaste.

The Mystery Of Konark Sun Temple

The word Konarka is made up of 2 words Kona + Arka. Kona means corner and Arka means Sun god. Sun god is also known by the following names. Arka, Bhanu, Udaya, Surya, Aditya, Bhaskara, Heramba, Sapthasapthi, Mithra are all names of Sun God. Konark Temple is located in the village of Konarka, adjacent to the Bay of Bengal, at a distance of about 35 km north of the entire city. Konark is also known as Kainapara and based on all the evidence this place has proved to be very important in history. 

The Mystery Of Konark Sun Temple

It has been a busy and successful trading port from ancient times. Konark Sun Temple was constructed in the 12th Century by King Narasimhadeva 1 of Ganga Empire. It is believed that Narashimhadev 1 was the best king of that kingdom and constructed the Konark temple after winning a very important battle with Muslim invaders. The foundation stone of this temple was laid by King Narsimhadeva in 1243 AD. 

From all over the country 1200 experts were chosen, who worked hard for 12 years and completed the temple in 1255 AD. Modern science claims that this temple was built in the 13th century, but the vedas give lot of evidence that this ancient temple is much older. Some reliable sources say that this temple is made by Lord Krishna's son Saamb. A Chinese buddhist traveller Hiuen-tsang also referred to as Xuanzang who came for a tour of India in the 7th century, has praised this region and sun temple a lot in his book. He described Konark City as being grand and full of modern resources of that time. He has also mentioned a lot about the Sun Temple's monument and Temple arena in his book. Based on his book, the city of Konark was very prosperous in the 7th century itself. It is believed that the Sun Temple was originally built on the sea shore, but as time passed, due to some natural reasons the sea receded and the temple is now a few kilometers away from the sea shore. 

Friends, This is my third video and from recent times I have been researching a lot about temples and ancient monuments. I am almost seeing a pattern where there is a lot of wrong information on the internet about important Hindu monuments be it Kedarnathji, Konarka or Ramsetu, that they have either been built ONLY in the early 10th century or recently whereas the existence of Hinduism traces back to more than 12000 years ago. There is a beautiful carving of the Sun God made in Red Sandstone at Konark Temple. The temple is built as a giant chariot of Sun-God, drawn from seven horses, with 12 wheels. In the current scenario only one horse from seven is left. The Konark Temple's famous wheel can be seen in many places. There are 3 idols of Sun God in this temple. First is the rising sun which is 8 feet, Second is the afternoon sun which is 9 feet and the 3rd one is available at sunset which is situated near the entry gate and is about 3.5 ft long and carved as an attacking Lion. All these statues are made from one single stone and they weigh almost 28 tons. Beautiful carvings can be seen in the walls of the temple, which describe different situations of life. 

The Temple is shown as a symbol of the Sun-God time period. The 24 wheels of the temple represent 24 hours of the day, 12 Diameter “which is pulled by Horses” represent 12 months of the year, 8 spokes represent the day cycle and 7 horses represent the 7 days of the week. The detailed characterization of the temple in this way shows how to calculate time by Sun-God. The gopura of Sun Temple in Konark, Upper Dome being black in color, many experts also call it as Black Pagoda. The black color of Gopura helped passengers of that period in navigation. Friends, If you are thinking Konarka temple is just a temple than you are wrong. You will be surprised to know that this temple has been created on a scientific basis and everything in this temple has been made with scientific reasons. Let me explain: Every pillar of the temple wall is surrounded by iron plates, where each iron plate separates one pillar from the other. The magnets have been placed "with variable flux and magnetic intensity" on the major nodes of the temple. 

A large magnet is installed in the center base of the temple. When the statue of Sun-God was installed in the center in these circumstances, then the idols here used to float in the air due to the magnetic effect. Every day, the rays of the sun would reach the temple from the shore, and create a reflection in the diamond placed in the center of the statue. For a few decades, with the passage of time the floating of the idols became a mystery between people. And then came the British rule, where instead of understanding this mystery, they said its black magic and caused problems for them. 

The British removed the magnet and all magnificent statues from the temple and transported them to Britain where even today it is all showcased in the British museum. The British also confused the locals by saying a lot of fake stories about the Temple to take the Magnet with them to Britain. Stories such as due to this magnet we are facing issues to navigate in the sea, the navy compass is getting disturbed, etc. but as mentioned earlier the real fact is that these things were made to help sailors in Navigation Now let's dig deeper and know a little more about the science behind the wheel of the temple.

i As you know the Sundial has 8 major spokes that divide 24 hours into 8 equal parts, which means every 2 spokes have a time duration of 3 hours between them. And in the middle of every 2 spokes, 1 minor spoke is also carved, whose total number is 8. The time between the spokes is 3 hours, and according to this, I divide the minor spoke between the spokes Based on this 3 hours have been shown in 2 parts which means the minor spoke represents 1.5 hours or 90 minutes. If you look closely at the side of the wheel, a lot of beads are carved. If we count those, it is found that 30 beads are made in the middle of each minor spoke. Since minor spoke represents 90 minutes, 90 minutes should also be divided by 30 and based on this calculation every bead carries a value of 3 minutes. The beads are large enough. We can see the shadow falling on the center and sides of the bead very comfortably and by this we can get accurate information of hours and even minutes. Just try imagining once, when this temple was built 5000 years ago how did the astrologers, engineers and workers coordinate with each other and how professionally they have built this Temple. 

I was just wondering when the sun moves to the west and since all these wheels are carved in the east wall the sun wouldn’t shine on this wall at all, at that time how did people get information on the time? And I have found that there's one more wheel and sundial, which is located at the west side of the Temple, and this wheel is used to know the timing between afternoon and evening, Isn't this just amazing? The second most interesting thing is it's fine till sunset, but what about getting information on night time? And guess what? It's a shocking fact that, like sundial, even the moondial works. Konark sun temple has 24 wheels in total and all these wheels were carefully carved and out of all the wheels only 2 wheels work as sundials. It is believed that at that time some of these wheels were also made according to the moondial, so that even in night time it gives accurate information. Many people also believe that all these remaining 22-wheels were made for decoration or religious purposes only and they are of no use. Let me remind you one more thing that a few years back some people had also refused to believe the sundial, until they were proven wrong. There was a time when people thought all these 24 wheels were just carved for decoration and beauty. Around a 100 years ago a holy man was found calculating time in this temple secretly, then some locals requested him and he revealed the secret behind this mystery. Then the world got to know about this beautiful and shocking method of calculating time in the ancient world. 

Many Yogis, Sages and Sanyasis have been using this method very secretly from ages and we as normal people just didn't know about these gems for all these years. It has been said that when the holy man was asked about the other 22 wheels, he didn't say a word and left from there and has not been seen ever since. Even now, the information we have about the 2 Sundials is almost nil, "If we believe this then it will not be wrong". For example Many beads can be seen in each wheel such as the major spoke has 60 beads what is the reason behind that? What is the reason for the many more designs and patterns created on the Sundial? Flowers and leaves are made on the sundial which happens in spring There's carving of monkey mating which happens in winter. 

At the entry of the temple there are statues of 2 big lions, elephants and humans, Statues of Deities, dancers, scenes of life, at court, etc about which even today we do not have much or any information. Isnt it possible that these sundials have been used as a calendar and many other important and different things. What if I say that the whole Temple as an institution has been used for many other important aspects of life such as research and development, astrology, science and it was much more than what we can think of? The biggest example of people's ignorance is that they have always been connecting these carvings with beauty, decoration and religious purpose, and not paying attention to this ancient knowledge from many years. If ancient people have spent a lot of time creating something, there is a very good chance that it was done for a valuable, scientific purpose. According to many experts and valid sources Konark Sun-Temple has been directly attacked by Mughals many times in the past 1000 years and it finally got destroyed and deserted in 1568 by a Muslim invader called KalaPahad. After this incident, The British attacked this temple and not only did they lie to locals and spread rumours about the temple but they also stole many important statues and took them to england. 

Even today many of the statues can be seen in the museums in England. 

Not only this in 1903 the british claimed that the temples magnet is causing issues in navigation, and so they filled the interiors of the temple with sand and closed it. Today it's more than 100 years, but the Temple is still closed. Wouldn't it be really nice if this temple gets restored to its original state like in ancient times, and a team of priests start doing the daily rituals in the temple like it was done in olden days? If you have enjoyed watching this video please dont forget to hit the subscribe button and stay tuned for more.

Badrinath temple with you The tribulations that we experienced

Let’s worship the holy feet of the Almighty and venture into Kalyanamalai's special prayer site The place where the Gods, Sages and Rishis loved to reside The place where Vysar is believed to have written the Mahabharata, which was close to his heart The kingdom ruled by Perumal and Thayar In this episode we are about to worship the holy temple of Badrinath

which is considered as the Vaikuntam (abode of Vishnu) on earth Join me in worshipping The Badrinathar, who resides on the peaks of the Himalayas, among the snowclad mountains When did we travel to the Badrinath temple? 

I spoke extensively on Kedarnath temple which has been viewed by many After completing the worship at Kedarnath, we moved on with a feeling of great ecstasy, to worship the Triyugi Narayana temple the next day This is the place where the fire lit during the wedding of Parvati and Parameswaran still burns for the last 3 eons And I have shared my experiences with you We started the next day towards Badrinath All our travel used to start at dawn When we travel through the Himalayas during sunrise The euphoria of the travel cannot be explained in words We, living in Chennai, 

feel that Chennai is most beautiful during sunrise Think about how beautiful the travel at 4.30 in the morning, through the icy Himalayas, would be like We undertook one such journey We travelled from a place called Rampur to Rudraprayag This travel is downhill in the first leg and upwards in the next As we were slowly travelling downhill, the rays of the sun brightened the mountains beautifully and transformed the mountains to a lustrous golden hue The mountains immersed in pitch darkness on one side and on the other shining brightly with the rays of the sun, the mountains make us wonder if we are still on this earth or if we have travelled to another world We woke up early with the resolution of continuing our sleep during the travel The sun rises early in these regions We are aware that the first rays of the sun fall on Arunachal Pradesh And hence there is early sunrise in North India There are multiple time zones in some countries but India has a single time zone throughout But the north faces an earlier sunrise than the rest of India No words to describe the travel when one witnesses the beauty of the golden mountains at 5 ‘0 clock in the morning We undertook such a wonderful journey We travelled along and reached Rudraprayag The word ‘Prayag’ means confluence and a place where there is a confluence of rivers is called as Prayag The word Prayag is the Sanskrit equivalent of the word Koodal in Tamil The rivers, Mandakini and Alaknanda, converge in Rudraprayag At this juncture, Mandakini bid us farewell and Alaknanda welcomed us as we continued our journey We reached a place called Kauchar where we had our breakfast before resuming our journey We will not face any hardships for food during these travels, if we are accompanied by our own cooks However, 

we will get wonderful Roti and Potato curry and also wonderful tea in any of the small outlets on the way Despite the beautiful mountains, rivulets and rivers on the way, we will have challenges in attending our nature’s call The government of Uttranchal has put up boards claiming the places as the abode of God But we are forced to face these small inconveniences in the land of the Gods The travel is however blissful, if on can overcome these minor problems We have all heard of Haridas Giri Swami in Alaknanda He said that Bhagawatsmaranai (commemoration of God) is not just doing penance or performing pujas but in this Kaliyuga it is possible only through chanting the Lord’s name which will lead us to God The tradition of singing Bhajans (devotional songs) was nurtured by Haridas Giri Swami after Gnanananda Giri Hare Krishna Hare Ram Radhae Govinda Hare Krishna Hare Ram Radhae Govinda Hare Krishna Hare Ram Radhae Govinda It is believed that Haridas Giri Swami attained Jala Samadhi (self-immersion in water) in Alakananda They showed us a particular spot where he had attained Jala Samadhi We desired that our travel will be filled with listening to the bhajans of Haridas Giri Swami We continued our travel towards Badrinath I wish to share few information regarding such travel Travelling through the mountains of the temples in the Himalayas, specifically, the Chardham, namely, Gangotri, Yamunotr.

Badrinath and Kedarnath These temples are opened on ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ day and is closed once the Diwali pujas are completed Reason being that the temple is inaccessible during winters Badrinath is carried in winter to a place called Joshi Mutt I will talk about this further in the episode As the ‘Akshaya Tritiya’ day is approaching, it is most appropriate to worship this temple With this in mind, I am sharing the experiences of the Badrinath temple with you The tribulations that we experienced before we reached the Badrinath temple which is eleven thousand feet above sea level, the physical discomforts after reaching the place, the earthquake we experienced while in the temple of Badrinathar, and the ultimate joy of worshipping Badrinath in India.

Meenakshi temple which is the history of the temple

Meenakshi temple which is the history of the temple not only of South India, but is a unique example of the oldest amazing artifacts in the world are the temple of the artwork and the minute it went carving understand correctly, we divided into three parts full analysis of this temple The structure of the temple and the festivals and festivals celebrated in that area In this three curry 

we will do a complete analysis of this wonderful temple. The history of the modern structure of the wonderful temple is not yet known, but according to Tamil literature, when it was removed a few centuries ago. it is the Muslim ruler in the temple that is believed Malik Gafoor said in 1310 in the middle of plenty was ransacked and destroyed its ancient pier and responsibility of rebuilding Prdhanmnt the first hero of Madurai on Aditya Mudaliar 1559 to 1658 While Sri Pol was the founder of this system, then Tirumalai Nayak was the most valuable contribution of this particular 1659. He showed remarkable enthusiasm in the construction of the Vasantha Mandapa of the temple and if the mythology of the temple is described, then this story is very interesting.

Thereforea ccording to Hindu scriptures, Lord Shiva had descended on earth in the form of Sundareswarar to marry the golden goddess Parvati, who is in the form of Meenakshi on earth . As a result of severe penance, she incarnated as a daughter in his house, when she became an adult, she ruled the city, then Lord Shiva came and proposed marriage to her, which she gladly accepted, this marriage was considered the biggest event in the world, in which almost complete The people of the earth had gathered in Madurai, Lord Vishnu himself had come from his residence Baikonad to conduct this marriage, this year, according to Leela, he was delayed on the way due to Indore, meanwhile the marriage work was conducted by the local deity Kundal. Later Lord Vishnu came in anger and promised him to come to the city of Madurai to drink alcohol and he settled in Allapur Koel, a beautiful mountain bordering the city . 

Later he was persuaded by other deities to take the water of Meenakshi Sundareswarar. This marriage is celebrated to pacify Lord Vishnu. Both are celebrated as the biggest festival of Madurai, which is called Chirai Tirvizha or Azhar Tirvizha or the festival of the beautiful God. The city was ruled or described for a long time by this divine Google. It is not known what happened to that place after his departure. It is also believed that Indra got the idol of Lord Shiva in the form of Shivling and built the original temple. 

This practice is still followed in the temple. Indra in the procession of the festival. The vehicle also gets a place that if we talk about the structure of this wonderful temple, then the sanctum sanctorum of this temple is 35 years old, its outer walls and mandatory construction are about 1500 to 2000 years old, the building-group of this entire temple is about 45 years old. Built in acres of land in which the main temple is huge It is constructed and its length is 254 meters and width is 237 meters. The temple is surrounded by 12 huge Puranas, which are built in its two boundary walls, in which the Gopuram of the south gate is the highest 6 that this temple has a total of nine bottles. This temple is nine storeyed Shiva. The position in the middle of the temple group, which indicates that the goddess's rituals would increase later, in this temple, Shiva's Nataraja posture was also established. Shiva's point is that while dancing, he is usually raised on his left, but in this temple his right. 

But according to a legend, on the request of King Raj Shekhar Pandey, God changed his posture or it was because always lifting only one leg would put too much weight on him or the request was based on his personal dance experience or heavy Nataraja The idol is closed in a silver method, so it is also called belly problem silver dweller . Outside this green , there are only big figures which are made of the same stone, along with it there is also a big Ganesh temple which is called Murde Vinayak. This idol was removed when digging the pond temple Meenakshi Devi c It is situated about the Home Secretary and its only lining is lower than the Shiva temple, in this there is also the grandson Mars Rover, which is also called Lotus Garden, it is said that Indra has broken the golden lotus from here , son of McCullum i.e. Golden Temple Golden Garden or Lotus Garden The sacred lake is 165 feet long and 120 feet wide or is a very sacred place for devotees inside the temple. Devotees process it before entering the temple. It literally means a lake with a golden lotus and the lotus in it like Akshara . 

Description is not the world According to a legend, Lord Shiva had given a boon to a crane bird that at any time any fish or other aquatics would be born in this lake and so according to Tamil belief or take the best arrangement to test new literature that Ajay and writer they keep their literary work here and get immersed in low quality work and floats in high grade literature does not sink, in this temple there is courage, you have a pavilion, that means a pavilion of a thousand pillars is a thousand pillars I argue that now there are only 950 magnificent pillars or Bharati Under the maintenance of the Archaeological Survey Department, there is a belief that this construction work was done by Nak Mulia, around Mudaliar, the idol going to the pavilion is located next to the bangles, each pillar is crafted, which is the best example of Dravidian craftsmanship . 

The art museum of the temple is also located in it, you can see the history of this year through sculptures, photographs and distribution work etc. Outside this temple, on the west side, musical pillars are located, in which every pillar and giving incense to buffalo and removes. To the south of the pillar pavilion was the Kalyan Mandap. Here, every year in mid-April, in the month of Chaitra, the Ant Drive festival is celebrated, in which the marriage of Shiva-Parvati is organized. The most important festival associated with this temple is Meenakshi Tiru Kalyanam, which is organized in the month of Chaitra. in mid-April is also organizing the annual festival with the festival as most temples of Tamil Nadu has several organs such as Rath Yatra festival Nvka also other Hindu festivals like Navaratri and Shivaratri it It is celebrated with great pomp like all Shakti temples of Tamil Nadu and all Fridays in February etc. are celebrated with great enthusiasm and every Friday there is a lot of crowd in this temple. I hope you are our oldest. 

You have come to know very well about the unique unique temple Meenakshi 

Namakkal malai kottai

when you say namakkal district what comes to your mind Namakkal egg, poultry, lorry and others as well another important thing for namakkal is this namakkal malai kottai( mount fort) there is a big history for this fort, its at the center of the city look this video completely, you can learn about this fort, its history and how it looks like lets go into the video the namakkal fort in this namakkal city its 246 feet above the sea level, around 75 meters in height you need to climb a bit, since it is under archaeological department they have put a pathway, they are the one maintaining it is situated at the center of the city, nearby you have bus stand, nearby you also have two temples, one anjeneya temple and one ranganathar temple we can see.. 

now we have come to the top of the fort right it is over 246 feet as I said, it will take around 5 minutes to climb this fort Once you come in, a gigangtic entrance welcomes you before that, on the right hand side, a yaazhi(ancient tamil animal) beautiful indeed yaazhi sculpture carved at the entrance many embossed sculptures are there 1,2,3,4,5,6 down.. a girl on top of yaazhi dancing... 

both sides you have this fort was built on 16th century A.D one pallayakarar(polygar in english) built it his name is ramachandra nayakkar a polygar king erected this fort at 16th century on top of this hill after you climb , the entrance welcomes you, a big building is there, lets go inside this is just a room, nothing much here 15 feet x 15 feet , that could be the dimension of this room even no top built on 16th century , you could see they have used red bricks and limestones for construction look slightly damaged.

still you can see them clearly this fort has many places, lets see one by one nice dust bin this place is under archaeological department so they are maintaining it in good shape this fort is slightly broken and ruined as you can see there were many rooms and buildings , and you could see the debris of those there is a temple here what is so special about this fort is a anjeneya(hindu) temple is here and a mosque(islam) temple is also here religious harmony you can say this fort was also under Thippu Sultan and also they have fought many wars with british, lets see about those a complete stone work indeed ahh, we need only these, inscription is here nearby that anjeneya temple, on the right hand side you have a mosque this room is before that mosque, could have been used by the mosque, could have been a storage room it is a very small room but they are using this space recently, could see cement here could smell some birds excreta once a beautiful fort, now some idiots scribble like these nearby we have a mosque, lets see that this fort was under Thippu Sultan, first under Ramachandra nayakkar -a polygar then under Thippu Sultan next to the anjeneya temple this mosque they have kept flowers was this the orignal mosque from beginning , 

no could have been a big one, over the time could have ruined many people coming to this place out of ignorance write their names and demolish this place, remember you are wiping your own history throughout the fort, on the walls you have this gaps there will be holes like this you can see from here, who is approaching patrol men can be here, like in dindigul fort, you can see monitor the whole area you can monitor even kilometers of area look here they could have inserted rifles holes are there, to shoot through rifles it could have been used near by the temple , there is a small pond here also a small pond near the mosque ok, lets look at the history of this fort after the polygar, it came under Thippu Sultan from Thippu Sultan the british conquered this fort at 1769 A.D Thippu Sultan fought with british with this fort as his center After british conquered.

on 1792 A.D Hyder Ali fought for this fort but he was defeated so british were the one who had this fort one important fort but rather a small one 15 to 20 mins you can finish seeing this fort , a small one indeed looks beautiful , it is 01:30 PM here but not much sunny today this namakkal fort is made up of one single stone is a specialty two important temples of namakkal are below this fort one anjeneya temple and one ranganatha temple both these are cave temples and built by a king called kunaseelan at 8th century A.D built by polygars, looks quite strong and majestic they have built it like that, But many people dont visit it , that is sad event though it is situated at the center of namakkal , no one visits here this fort holds many memories and historical traces, you should visit this place it is raining, even nature says no one visits here no protection here, if you are coming here come cautiously i ll give the google description below , a important place to visit in namakkal.

raja raja chola in thanjavur should be declared as one of the seven wonders

the architectural marvel built by raja raja chola in thanjavur should be declared as one of the seven wonders of the world what?! the taj mahal deserves it but how could a temple be a wonder is that what you're thinking well a mind-blowing architecture hundreds of inscriptions and huge sculptures all from a thousand years ago what else might you ask for?! get ready for a grand tour of rajaraja chola's brihadeeshwara temple the Thanjai Periya Kovil! "the name of this temple is not brihadeeshwara at all!" "during raja raja tomorrow's period this whole temple tower had been clad with golden sheets!" hello everyone i'm Ungal Anban Hemanth. 

Today we are going for a full tour of the brihadeeshwara temple in Thanjavur. regardless of wherever you live in the world i hope this video gives you a full experience of this temple as if you visited the temple yourself and don't forget to subscribe to this channel if you haven't done so yet before we get into the temple you should be knowing a little bit of history of Thanjavur vijayalayachola overthrew the Mutharaiyars and made Thanjavur the chola capital after that Thanjavur was ruled by the cholas for almost 400 years. then came the pandyas then it was ruled by the Thanjavur nayakas then the Thanjavur marathas ruled. 

Let's go into the temple now. the temple is surrounded by fort walls and a moat. this was built by Sevvappa Nayaka in the 16th century. the temple faces the east where the sun rises this entrance gate was built by the maratha kings in the later period. now let's take a look at the layout of this temple. this temple has two surrounding walls and two huge entrance towers. there is a nandi mandapa there is a Thiruchuttru maaligai for people to go around the temple. there is a 216 feet high vimana. there are many other smaller shrines spread across the temple complex. 

now we are at the first entrance tower the Keralanthakan Thiruvasal. you may ask, who in the world is Keralanthakan. it's none else then raja raja chola himself. after defeating the king baskara ravi varman of kerala he got this title. now we are going towards the second entrance tower the raja rajan Thiruvasal. now we've reached the temple's courtyard nandi mandapam is visible. wow the temple's vimana looks magnificent. 

today we are not only going for a tour of this temple we are also going to learn a lot about this temple. anything that you do in life is born out of an inspiration or a motivation. once upon a time raja raja chola happened to visit the kailasanatha temple of kanchipuram built by the pallavas. apparently he was dumbfounded to see its massive architecture. he was determined to build a similar temple and that's how the Thanjavur temple was born. the Thiruchuttru maaligai surrounds the whole temple. okay now let's get into the nandi mandapa. 

this nandi sculpture was installed by the nayaka kings it is very tall at 12 feet and besides that it is made of a single piece of rock. on the ceiling of this hall are paintings of beautiful flowers and birds. there are also statues of a few nayaka kings. did you think raja raja chola never built a nandi statue for this temple? how could it even be possible? the nandi built during raja raja chola's period has been kept at the Thiruchuttru maaligai. rather than going into the muga mandapa we'll walk on the side in the courtyard oh my! how magnificent! raja raja chola called this vimana the dakshinameru. he basically meant this is the meru mountain of the south. if you look closely, it has been made as if shiva and parvati are sitting in the meru mountain. raja raja chola was crowned as the king in 1085 AD, and the construction of this temple was completed during the 25th year of his rule that is, in 1080. another important thing - the name of this temple is not brihadeeshwara at all! it is not even Periya kovil. raja raja chola named this temple as raja rajeshvaram. the vimana of this temple that soars high like a mountain is 216 feet high. 

there are two levels at the bottom. at the center of this is the Garbagriha. inside this is a 13 feet shivalingam. at the lower level there's a passage for circumambulating the shiva lingam. here, beautiful chola paintings and a few nayaka paintings can be seen. on the upper level 80 out of the 108 Bharatanatyam karanas have been depicted in the form of lord shiva sculptures. why is it incomplete still remains a mystery to this day. i've sat here for a while, enjoying the grandeur of the vimana. well now let's go inside the temple. had an amazing darshan. 

now let's see what's in the Thiruchuttru maaligai. now we've reached the Thiruchuttru maaligai, the circumambulatory passage of the temple. there are inscriptions even on the pillars here! once upon a time there had been beautiful paintings on the walls here but today unfortunately it is in such a state of disrepair. as we walk further down, we see the big nandi that was created during raja raja chola's period. now let's go to the back side of the temple, but before that i'm going to tell you something that a lot of people do not know about. during raja raja chola's period this whole temple tower had been fully clad with golden sheets! i'm not making this up. there is inscriptional evidence for this. but god only knows who looted it in the later years. now let's go to the back side of the temple. here is a ganesha shrine built by the maratha king Sherfoji II. not too far away is the Karuvurar shrine built in the 20th century. 

further away is a large murugan temple. it was built by Sevvappa Nayaka in the 16th century. this is the backside wall of the temple. it is full of sculptures with inscriptions all over. now we've come to the northern side of the temple. even here there are two huge dwara palakas. words cannot describe the beauty of this vimana! also from this side devotees enter the temple for darshan. here is the chandikeswara shrine built by raja raja chola. this is the largest shrine in the world built for chandikeshwara. as i step into the Thiruchuttru maaligai on the side here, the wall murals are in perfect condition. well of course this is because this area is gated! For one last time, I took a look at the grand temple tower. I gasped, wondering when I'd get to see it again. Hope you enjoyed this video; now tell me in the comments if you think this grand temple deserves to be one of the seven wonders of the world. Oh - by the way, we're not done with this yet. In the next one, we're going to look at the phenomenal sculptures of this temple. Our search for history will continue!