Today we are in Mahabalipuram and it's just a 57 Km drive from Chennai city

Mahabalipuram is one of the historical places Mahabalipuram is a World Heritage Site as declared by UNESCO.

Entry Ticket 25rs There is no cash payment so we have to scan and pay the entry ticket

The second informal summit was held in Oct 2019 PM Narendra Modi and China President Xi Jinping visited the Mahabalipuram.

Come let's explore the history of Mahabalipuram There are several other tourist attractions in Mahabalipuram.

They include Pancha Rathas, The Shore Temple, Varaha Cave Temple, Krishna's Butter Ball, Indian Seashell Museum and Mamallapuram Lighthouse.

Come let's explore There are 8 rathas at Mahabalipuram, out of which 5 are named after the 'Pandavas'and one after Draupadi.

The five rathas that can be seen are Bhima Ratha, Dharmaraja Ratha, Arjuna Ratha, Nakul Sahadev Ratha and Draupadi Ratha.

Mahabalipuram was founded by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman in the 7th century.

The mandapa and the rathas shaped as temple chariots are hewn from the granite rock The Temple of Mamallapuram was built during the reign of the Pallavan king Rajasimha/Narasimhavarman

Pallavas are famed for their excellent architecture and sculptures, Mahabalipuram has beautiful rock-cut monuments That draws architects, history enthusiasts and travelers from around the world.

Mahabalipuram is famous for its vast beach, monoliths, stone carvings and temples now we are going shore temple

while we are going temple on the left side we can see the vast beach of Mahabalipuram and right side shore temple

This is one of the oldest temples in south India and belongs to the latter half of the 7th century This temple was built with granite blocks As it is on the shore overlooking the Bay of Bengal so it is called the Shore Temples.

in front we can see the Vishnu temple and back side there is the Siva temple

Shore temple is one of the main attractions in Mahabalipuram The Krishna Cave Temple, or Krishna Mandalam, is the largest among the rock- utha cave temples in Mahabalipuram.

The temple is also one among the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.

One of the reliefs is of Lord Krishna lifting the Govardhana Hill.

There are other images on the cave that include Lord Krishna in a playful mood with 'gopis' carrying water pots on their heads several other scenes from Hindu mythology.

The legend depicted in the relief is the story of the descent of the sacred river Ganges to earth from the heavens led by Bhagiratha.

Here we can see the big rock it standing without any support According to Hindu scriptures lord Krishna often stole butter from his mother's butter handi; this may have led to the namesake of the boulder

In 1969, a tour guide is said to credit its present name, Krishna's Butterball, The two temples hold three sanctums, of which two are dedicated to Shiva and one to Vishnu Malla puram is also known as Mahabalipuram, is a town in Chengalpattu district in Tamil Nadu.

This temple was built in the 7th and 8th centuries and UNESCO declared as World Heritage Site Now we are going to the Varaha cave temple.

This cave temple is one of the very best & fine testimonials of the Pallava Dynasty, built in the late 7th century.

The Varaha Cave Temple is dedicated to

Lord Vishnu it is one of the finest examples of Indian rock- utha cave architecture & great sculptures.

Here we can see the Lighthouse of Mahabalipuram, to reach this we have to go a different route It will take 1 day to explore the tourist places of Mahabalipuram.

Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world Ethiopia is surrounded by northern and northeastern Eritrea To the east by Djibouti and Somalia

Sudan an South Sudan in the West and Kenya in the South Ethiopia has a population of about 100 million, according to 2016 statistics

The word Ethiopia is derived from the Greek words Aito and Oaks The Greek word Aito Oaks is a combination of two words meaning thrown face

Historians suggest that the Greeks may have brought this material because the people in Africa are so dark.

Ethiopia is the second most population country on the African continent Let us know in the comment if you know which is the most populous country on the continent of Africa Ethiopia is a multilingual country like India.

80 ethnic groups live in Ethiopia These ethnic groups are La Ormibia, Amara, Somali and Drain are very Large and

live spread across the country The Nile is the longest river in the world The Nile river consists of two tributaries, the White Nile and the Blue Nile.

Ethiopia is called the Roof of Africa because 70% of the mountains of Africa are in Ethiopia The mountains in Ethiopia are very large and continuous mountains Soap Omar Caves the largest mountain in Africa, is located in Ethiopia Ethiopia boasts of being the second oldest official Christian country in the World

Ethiopia mentioned 40 times in the BibleEthiopia mentioned not only in the Bible but also in the Quran

Only the names of certain countries are mentioned in the Bible and the Quran. Ethiopia is one of them

The majority of people in Ethiopia are Christian Churches in India can be seen built of bricks and black stones But in Ethiopia the majority are churches carved out of rock These churches were built during the reign of King Lalibella in the 12th Century

The Capital of Ethiopia is Addis ababa Addis Ababa is a city founded in 1886 Addis Ababa is the largest city and state in Ethiopia In Addis Ababa the capital of Ethiopia Head quartered in the African union

and the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industries, African Head quarters, African Student Force and many Charities operation in Addis Ababa Ethiopia has the 42nd most powerful army in the world and the third most powerful army in Africa

Let's talk about the heroism of Ethiopia and look back at historAll the countries of Africa except Ethiopia are at war with the Western Countries No country in Ethiopia can win the war But only Italy from 1936-41 they occupied a small part of Etiopia

The Ethiopians fought Italy and recaptured the area within Six yearsvEthiopia is the only country in Africa that cannot be conquered by other countries

From this we can know the heroism of the Ethiopians There are 248 species of mammals living in Ethiopia Out of these 28 species of mammals can only be found in Ethiopia Then 800 species of birds live in Ethiopia Out of these only 30 birds can be found in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian people are highly interested in animal husbandry They are ranked 10th in the world in animal husbandry The Camel and Donkey were the first to be adapted for human use

Ethiopians are increasingly vegetarians

The most popular is the Ingira, a cashew dosa made here. It contains many nutrients such as calcium, ion and phosphorus

Among the vegetarians in Ethiopia, there are those who love to eat non-vegetarian food

Those who can eat Meet do not cook and those who can eat raw Their belief is that full power is available only when eaten raw

The people of Ethiopia have no culture of any other country as no country rules them does not effect them The people of Ethiopia had their own unique calendar and time

The Gregorian calendar is used around the world. There will be 12 months Ethiopians does not accept the Gregorian calendar.. The people of Ethiopia had their own unique calender There will be a total of 13 months in the Ethiopian calendar.

This includes 12 months 30 days and the last month 5 days. We have a leaf year at that time the last month will be 6 days The 13th month is called Bagume

Became the calendar of the Ethiopians it is 7 or 8 years backwards calendar then Gregorian calendar we follow We are now in 2021 but The Ethiopians are in 2013 If so why this difference

The Ethiopian calendar was created 7 years before the birth of Jesus The Gregorian calendar we follow was created after the birth of Jesus Generally observed 24 hrs a day in not only in India but also in other countries But 12 hrs clock has been followed in Ethiopia In India New Year has been celebrated on January 1st

But Ethiopian is celebrated on September 11th if Leap year New Year will be celebrated on 12th of September The Ethiopian people celebrate the New year under the name of Enkudadas

Queen Seba of Ethiopia went to Jerusalem three thousand years age and left to meet King Solomon Ethiopians celebrate the New Year on the day they return to EthiopiaTimcard is another festival celebrated by the people of EthiopiaTimecard festival has been celebrated at jan 20 if we have a leap year Timcard has been celebrated at 19th of Jan

The festival commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ on the banks of the Jordan River coffee with Ethiopian life coffee was cultivated in Ethiopia at the beginning of 9th Century today Ethiopia is the 5th Largest coffee exporter many people living in Ethiopia are highly affected by epidemics and AIDS.Thus the children who may live there lose their parents there are many voluntary organizations operating in Ethiopia.

Kharikala Chola was an emperor who was glorified in history as having no equal

Kharikala Chola

An important king of the Chola kings It was Kharikala Chola who transformed a small kingdom into an empire In my previous video, I told you how Karikalan fought from Tamil Nadu to the Himalayas.

Karikalan, who was to rule after the war, had a huge challeng Although he exports from Chola to many countries Imported food items from Sri Lanka and Burma due to shortage The reason for this is the Cauvery River Cauvery was the cause of a country's prosperity and poverty Although Chola was beautiful to look at, there was poverty in a few places This is due to the floods in Cauvery during the monsoon Thus food items were imported from Sri Lanka and Burma to meet the food demand The Kaveri, which flows as an endless river of life throughout the year was the source of wealth and poverty in the Chola country.

It is enough to reduce the speed of the water of this Cauvery river King was standing on the beach of Kaviripumpattinam thinking of many things His foot sank into the mud by the sea wave That incident came as a surprise to him And this incident gave him a new idea

He will regard any action as the work of the Lord Through this incident he learned how to build a dam Then he came to his country and noticed which part of the Cauvery River was affected by everything.

This is the only place where the Cauvery River is small and the kollidam River is large Only if the speed of the Cauvery River slows down at this point Realizing that the lands would be protected from flood damage,he started building dams There was also a scientific reason for Charcoal to choose this place The Cauvery River travels several kilometers in equal measure Today the dam is built on the slope of the seaIt is at this point that the Cauvery River and the Kollidam .

going to see a temple built by The Pallavas Not one temple, 4 temples built in one location but there are 7 sanctums here There are many inscriptions in this temple Do you know whose are those? Those belong to The Rajaraja Chozha I Hello everyone. 

My name is Karna Today I am going to start this video with a couplet SEIVANAI NAADI VINAINAADI KAALATHODU EITHA UNARNTHU SEYAL Do remember this couplet, this will come along with you throughout the video If we say Tamil Kings, they are Cheras, Chozhas and Pandyas We can not leave the Pallavas either In this video we are going to see about a temple built by the Pallava Kings Not one temple, 4 temples built in one location Lets explore about the temple and history Come let us proceed to the video I told you there are 4 right, this is the first one, a rock cut temple That is a temple carved out of a hill's rock This is the first one out of the four temples here There are 4 pillars here, it appears like two right? 

This is also similar to a pillar, and is called Pilaster 1.....2....3....4 The temple was not finished then, what does the expert say They had tried to build this but due to some mistakes they couldn't complete this and they moved on Similarly they faced a fault in next one and four in total here in this hill On entering you can see the hill carved in the left You can easily see how far it was carved They did not carved a sculpture straight away, they carved step by step in cubical segments like here This is an incomplete temple and you can see that on entering in They have carved on the left for Dwarapalaks but did not completed This is the sanctum sanctorum but that too was not completed An incomplete temple, Ok now lets go to the second I have told you it was built by the Pallavas Which Pallava King?

Mahendiravarman I Mahendiravarman I was the first King to built stone temples he ruled during 600 to 630 A.D, that is 1400 years ago These temples were built during that time, He did not Chose Kanchi to built these temples eventhough it was his Capital He built that at Mandakapattu, If you dint saw that, please see, let me give you the link You will understand this easily after seeing that, now we are going to see the second temple 

2nd temple We have seen only the 4 pillars in the first without a sanctum The second temple is little improved by the Pallava King with 6 pillars In first there was only a hall, here there are two, let us go further There is a sanctum even, here arises a question, they might have built 2 or even 3 like Mandakappattu wherein there are Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma sanctums But here there are 7, so this was not a temple, there should be some other thing in the Pallava King's mind Steps are provided and there were doors too, see here the evidence we can see the arrangements for locking and with spaces for idols too but there are no idols here, let me try to explain why did they done this See the pillar here, in the first there was only square shaped pillars but here octagonal pillars too were tried Square in top and bottom, Octagonal in the middle The first temple was east facing but this one faces east and south We can say the second one is important due to these two openings See the curvature, the pillars are crafted with great workmanship This is the 3rd one, ASI says it is a bit complete, while entering see there are 4 pillars, with square and octagonal faces, two of them are pilasters after crossing that, first hall second one and next comes the sanctum, here there are 3 sanctums with Shiva in the middle There are Dwarabalagas, this was not installed By Pallava King, The Linga was placed little later There are no deities in the other two, another exclusivity here is the inscriptions Let me go one by one, please follow me, could you read this inscription here Do you know to which period it belongs to, The Rajaraja Chozha I I told you this is a rock cut temple, carved out of a hill, being inside the hill, see this This temple must be a completed one, see this carefully We can see the outer walls painted We can not say the Pallava King would have painted this and it may be even done in later years too but this is a completed one and very beautiful, the third temple The Pallava King should have predicted the rain water seepage So they have provided vents The hill was there up to this point, it was carved out step by step to built two halls and the pillars any small fault will ruin the structure they have carved a sanctum inside and worshipped, now let us go the last one which is nearby this If you observe this four temples sequentially, you can find a growth here you can see a growth or development in other words The first one could not be completed and in the next one only the two mandapas are there, in the third one they built up to the sanctums and there is lord shiva in one of those sanctums In fourth one they upgraded to steps to prevent rainwater from entering, the next stage They have completed this temple with steps at last Here there are no three sanctums but one, without the idol inside, we don't whether it was robbed There were doors here, we can see the arrangements made for that, and there is a separate sanctum for the main deity no idol but there are inscriptions here I have told you the structure has improved stage by stage in these four temples as they were learning sequentially, see here, they had started making designs in the pillars The pillar curves are beautiful with paintings, they had upgraded continuously, 

see here to be specific The ceiling and flooring structures are very beautiful The evolution of temples started from this, using it as a base pattern but Mahendravarman was the first to try this technology of carving a temple out of hill You can see the evolutionary growth, if you observe these four temples Archeological experts say that these temples got their final shape after three tries But History experts says that, it was used as a meditation spot during Pallava Era For example, what is the necessity of 2 entrance and 7 sanctums, so they should have used it as a place to get positive energy My guess, Just what my guess is that, One of the magnificent works of Pallavas was that Mamallapuram or Mahabalipuram, these must be their practice ground for that Just think about it, when others were building small temples using bricks If a King envisions this type of craftmanship, any sculptor can not give shape to the King's vision immediately They should have used these for example the Mandakappattu and these four temples as a practice ground to display the magnificence at Mahabalipuram Do you remember the couplet I told in the beginning of this video SEIVANAI NAADI VINAINAADI KAALATHODU EITHA UNARNTHU SEYAL It means that we have to assign a work to a person based on the nature and time available to complete it So the Pallava King effectively trained the sculptors We can see the next beautiful couplet IDHANAI IDHANAL IVAN MUDIKKUM ENDRAINDHU ADHANAI AVAN KAN VIDAL Says Thiruvalluvar beautifully He says that you should find a suitable person before assigning a task Similarly the Pallava King achieved the magnificence at.

Mahabalipuram after giving a complete training here Share this video to many, as they have to know the existence of such temple and history The history will be taken to next generation only if it is shared today A wonderful historical place which satiated the hunger of many people 1400 years ago, this must be a place of living and way of life for many sculptors and their families Their quest for food and art must have been quenched here A wonderful historical place Do come here with Family, let me give the google map.

Hey guys, today we are going to look at this temple called Panchavarnaswamy temple and from the outside it looks just like an ordinary temple built in the last century, but it is actually at least 2000 years old. What is really fascinating to me is the design of this temple. 

It is designed in a way that normal visitors see normal carvings and if you are a serious researcher, there are carvings which are baffling, and they are all carved in the dark corners of the temple. Today, even though the temple has electric lights, the strangest carvings still lurk in deep, dark areas and these carvings have no explanation until now. Let us take a look at this carving. It has a figure which has the head of an elephant standing upright. You may think this is the popular Hindu God Ganesha but it is not, because this is a female figure and Ganesha is a male god. And what is even more interesting is that it has wings like an eagle, you can even see the feathers. Now, look at the legs, these are long, slender cylindrical feet which defy any explanation. 

What could this possibly be? Even Today, scientists have not been able to create such a species through genetic engineering, we do not have enough technology to do this as of today. But 100 years from now, we could easily create a species like an elephant with wings. Believe it or not, scientists are said to be secretly working even to create human beings with wings. 

It is estimated that this will be achieved in less than 200 years from now. And this is exactly what we see here in this carving. At first look I thought it was just a regular mother playing with a baby, but upon looking carefully. I realized that she has wings, ready to fly. While these carvings seem to show developments in the future, here is a carving which shows something from a distant past. This animal you see here is a type of Saber-toothed Cat, sometimes even known as Saber toothed Tiger. This particular species is called Thylacosmilus. The Thylacosmilus looks like a modern day lion or tiger, but the main difference is its exceptionally long upper canine teeth. 

This carving undoubtedly shows this particular species with protruding fang like teeth and a long tail. If you compare this carving with the modern day recreation of this animal using fossil evidence, we can see that they are almost identical. However, here is the problem: all experts agree that this species become extinct 2.5 million years ago. And historians and archeologists tell us that his temple was built about 2000 years ago. In order for sculptors to carve such an animal, they must have seen the Thylacosmilus. So how did sculptors accurately carve this animal 2000 years ago, even though the species became extinct 2.5 million years ago? Think about this: How can a temple contain both futuristic carvings and carvings from a distant past? The only way someone could record something from both future and past accurately, is by doing time travel. Were ancient builders in India capable of Time Travel? Is there more evidence of Time Travel in Hinduism? What is remarkable is that the ancient text called Bhagavata Purana not only describes Time Travel, but also the concept of Time Dilation accurately, even though we think that Albert Einstein was the first person to clearly understand this. 

According to the text, a king and his daughter make an interstellar journey to see Lord Brahma who lives in a different planet. They had to wait for a short while before meeting Lord Brahma, and when the King talks about the issues he is currently facing on earth, Lord Brahma begins to laugh loudly and explains that that time runs differently on different planes of existence. 

Lord Brahma explained that during the seemingly short time the King and his daughter experienced through the interstellar visit, more than one hundred and sixteen million years had passed on earth. 

So, he tells them when you go back, all your friends on earth, enemies and their sons and all their descendants would have died long time ago, no one even knows about their names anymore. 

Of course, until 1900s people regarded this story as a baseless fantasy with no logic and then Einstein comes along and explains Time Travel and Time Dilation and now even scientists agree that yes, this is a pretty accurate description of Time Travel and Dilation. But what really amazes me is that this temple even has a carving of Brahma in his planet. And it looks completely exotic, it doesn't resemble the earth. 

Brahma looks humanoid but he has this strange, long beard and his dreadlock like hairdo is coming down to his waist. 

The Tree shown in this planet does n't look like a regular tree, this actually looks more like a brain, and the trunk resembles the brain stem - this somehow seems to signify the consciousness or spirituality and what is this tree connected to? A mysterious lingam, often explained as a source of unlimited power. 

Perhaps Brahma is tapping into this bigger power source and taking some power in his own portable device. He holds a mysterious hand bag and note that this ancient hand bag does not touch the ground. We see this depiction again and again not only in ancient Indian temples, but in civilizations around the world. The Gods and saints of all ancient civilizations carry a mysterious bag which never touches the ground - a standard procedure we use for all batteries today. Was this bag some kind of a power source? Now, why did ancient builders design this temple in such a way that all these strange carvings are located in dark areas where normal visitors do not see them? The more I look, the stranger the carvings get.

 Remember I showed you the carving of a bicycle? This carving is also from the same temple. To normal visitors, these carvings are not visible at all, but were they left as clues to be seen by researchers like me? Were ancient builders capable of time travel, is this why we see carvings of the distant past and future? How else could they carve genetically engineered hybrids as well as extinct animals? Perhaps the key to all these questions can be found on the ceiling of this temple. Usually the ceilings of temples contain complex cymatic patterns, but when I look at the ceiling of this temple, there is something out of the ordinary, there is not much light in this area.. but do you see what it is? Does it have the answer to this important question: Were ancient builders capable of Time Travel and Interstellar Travel? 

Pandiyan Empire's Only Emperor's Cemetery If you follow the Novel Ponniyin Selvan The person portrayed as the father of Nandhini I have already heard about this place, do you remember? "NELLU....PATHIN ORU" Hello every one. 

My name is Karna Today I am going to begin with a philosophy If there is a birth then ultimately there will be a death That is the rule of nature which can not be changed many people are buried and many are cremated but only few are seeded Today, popular and important leaders when they die, they ware buried and the mausoleums are being built Ok, Let us leave the leaders of today and go back 800 years in time go back 800 years in time Who might had been the great leaders of those times? Definitely the Kings What will people do if they die what was the practice in Pandiyan Empire At Chozha and Chera empires? Let us explore everything see this video fully you will be awestruck The Pandiyan Empire's only Royal Cemetery is this A very interesting video, see this fully Come let us proceed to the video Ok, Where I am sitting now? if you see At Pandiyan teritory, in a place which came under erstwhile Kamarajar District Yes I am at Virudhunagar District Where at Virudhunagar District? At Virudhunagar District in a place near Thiruchuzhi In a beautiful village called Pallimadam Pallimadam, what is here brother? 

I am in Palli Madam It was called Pallipadai on those days Pallipadai Many would have knew this term and many may not Pallipadai means In olden days, that is 800 years back if a King dies They will be buried and a Shiva temple will be built over their cemetery on their memory to ensure that their legacy survives until the life of sun and moon A shiva temple will be built over their cemetery That is called a PALLIPADAI, we knew many such temples which were built for Chozha Kings which are at many places, for instance the cemetery of Vanavan Maadevi There is one for Athitha Chozha A place is identified as the burial site of Rajaraja Chozha but there is no solid evidence in history to prove that There are many such temples in Chozha empire but the Pandya King's temple are not there except this one temple in the Pandiyan Territory I am sitting in that temple at Virudhunagar District's Pallimadam Village which is near Thiruchuzhi 

It is the Pandiyan Empire's only Royal Cemetery, a Shiva Temple Ok, When it was built? During 9th century A.D, that is 1200 years ago from now We have to go beyond 1200 years to know the complete history When the Kalapirar empire declined That is, earlier during the Sangam Period Pandiyas ruled us After that came the Kalapirar dynasty which is considered as a dark age in the history of Tamil Nadu The person who put an end to their rule was A mighty Pandiya King named Kadungon, He was the founder of Medival Pandiya Dynasty And the last ruler of the Dynasty is Veerapandiyan Veerapandiyan? 

many would have knew him The Veerapandiyan who beheaded the Chozha is his titular name, to be precise He was killed by the Chozhas later That is the King Veerapandiyan beheaded a Chozha King and in turn he was beheaded by a Chozha Prince he was, Prince Athithakarikalan who beheaded Veerapandiyan and he got the title "Veerapandiyan Thalai Konda Koppara Kesari" to be precise still if you follow the Ponniyin Selvan Novel Veerapandiyan is the person portrayed as Nandhini's Lover Ok then, is this Veerapandiyan's Cemetery? No, then whose this cemetery? 

if you see, it was his brother, Veerapandiyan's Brother Sundarapandiyan's Cemetery Sundarapandian, his brother died and Veerapandiyan built this on his memory Ok, Let us see this temple now It is spread over a large area Many people are not coming here, But Poojas are being done here If you see on the entrance an incomplete Wall like structure and if you look carefully It was built with brick initially If you see when this temple was reconstructed What are all the inscriptions here, I will tell you one by one on the go Initially it is built with brick and then with two layers of granite a pillar like structure is present and if we proceed in A fine and beautiful temple is there a sacrifice pedestal with fine works after that there is a Nandhi which is minutely sculpted which is fine enough such that it's tongue posture is clearly visible A small Nandhi Mandapam,

 there is a fish symbol in the beam This temple was repaired and while doing repair works many pillars were changed A Nandhi, after that we can proceed to get the dharshan of Lord Shiva There is an inscription in the way up There are many inscriptions in this temple and to be specific there are 16 inscriptions of Pandyas and there are many inscriptions of later periods too There is an inscription here and it belongs to The Pandiyan Era What does it say? If you see, "KURANDI THIRUKKATTAN PALLI" From a Jain school at KURANDI THIRUKKATTAN PALLI the stones are sourced to built this temple Is the matter in this inscription, KURANDI KURANDI, Have we heard this name before we have heard this earlier, do you remember Samanar Hills, Madurai Samanar Hills VENBUNAATTU KURANDI THIRUKAATTAN PALLI KANAKANANDHI PADARA ABINANTHI PADARA AVAR MAANAKKAR ARIMANDALAP PADAARAR ABINANTHI PADAARAR SEIVITHA THIRUMENI an inscription I have posted a video before a year Can you see? what is it? read can you read it? What is mentioned here is VENBUNAATTU KURANDI THIRUKAATTAN PALLI KANAKANANDHI PADARA ABINANTHI PADARA AVAR MAANAKKAR ARIMANDALAP PADAARAR ABINANTHI PADAARAR SEIVITHA THIRUMENI is written here if you see the meaning for this inscription The students from Thirukaattan Palli had helped to carve this bas-relief is the meaning of that statement Venbunaadu is the town of Aruppukottai today, and Kurandi is the Samanar hill mentioned here from that Samanar hill only The stones for this temple are sourced, the entrance, the cement structure is of recent times This is a stone temple on those days and is submerged over the years lets pray lord shiva If we proceed after the Nandhi Mandapam There is a sanctum of Lord Shiva, and a separate one for his consort There are many Mandapas here like the Sanctum, Artha Mandapa and Maha Mandapa You can not find many sculptures here either in the inside or outer walls But it has the touch of simple and elegant Pandiyan Era Architecture We have come in, There is a sculpture of Nataraj inside after that, there is a Nandhi This Nandhi too has a Mandapa and after that there is another small Nandhi Lord Shiva The place were Sundara Pandiyan was seeded A king who lived 1100 years ago was seeded here After worshipping the Lord Shiva There is a sanctum for mother goddess The name of the goddess here is Sornavalli Amman I told you there are many inscriptions here which belong to Veerapandiyan and even a 17th century inscription mentioning the repair works done At the Lord Shiva's Sanctum at the steps There is an inscription mentioning the name Thirumalai Nayakar See here there are many inscriptions which are misplaced because there should be a sentence above this and after this but there is only one found here and it is painted too For example see this carefully NELLU...NELLU PATHIN ORU It mentions about a paddy donation but it is not clear, we can understand, only if the next one too is present All the inscriptions are misplaced and hence they are not conveying clear meaning But it is consoling that the ASI had already recorded all these inscriptions earlier Ok, what does it say It belongs to the era of Veerapandiyan What they are trying to say is MOOVENDHA VELAN ALIAS ARANGAM POOTHI KIZHAVAN ARULALI AND AFTER THAT THATCHAN ULAGAN AND PULIYUR MARAN AFTER THAT We can see many villages named Puliyur in the delta region PULIYURIN MAARAN ALIAS SOZHANTHAGA PALLAVARAYAN All the above people had donated sheep for lighting the lamps in the temple At the same time, the Devaradiyars of this temple donated sheep to the temple, and their names KAAVITHI KANAIPETRAL, NITHIPETRAL AND NAKAN KULANGAVILAI mentioned here too During 10th Century A.D this temple was built, but even after that it was retrofitted during later Pandiya rulers During the era of Later Pandiyas There is a person called SONATHA NAMBI that is, A person named Sonatha Nambi had donated a door frame during the retrofitting work says the inscription the works carried out during the 17th century is also mentioned here, but the inscriptions are misplaced the information I told were taken from archeology department If we come in, the same modest and elegant style this is the sanctum of Amman opposite to the Amman's Sanctum also there is a small Nandhi and there are Naga Lord on either side There are two Pillaiyars here I have told you the name of the Goddess is Sornavalli Amman This is the Sanctum of goddess This temple is situated near Tiruchuzhi at a village called Pallimadam Near by, just behind this temple there is a river called Gundar, the next river to Tamirabharani which says about our history Ok what is the old name of this place SUNDARA PANDIYA ESWARAM and the name of Lord Shiva now is KALAINATHA SAMY, and it is Kalainatha Swamy Temple When it was built by the Pandya King It was called THIRUCHUZHIYAL PALLIPADAI, and the name of lord is SUNDARA PANDIYA ESWARATHU MAHADEVAR Even now this place is called as Thiruchuzhi THIRUCHUZIYAL PALLIPADAI SUNDARA PANDIYA ESWARATHU MAHATHEVAR is the name of Lord Shiva Ok, at present the temple is under whose authority? It is not ASI or TNHRCE, it is under the control of Ramanathapuram Samasthanam They are maintaining this temple now and there are not many footfalls here but the pooja is being done everyday after 04:30 PM is consoling that the pooja is being done for Lord Shiva The temple is really beautiful indeed It is a place for worship as a temple and a place of Pandiya King's history Thus Pallimadam which is called Pallipadai is the combinational place of history and divinity It is at Viruthunagar district Ok, any how it is a cemetery, 

if you ask me It is our tradition to worship our ancestors ancestral worship even today in many of your houses you might have seen your ancestors being worshipped, it is our culture and tradition practiced for a long time This is the plce were our Pandiyan King is seeded Do come here and see Let me give the google map in description Share this video to many because many should know this place and many should come and see here Our next generation will know the history only if it is shared Share this to many It is a wonderful place, Pallimadam near Thiruchuzhi at Viruthunagar district Do come here and see, see you in the next video in a similar historical place Stay tumed...thank you

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 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.

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 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 

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.

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!