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| Pilgrimage Tour >>
Cochin > Guruvayoor > Palani > Madurai > Rameswaram >
Kanyakumari > Trivandrum > Cochin. |
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| Guruvayoor temple near trichur district
(The cultural capital of Kerala). Guruvayoor, where the famous
Sree Krishna Temple is situated, is one of the most sacred and
important pilgrim centres of kerala. Guruvayoor has emerged
as one of the most important places of worship in Southern India
like Tirupati and Sabarimala. |
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| A well known pilgrim centre and
one of the six abodes of Lord Subramanya or Muruga. The shrine
stands on top of the Palani Hills consisting of 660 steps. There
are rope ways too, to take pilgrims to the top. The main deity
is called Dandayudapaani. |
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| The Madurai Temple is dedicated to
Goddess Meenakshi, the lovely consort of Lord Shiva. The original
temple was built by Kulasekara Pandya, but the entire credit
for making the temple as splendid as it is today goes to the
Nayaks. The Nayaks ruled Madurai from the 16th to the 18th century
and left a majestic imprint of their rule in this Temple. |
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| The Ramanatha swamy Temple at Rameswaram
was built by different rulers at different times after 12th
century onwards. It is one of the best examples of Dravidian
architecture. The corridor of this temple is the largest in
India. The corridor is 197 mts by 133 mts. The temple is built
in a sprawling area of six hectares and has 22 wells. |
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This small temple is dedicated to
Kanyakumari, or the youthful form of the primeval energy Shakti
(Mother Goddess). It is located on the seashore, in the town
known by the same name at the southern tip of India. It is a
place at the confluence of the Indian ocean, The Bay of Bengal
and the Arabian sea. The Vivekananda Rock is another attraction
of this place.
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| Sri Anantha Padmanabha Swami Temple,
situated at Thiruvananthapuram. It is located inside the East
Fort. It is known for its Mural Paintings and Stone Carvings
and is one among the 108 sacred Vishnu Temples in India, the
presiding deity in here is Lord Vishnu reclining on Anantha
the serpent. |
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| You get a chance to visit the 'Chottanikkara'
and Ernakulam Shiva Temples. At Chottanikkara, the temple diety
is 'Durga Bhagavathy'. It is believed that there is a presence
of Saraswathy Devi till 7:00 a.m in the morning. A 'Bhadra Kali
Devi' temple is also present in the premises. The 'Shiva' temple
also known as 'Ernakulathappan' is one of the rarest Shiva temples
where diety is facing sea towards west. |
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