Having made a number of trips to visit the temples in Thanjavur area, I wish to share my experience. As the local people say- If you trip on stone and fall, your head will be at one temple and your leg will be in another temple , there a lot of temples in this area.There are 191 shiva temples , sung by the great four . and 42 Perumal temples (divya desam) . Besides these, there are a number of temples which are known for some miracles.
The positive side of this plentiness is that one can always visit some temple in the available time, travelling along any road in the area. But the main problem with most of the temples is that they open only about 6 in the morning and close by noon after uchchikala pujai. The temples open by 4 or 4-30 P.M. So, one has to plan the afternoon carefullyto avoid travelling back to base, be it Kumbakonam, Tiruvarur or Thanjavur. Fortunately there are some temples that are open for longer period and there are some which are open through out the day.
To make the best use of the limited time of the temples, one has to plan the route and the temples to be visited. I shall tell about my recent tour in my next letter
The positive side of this plentiness is that one can always visit some temple in the available time, travelling along any road in the area. But the main problem with most of the temples is that they open only about 6 in the morning and close by noon after uchchikala pujai. The temples open by 4 or 4-30 P.M. So, one has to plan the afternoon carefullyto avoid travelling back to base, be it Kumbakonam, Tiruvarur or Thanjavur. Fortunately there are some temples that are open for longer period and there are some which are open through out the day.
To make the best use of the limited time of the temples, one has to plan the route and the temples to be visited. I shall tell about my recent tour in my next letter
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