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Trichy Rock Fort
2009-07-07 02:08:47
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About Trichy Rock Fort
Place : Rockfort , Tamil (??? ??????)
Another Name : Ucchi Pillayar koil, ( ????? ?????????? ?????? )
Location : Trichy India
This is a combination of two famous 7th century Hindu temples, one dedicated to Lord Ganesh and the other dedicated to Lord Shiva, located a top of a small rock in Trichy, India. Geologically the 83m hight rock is said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating over 3 billion years ago, and pathologically this rock is the place where Lord Ganesh ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.
The Rock Fort temple stands 83m tall perched a top of the rock. The smooth rock was first cut by the Pallavas but it was the Nayaks of Madurai who completed both the temples under the Vijayanagara empire.
The temple complex is composed of two parts:
a Shiva temple (Thayumanaswamy) carved in the middle of the rock and a Pillayar (Ganesh)temple at the top portion of the rock. The Shiva temple is the bigger one, housing a massive stone statue of Shiva in the form of Linga along with a separate sanctum for goddess Parvati. The temple is mystic in its nature with an awe-inspiring rock architecture. The Ganesh temple is much smaller with an access through steep steps carved on the rock and provides a stunning view of Trichy, Srirangam and the rivers Kaveri and Kollidam. Due to its ancient and impressive architecture created by the Pallavas, the temple is maintained by the Archaeological department of India.
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Vinayaka temple,Thayumanaswamy temple,The Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam,Thiruvanaikaval,Uraiyur Vekkali temples,Uraiyur Nachiyar temple
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