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Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 10:02 in tamil nadu, pilgrim places
Kailashnath is the oldest temple in South India. With a Pyramid-style dome the temple is octogonal at the top. It was built in700 AD by Pallava King Raja Sinha, 1 km to the west of the city to fulfill the wish of the queen. The front of the temple w...
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Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:56 in tamil nadu, pilgrim places
Kanchipuram is the golden city of thousand temples. Kanchipuram is also known as Kashi or Varanasi of the south. It was a walled city in the past and was called Shiva-Vishnu Kanchi. Buddhism and Jainism also found roots here before the birth of Jesu...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:53 in varanasi, uttarakhand, pilgrim places
Other attractions of Varanasi and surroundings:Kashi Hindu Vishwa vidyalaya (Benaras Hindu University or BHU): Kashi once was the cultural mooring of India. The place attracted countless of ascetics, sages and philosophers in pursuit of knowledge. S...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:39 in varanasi, uttarakhand, pilgrim places
Ganga: Varanasi, the oldest city, spreads along the western banks of Ganga. The main township stretches from Raja Ghat near the bridge upto Asi Ghat. It is an old city with a maze of lanes and by-lanes, so narrow at times that even a carriage cannot...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:35 in varanasi, uttarakhand, pilgrim places
Kashi Vishwanath Temple : The Hindus consider him the greatest of the gods. A few steps south of Dashaswamedh Ghat take you to the lane on your right—and you are in Vishwanath Gali. The lane runs along Godawlia. The narrow lane is an abode of vari...
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Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:05 in varanasi, uttarakhand, pilgrim places
Bengali hotel, Dashaswamedh Boarding House, Ph: 2401701, at the entrance of Dashaswamedh Ghat is highly reputed. Food is served also to non-boarders. Jalajog at Godawlia junction is another favorite place of the Bengalis. Equally popular is Jayanti,...
Nice site. You make India look so intriguing. Wish I had the money.
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