http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/tags/india/ Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:18:51 -0700 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:18:51 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/buddyicons/75948026@N04.jpg?1329292929#75948026@N04 http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/tags/india/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837957154/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837957154/" title="Alurutti Malai"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6837957154_4d48fe37a0_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Alurutti Malai" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:18:51 -0700 2007-01-02T06:29:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6837957154 Alurutti Malai <p>Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage beauty jain southindia pudukottai aluruttimalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981320899/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981320899/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6981320899_7913e97caa_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>The shrine, with farms and the excavated lake just behind it; Alurutti Malai and Kadambar malai in the background.<br /> <br /> The temple Vijayalaya Chozhisvaram is a marvellous piece of art built by a Muttaraiyar chief, Ilango Adi Araiyan (இளங்கோ அடி அரையன்).<br /> <br /> The shrine is an important one in the history of temples of the Tamil country. According to K.V. Soundararajan (in his book titled Studies in Indian Temple Architecture) this is ‘one of the important temples of the early Muttaraiyar-s, entirely circular from the ground tala (தளம்) up to the sikharam (சிகரம்), constituting a single Vesara (வேசரா) example’.<br /> <br /> In the opinion of S.R. Balasubrahmanyam (in his book titled Early Chozha Art I) ‘it is unique in many respects. It is four tiered, and is the earliest and grandest of the early Chozha temples. It is built of stone. It has a circular garbha-griham (in Pranava form) and a wonderful vimanam. Above all it is the fore-runner of the glorious monuments of the Chozha-s’.<br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:15:05 -0700 2012-01-27T09:23:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6981320899 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>The shrine, with farms and the excavated lake just behind it; Alurutti Malai and Kadambar malai in the background.<br /> <br /> The temple Vijayalaya Chozhisvaram is a marvellous piece of art built by a Muttaraiyar chief, Ilango Adi Araiyan (இளங்கோ அடி அரையன்).<br /> <br /> The shrine is an important one in the history of temples of the Tamil country. According to K.V. Soundararajan (in his book titled Studies in Indian Temple Architecture) this is ‘one of the important temples of the early Muttaraiyar-s, entirely circular from the ground tala (தளம்) up to the sikharam (சிகரம்), constituting a single Vesara (வேசரா) example’.<br /> <br /> In the opinion of S.R. Balasubrahmanyam (in his book titled Early Chozha Art I) ‘it is unique in many respects. It is four tiered, and is the earliest and grandest of the early Chozha temples. It is built of stone. It has a circular garbha-griham (in Pranava form) and a wonderful vimanam. Above all it is the fore-runner of the glorious monuments of the Chozha-s’.<br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835189402/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835189402/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6835189402_56601427c6_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>The lingam enclosed in the central shrine of Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram<br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:12:27 -0700 2012-01-27T08:35:21-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835189402 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>The lingam enclosed in the central shrine of Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram<br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981325171/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981325171/" title="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6981325171_c420c1e7a4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:18:06 -0700 2012-01-27T08:18:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6981325171 Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835191298/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835191298/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6835191298_7431972b6c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:13:42 -0700 2007-01-02T04:40:57-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835191298 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981318325/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981318325/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7063/6981318325_08bffe83f6_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>This is an interesting Muttaraiyar temple constructed in Vesara style and with ashta-parivara-s. The west facing main shrine would have been at the centre of a large courtyard and surrounded by the eight sub-shrines within the courtyard. These sub-shrines are in various stages of ruin. The complex is surrounded by a prakaram. <br /> The central shrine which has a circular garbha-griham (கர்ப கிரகம், sanctum) and is enclosed within a square hall. Around the circular inner wall and the outer square wall there is a narrow pradakshina (circumbulatory) passage. <br /> <br /> The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:13:20 -0700 2012-01-27T07:50:30-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6981318325 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>This is an interesting Muttaraiyar temple constructed in Vesara style and with ashta-parivara-s. The west facing main shrine would have been at the centre of a large courtyard and surrounded by the eight sub-shrines within the courtyard. These sub-shrines are in various stages of ruin. The complex is surrounded by a prakaram. <br /> The central shrine which has a circular garbha-griham (கர்ப கிரகம், sanctum) and is enclosed within a square hall. Around the circular inner wall and the outer square wall there is a narrow pradakshina (circumbulatory) passage. <br /> <br /> The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835198328/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835198328/" title="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6835198328_52351bcb4c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:18:28 -0700 2012-01-27T08:18:54-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835198328 Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981317445/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981317445/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7208/6981317445_a7d561ae5a_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:12:45 -0700 2007-01-02T03:23:38-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6981317445 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo by Bhushavali Natarajan</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981324573/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6981324573/" title="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7047/6981324573_076ef672ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:17:40 -0700 2012-01-27T08:19:56-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6981324573 Paintings at Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835192656/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835192656/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6835192656_d3e1588f6d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>This is an interesting Muttaraiyar temple constructed in Vesara style and with ashta-parivara-s. The west facing main shrine would have been at the centre of a large courtyard and surrounded by the eight sub-shrines within the courtyard. These sub-shrines are in various stages of ruin. The complex is surrounded by a prakaram. <br /> The central shrine which has a circular garbha-griham (கர்ப கிரகம், sanctum) and is enclosed within a square hall. Around the circular inner wall and the outer square wall there is a narrow pradakshina (circumbulatory) passage. <br /> <br /> The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:14:36 -0700 2012-01-27T08:31:52-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835192656 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>This is an interesting Muttaraiyar temple constructed in Vesara style and with ashta-parivara-s. The west facing main shrine would have been at the centre of a large courtyard and surrounded by the eight sub-shrines within the courtyard. These sub-shrines are in various stages of ruin. The complex is surrounded by a prakaram. <br /> The central shrine which has a circular garbha-griham (கர்ப கிரகம், sanctum) and is enclosed within a square hall. Around the circular inner wall and the outer square wall there is a narrow pradakshina (circumbulatory) passage. <br /> <br /> The vimanam is a hollow superstructure made up of four tiers, each separated from the next by a cornice. The lowest is rectangular and built over the ardha-mandapam and the garbha-griham, the rest are over the garbha-griham only. <br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835178982/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835178982/" title="Annavasal"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6835178982_afb9ee1cd2_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Annavasal" /></a></p> <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:05:56 -0700 2012-01-27T15:06:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835178982 Annavasal <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914909583/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914909583/" title="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - The path leading to Ezhadippattam"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6914909583_1b565fb476_m.jpg" width="240" height="60" alt="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - The path leading to Ezhadippattam" /></a></p> <p>The cavern is near the top of the centre of the hill and on its eastern side, but accessible only from the west. In the past the only approach to the cavern was over the top and along a narrow ledge in which seven precarious footholds (hence the name, ‘Ezhu-adi’ (ஏழு அடி) meaning ‘seven steps’) are cut in the rock. Proper steps have now been cut, and an iron railing provided. <br /> <br /> Photo by Ms. Bhushavali</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:40:42 -0800 2007-01-02T11:49:41-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6914909583 Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - The path leading to Ezhadippattam <p>The cavern is near the top of the centre of the hill and on its eastern side, but accessible only from the west. In the past the only approach to the cavern was over the top and along a narrow ledge in which seven precarious footholds (hence the name, ‘Ezhu-adi’ (ஏழு அடி) meaning ‘seven steps’) are cut in the rock. Proper steps have now been cut, and an iron railing provided. <br /> <br /> Photo by Ms. Bhushavali</p> Tamil Heritage Group india heritage architecture culture southindia jainism sittanavasal tamilheritage ezahdipattam jainbeds http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914908245/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914908245/" title="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - natural cavern"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7048/6914908245_bd1b4cc09e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - natural cavern" /></a></p> <p>Ezhadippattam is the name given to a natural cavern where over more than a thousand years since 3rd century BC, Jain ascetics practiced severest penance. <br /> <br /> Photo : Shillika C.</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:40:16 -0800 2012-01-27T17:19:34-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6914908245 Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) - natural cavern <p>Ezhadippattam is the name given to a natural cavern where over more than a thousand years since 3rd century BC, Jain ascetics practiced severest penance. <br /> <br /> Photo : Shillika C.</p> Tamil Heritage Group india heritage architecture culture southindia jainism sittanavasal tamilheritage ezahdipattam jainbeds http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837959194/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837959194/" title="Alurutti Malai"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/6837959194_79baa177fa_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Alurutti Malai" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:20:35 -0700 2012-01-27T11:51:28-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6837959194 Alurutti Malai <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage beauty jain southindia pudukottai aluruttimalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6984081485/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6984081485/" title="Alurutti Malai"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6984081485_ff1dd1e1af_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Alurutti Malai" /></a></p> <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:20:59 -0700 2012-01-27T11:51:53-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6984081485 Alurutti Malai <p>Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage beauty jain southindia pudukottai aluruttimalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837961396/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6837961396/" title="Jain Beds at Alurutti Malai"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6837961396_1dd5fc1ce3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Jain Beds at Alurutti Malai" /></a></p> <p>Photo by V. Chandrahekaran</p> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:22:29 -0700 2012-01-27T11:43:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6837961396 Jain Beds at Alurutti Malai <p>Photo by V. Chandrahekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage beauty jain southindia pudukottai aluruttimalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6984080519/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6984080519/" title="Alurutti Malai"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6984080519_ee84d52c6b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Alurutti Malai" /></a></p> <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:20:09 -0700 2012-01-27T11:39:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6984080519 Alurutti Malai <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage beauty jain southindia pudukottai aluruttimalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835191942/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835191942/" title="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7054/6835191942_19705fba44_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram" /></a></p> <p>Located on the top ledge of the hill, there is a sombre magnificence about this Siva temple as it stands in its loneliness. As one approaches the site, the sighting of this temple edifice among the sparse vegetation and shingled rock, is breathtaking. <br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:14:08 -0700 2012-01-27T09:17:22-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835191942 Vijayalaya Choleeshwaram <p>Located on the top ledge of the hill, there is a sombre magnificence about this Siva temple as it stands in its loneliness. As one approaches the site, the sighting of this temple edifice among the sparse vegetation and shingled rock, is breathtaking. <br /> <br /> Photo by Siddharth Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835175856/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6835175856/" title="Annavasal"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6835175856_6a4e77f535_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Annavasal" /></a></p> <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:03:57 -0700 2012-01-27T15:08:55-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6835175856 Annavasal <p>Photo by V. Chandrashekaran</p> Tamil Heritage Group travel india heritage architecture jain southindia chola pudukottai vijayalayacholeeshwaram nartamalai http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914906369/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tamil_heritage_group/">Tamil Heritage Group</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tamil_heritage_group/6914906369/" title="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7202/6914906369_787a3b8c49_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்)" /></a></p> <p>Ezhadippattam is the name given to a natural cavern where over more than a thousand years since 3rd century BC, Jain ascetics practiced severest penance. <br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:39:40 -0800 2012-01-27T17:24:26-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tamil Heritage Group) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6914906369 Ezhadipattam (ஏழடிப்பட்டம்) <p>Ezhadippattam is the name given to a natural cavern where over more than a thousand years since 3rd century BC, Jain ascetics practiced severest penance. <br /> <br /> Photo: Shillika C.</p> Tamil Heritage Group india heritage architecture culture southindia jainism sittanavasal tamilheritage ezahdipattam jainbeds http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en