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Sama

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I've been planning my third trip to Tamil Nadu for most of this year now and have used the above website extensively to plan my temple trek.

Thought I'd post it here since there are many questions on temple towns and their temples.

I have found the site to be a wealth of information -- for example, if you click on Madurai, you get lots of good stuff.

I'll make it a sticky at the top of this forum so enjoy....

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atala

If you want to see a very special temple in Tamil Nadu with a vividly decorated Gopuram (characteristic entrance gate of south Indian temples) go to Abhishekam Koil which is south of Pondicherry on the way towards Cuddalore. You go for about 5 kms on the beach road, and then take a right towards Abhishekam. In town you should ask for the temple because it is hidden away in forest. It is hardly ever visited by tourists. Only locals seem to know about it.

I have looked for it on the lists of your link, but did not find it there.

Sama

thanks for fixing the link!

gregornot

This is articulately and amazing with it's depth of knowledge. I must for serious spiritual seekers of temples and their histories.
Shundahai, gregor

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