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My first journey to Darasuram Temple- Part 2

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           Let's take a walk towards Main Mandapa (Raja Gambira Mandapa), which carries an extraordinary architecture model of elephant draws the chariot at one end whereas in the other end, Horse carries the chariot.               Take a look at the Elephant statue, you may feel wondered. Why? This is the reason, because it is not made, of one stone. 14 different rocks connected in this great structure.The reason why it is exactly made of 14 rocks is not known to me. Do not miss to watch two small one handed statues on either side of the entrance steps to mandapa. You may think, it is damaged. No it is not, it manages to designed in the way like that. They are mirror images of each other.                  Have you counted the partitions? Yes, it is. On the other side, we have a beautiful Horse and a wheel that too not made of single rock...
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My first journey to Darasuram Temple- Part 1

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                         I took this beautiful journey after visiting the famous temple in Gangai Konda Cholapuram, that we see in later posts. Before sharing my pictures and interesting facts about the beautiful temple at Darasuram. Let's brush up your mind with simple ideas about the temple.                      Airavateswara temple is located in Darasuram, Kumbakonam(India), was constructed in the12th century by Rajaraja chola 2.  Speciality: Vimana:                  85m high Recognisation :      UNESCO World Heritage Year:                     12th century Real name:             Rajarajeswaram temple/ Rajarajapuram temple                     Let'...
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Welcome All...

Hello, Welcome to my blog. Travel makes our life interesting and curious. Sometimes it remains a memory for a long time. I want to share my memories with you all to create your owns.  Let's begin....
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