Kamarasavalli Chaturvedimangalam
This weekend somehow turned out to be exciting. Got to visit a temple supposedly built by a Chola King in the 8th / 9th century The temple predates the great Brihadeeshwara Temple a.k.a. Big Temple @ Tanjore. It's located at a remote village called Kamarasavalli Chaturvedimangalam was a good distance of around 35 kms from our place. Just for a ref., it's around 35 kms from Thanjavur . On the way, our 19-yr old bike ran out of petrol and somehow we managed to get a litre, @ 10 Rs. more. And when we reached, we had sensed that the distance was worth it. Rennovation is on the go there at the temple and is expected to be completed in the next few months... Outer Wall-1 Outer Wall-2 Main Entrance Parvathi's Shrine Inner Entrance The 2 small lions welcome at the entrance Sthala Purana - History associated The serpent Karkotaka is supposed to have sought refuge under Lord Shiva. And the the...