Ride from 11Mar20-13Mar20 exploring the great chola temples.
Temples Covered
Arulmigu Peruvudaiyar Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Shri Airavatesvara Temple, Dharasuram
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Sri Sarangapani Temple, Kumbakonam
Arulmigu Chakrapani SwamiTemple, Kumbakonam
Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Temple, Tiruvanaikovil
Route : Bangalore - Salem - Attur - Virudachalam - Gangaikondacholapuram - Kumbakonam - Tanjavur - Pudukkottai - Trichy - Namakkal - Bangalore
I had been longing to visit these temples and last I visited was around 2017. These temples are always close to heart and you feel visiting again and again. We decided to ride covering the weekend of 11Mar20 and it was team of myself, vijay and Vinod. I was on my Interceptor, Vijay on his classic 500 and Vinod on RE Himalayan.
Somewhere near Dharmapuri
Route from Virudhachalam to Gangaikondacholapuram
On 11Mar20, we started early morning and our plan was to reach Gangaikondacholapuram by afternoon. The road condition was good all the way till Gangaikondacholapuram. After Virudachalam, the road is village road and its scenic, you will enjoy the ride. We reached destination by around 2.00PM and had lunch in Ananda Bhavan in front of Temple. The Hospitality provided by Akhilan was amazing, he gave space for us to change our attire and also to keep our ride attires.
Gangaikondacholapuram Temple : Its architecture marvel, one much visit once in a life time and its listed in Unesco Heritage site. Its built by Rajendra Cholan the greatest chola king in the history. Pics taken in the temple.
Amazing view of Temple
Lord Shiva mudisudum for RajaRajaCholan
After visiting the Peruvudaiyar temple, we left to Kumbakonam on the same day and reached by around 9.00PM. Had a good roadside kumbakonam tiffin and rested for the next. Next day 12Mar21, our primary goal was to visit Shri Airavatesvara Temple, Dharasuram and then if time permits we wanted to visit other temples in kumbakonam
We visited the followign temple on 12Mar21
Shri Airavatesvara Temple, Dharasuram
Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Sri Sarangapani Temple, Kumbakonam
Arulmigu Chakrapani SwamiTemple, Kumbakonam
Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
Shri Airavatesvara Temple, Dharasuram : This is another architecture marvel built by RajaRajaChola II grandson of RajaRajaChola. This temple architecture is unique and focuses more on detailed carving. You have to visit the temple to feel the architecture and vibrations of this temple, that's something which needs to be felt and cannot be explained
Scrulture with Elephant and Cow in the same Idol
Adi Kumbeshwarar Temple corridor
Brihadeeshwarar Perikovil, Tanjavur : This is another world heritage temple built by RajaRajaChola the great. The temple has gigantic shiva lingam and temple itself has so magnificent and vast in size. Visiting the temple during the evening gives peaceful feeling. "Om Namah Shivaya"
Jambukeswarar Temple Corridor
The Ceiling Symmetry - Astonishing
Finally it was wonderful ride completed as planned.
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