The Draupadi Dharmaraja temple, situated in the Town locality, stands as a renowned religious site in Tirunelveli. Within its sanctum, one can witness the revered figures of Dharmaraja and D… Read More

Little away to the south of the Unfinished Penance monument in Mamallapuram, Dharmaraja Mandapa is located. Though the town gets hundreds and thousands of visitors every day, hardly anyone v… Read More

The earlier European records of Mamallapuram would give us a sense of how Sthalapuranas "get created". William Chambers, who had documented the town's monuments in the 1700s, heard from the… Read More

IntroductionIf I miss the Five Ratha Complex and still claim to have visited Mamallapuram, people might literally laugh at me. And, by any chance, if I miss out on Dharma… Read More

Every monument of Mamallapuram intoxicates us with its incomparable workmanship in its own way. Hence, it is quite natural for us to believe that the monument that we currently visit is the… Read More

IntroductionIf I miss the Five Ratha Complex and still claim to have visited Mamallapuram, people might literally laugh at me. Yes! It is one of the most picturesque and famou… Read More

The co-existence of the past and the present is what infuses the seaside town of Mamallapuram, with an enduring spirit. Among the ornately sculpted rock temples and delicately carved stone s… Read More

Mahabalipuram is a temple town that is situated along the Coromandel Coast 55 kilometers off Chennai, the capital of Tamilnadu. The place is famous for its Ratha temples that are a part of t… Read More