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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Places to eat: Mayavaram : Kaliyakudi - original one in Mayavaram

A very old and known name for eating out. Its lost a lot of its old sheen but the coffee and the tiffen was still good. One of its branches is in Chennai - Madipakkam

Heres a photo of the original. Legend has it that the erstwhile landlords, advocates and intelligentia of the Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Tiruvarur districts would eat here.

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The Kaliyakudi hotel is situated in the famous Pattamangalam street, Mayiladuthurai.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Chola temples: A picture log: Ettukudi and Tiruvaymur

These are typical temples of the south. Ettukudi and Tiruvaymur are near Nagai (or more current reference - Thirukkuvalai - Birthplace of Mr. Karunanidhi). Ettukudi is a very beautiful Murugan temple.

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Here is a pic of the Idumban and Kadamban temple - local village gods.

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Thirvaymur is one of the saptha vitankas and has a beautiful tank opposite the temple.

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The above are the 4 saints - Appar, Sundarar, Manickavasgar and Thirugnanasambandar at Tiruvaymur

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Tiruvarur: Pictures of Kamalalayam and the Temple and the Bustle of the Bus stand

The Kamalalayam (temple tank) is as large as the temple and is very beautiful. I have seen it during different times of the day and this view is during sunset. I just took a few photographs to contrast the busy bus stand in this Thiruvarur (Tiruvarur) town with the calm peaceful temple tank.

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Good places to eat near the Bus Stand - Veg - SRR cafe(ok food - not too great) and Vasan Hotel (Better) - try the podi dosai in vasans [In the Bus stand photo, Vasans is at the end, SRR cafe is in the beginning]

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