Hotel Baboo Soorya Kanchipuram

... is made of a single<br>piece of stone.<br><br><br><br>The 100 pillar hall [actually 96<br>pillars] is an art lovers delight,<br>boasting magnificent stone sculptures,<br>carvings, pillars and fine architectural<br>detail. The 96 carved granite pillars<br>are in 12 rows of 8 each with 4 on<br>either side of the central aisle. A<br>huge platform rests on a large ...

... Swarupini, seated with Bhrama Vishnu Rudra Eswara and Sadasiva. A Sri Chakra was installed in front of the image by Adi Sankaracharya, and worship is offered to it.<br><br>More about the temple at:<br><br>http://www.srikanchikamakshi .org/kamakshi-ambal.htm<br><br><br>http ://www.templenet.com/Tamilnadu/kamakshi .html<br> <br><br><br><br><br>

... auf, dass es schon einige Unterschiede zu Suedostasien und insbesondere zu Vietnam gibt. Die Menschen hier sind um einiges freundlicher und offener, die Leute an Essensstaenden und Laeden verlangen die gleichen Preise fuer Inder und Touristen, der Strassenverkehr ist irgendwie ein bisschen unkontrollierter und es sind ueberall Kuehe und Ziegen unterwegs (da diese und auch die Leute ueberall hinpinkeln und das Abwassersystem offen ist, entsteht der einmalige Indiengeruch!). Ausserdem ...

... quite intriquite in design. Ancient Indian people were quite amazing to say the least! I watched a guy make more stone carvings using modern day technology and I honestly dont know how they do it. I am so overwhelmed by their talent. But here it is quite normal and nothing out of the ordinary. After that we went to see a sea shore temple that is quite famous. Its generally put on pictures for tourism. My pictures aren't that grand but ...

The next day a bunch of friends and I went to Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram is also known as the city of a thousand temples. It was about a two hour ride from Chennai. Our driver got us a guide who turned out to be a priest at one of the temples we would be visiting. Priests are part of the Brahman caste, the top caste in India. Our guides father was a priest, and his eldest son is studying to become one as well. Having such a knowledgeable guide really enhanced our ...

... by the way, but Dev thought he was a 'PIO'(person of Indian origin) and therefore liked him too because he brought him white people... racist jerk. He also proceeded to introduce himself to all the guys in the group, telling them how intelligent they all looked, and then primarily ignored the women. Sleazy Sleazy. Kept asking if we knew more white people and i'm pretty sure he was trying to offer some pretty unnecessary amenitities that were not in ...

We left Chennai early in the morning on the one day Mamallapuram tour run by the Tamil Nadu tourism office. Kanchipuram was our first stop and we would spend the entirity of the morning there. Like many of Tamil Nadu's major cities, this town is considered a holy place and is known for it's ornate temples and we visited two of them on the tour. Unfortunately, we were not allowed to enter the inner sanctum in either one because they are off-limits to non-Hindus, unless ...

... announcing their selections, their voices blending together forming a smorgasbord of culinary options chaichaichiyachaicoficoficofiiiipanibot tlecoldwaterpanibottl ecoldwaterbottlevegpattyvegpattychaicha ichai! The early morning is my favorite time, with the sun yawning itself into the day, gently waking the fields below, nudging the shadows out of the hills with the moon faintly holding onto the sky, not quite ready bid farewell, its reflection still ...

... them to but they were happy to see themselves for the moment. Here's a place I would highly recommend for that peace and quiet experience, never mind the hundreds of horns honking, food sizzling, vendors hawking, babies crying and buses screeching. I love the contrast of sweet and bitter, dark and light, calm and chaotic as they show up in my everyday experiences. Embracing this precious moment, Pujita