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| Tempel-Gopuram, Kumbakonam, Indien |
Kumbakonam is greeting his visitors as
any other big Indian city – chaotic traffic. Cars, rikshas, holy
cows, pilgrims and motorcyclists. ..
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| Kumbakonam, India |
BUT – for sure, there is a reason to
come here. The city is home to 18 temples, all of them have big
entrance gates – called Gopurams
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| Pilgrim, Kumbakonam, India |
Pilgrims come here from all over India.
They pray in the temples, take a bath in the holy water of the tank
and they offer flowers to the gods.
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| Temple, Kumbakonam, India |
All pilgrims love the temple elephant.
When you give him a Rupee coin he lays his trunk on the head of the
pilgrim and gives his blessing.
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| Temple elephant, Kumbakonam, India |
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| Temple elephant, Kumbakonam, India |
Thirsty pilgrims can do a stop at the
juice wallah – here, you can get sugarcane juice.
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| Sugarcane juice, Kumbakonam, India |
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| Temple Gopuram, Kumbakonam, India |
