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| Thanjavur, India |
Thanjavur will always have a special
place in my heart. Here, people were extremely friendly. The two
girls in the picture escorted me from the bus station up to the
temple. They wanted to make sure that I didn‘t miss the building...
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| Brihadishwara-Temple, Thanjavur, India |
Besides, the temple is gigantic and is visible from far away. Any local could have shown the way....
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| Brihadishwara-Temple, Thanjavur, India |
Since 1987 the temple of Tanjavor
belongs to the world cultural heritage. The temple was built in the
11th century by the Chola ruler Rajaraja I. This temple is one of
the finest examples of medieval Hindu temple architecture.
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| Brihadishwara-Temple, Thanjavur, India |
To watch a world cultural heritage can make one very tired after awhile. At 32 degrees anyway. So I watched out for a quiet place for some after-lunch sleep.
Sleeping in a temple – this is a very safe place to do so. But still, when I finally woke up, I was rather startled.
This pilgrim was sitting right next to
me – for sure to guard me while sleeping.
For sure, this was very nice, but
normally I do not wake up next to a hairy Indian pilgrim...
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| Pilgrim, Brihadishwara-Temple, Thanjavur, India |
