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Tag: Tanjore

Shridara Venkatesa Ayyaval – The saint who invoked River Ganga in the well in his house

This is the story of a saint who invoked River Ganga in the well in his courtyard. Read on to know more..

The Story Of Appoodhi Adigal – one of the sixty-three Nayanmars

This is the story of Appoodhi Adigal who is one of the sixty three saivite saints (Nayanmars). Appoodhi was a Brahman living in Thingaloor, which is situated near Tiruvaiyaru of Tanjore District. He was a great philanthropist as he believed that service to mankind was service to God. He built many buildings, roads etc. and […]

The Story Of Srirangam

On the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadashi, I thought of posting the story of Srirangam. Srirangam , which is a town in Southern India has the famous temple of Sri Ranganatha or Lord Vishnu. There is an interesting story on how the Lord Ranga came to stay at this place on the banks of the Cauvery […]

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