The temple tank collage of pictures. This one is of Karaneeswarar temple in Saidapet.
I didn’t click the street below the writings “keep the temple tank clean”, hope its clean next time.
Posts Tagged ‘Karaneeswarar Temple’
24 Feb
Tank
10 Jan
OM
Normally i’ve associated Lord Shiva with the word “om” the pranava mandiram. But seeing Lord Ganesha in that OM made it unique to my view.
Seen at Karaneeswarar temple, Saidapet.
29 Dec
Bhakthi
The total surrender to the almighty is something very lovely and unique to many parts of the subcontinent. Even their ways to seek the gods blessing is very different from each city, state, caste, religion, district across. Some are loud & vociferous, some are quiet and restrained, some are believers of nature and not form, [...]
12 Oct
Gurukkal
The priests at the Hindu temples here in TamilNadu are normally called “Gurukkal”, colloquially “poosari”, “saami”, “iyer” and many more. Depending on the deity / god at the temple the priests originate from the Tam Brahm communities (iyer or iyengar) or from the villages themselves from a Non-brahmin community.
Such a priest found at the Karaneeswarar [...]
11 Oct
Couroupita guianensis or Cannon Ball tree
Yes that’s the botanical name & the common name of our own “Nagalinga Poo”. Couroupita guianensis (Cannon Ball tree) or the Nagalinga poo is offered to Lord Shiva and has a very pleasant fragrance. This tree was found in the “Nandhavanam” or the garden of the Karaneeswarar Temple in Saidapet. Also read this interesting post [...]
13 Sep
Off for my weekend
Weekends are a welcome for kids (why just them, including us) ….. meet your friends and play continuously on the sun till your mom yells to come home for lunch / evening tea.
This kid is off to such a activity i presume with his elder, seen on a sunday morning near Karaneeswarar tank, Saidapet.
Had done [...]
9 Sep
Reading as an habit
A 56 year old library in the city of chennai, “Mahatma Gandhi Book Centre” spotted near the Saidapet Jones Road Subway.
The habit of reading was actually on a decline for some time during the last decade, but now it seems to be on the rise again. One such example is the turnout, book sales, volumes [...]
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