Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 16, 2011, 9:35 am
Kolkata, located in the eastern part of India, is the capital city of West Bengal state of India. Kolkata, which was called Calcutta till a few years back, is truly a city with strong religious, cultural and literary flavor. Here, you can find BMWs as well as the human powered rickshaws. It is  fu...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 16, 2011, 8:48 am
Howrah bridge is an important landmark of Kolkata city in India. This engineering marvel also remains as a good tourist site of Kolkata for out-siders. The construction of Howrah bridge was started in 1937. It was an era of cantilever bridges. Hence, this bridge was also constructed as a cantilever ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 16, 2011, 8:31 am
Shaheed Minar, a monumental tower, is an important landmark of Kolkata city of India. It is located near the bus stand in the Maidan area. Many processions and rallies traditionally start here. The word "Shaheed Minar" means "the tower of martyrs". This 48 meters high monument was built in 184...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 16, 2011, 8:18 am
Marble Palace, the elegant 19th century mansion, is a unique building in Kolkata city of India. As the name indicates, the building is built completely of marble. The Marble Palace was built in 1835 by Raja Rejendra Mullick, a wealthy Bengali merchant with a passion for collecting works of ar...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 10, 2011, 8:52 am
Indian Museum located at Kolkata city of India is the ninth oldest regular museum of the world. It was established in 1814 and shifted to the current building in 1878. Dinosaur Skeleton and eggIndian Museum has sections with thirty five galleries of various arts and artifacts. Similar to any other m...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 10, 2011, 2:04 am
St. John's Church, located at Council House Street near Maidan area of Kolkata city in India, is not only an important tourist site but also a historically important church. Only few know that this church which resembles the Greek architecture, is the first Anglican church of India. St. John's...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 10, 2011, 1:44 am
You can find a lot of British heritage buildings across India, especially in some of the main cities such as Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. However, it is almost impossible to find a similar site like Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata city of West Bengal state. This building is incomparably great. ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 10, 2011, 1:21 am
The maidan area of Kolkata city in India is full of tourist sites and historical structures such as Victoria Hall, Birla Planetarium, etc. One of the important churches of Kolkata located in the maidan area has historical importance - St. Paul's Cathedral. St. Paul's Cathedral, which was built...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 9, 2011, 12:50 am
The word "Maidan" in Hindi language literally means "open field". There could be various types of tourist sites such as parks, wild life santuaries, gardens, amusement parks, temples, lakes, beach, hill stations, etc. Perhaps Kolkata (located in India) is the only major city having "maidan" as an im...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 9, 2011, 12:31 am
Kolkata, the erstwhile capital of British India, is one of the major cities of India. Kolkata has a thickly populated locality named Kalighat which has an old temple for Kali. The temple of Kali at Kalighat is the most important Hindu temple in Kolkata region. In fact, the city derived its name from...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jul 9, 2011, 12:11 am
Kolkata, the erstwhile capital of British India and the current capital of West Bengal state of India, is famous for the mother Goddess (Kali) worship. About one hour drive from Kolkata city, the famous Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mutt is located. If you cross the river Ganges (Hoogh...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 30, 2011, 8:45 pm
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 24, 2011, 11:39 pm
Belur Math is the headquarters of Ramakrishna Math. It is located on the banks of river Ganga (Hooghly) in Howrah district. It is hardly one hour drive from Kolkata city, the capital city of West Bengal state of India. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa was a powerful Hindu Guru who lived in the 19th...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 24, 2011, 11:19 pm
Valasaravakkam, a fast growing residential area of Chennai city in South India, has an ancient temple for Lord Shiva. The temple is called as Velveeswarar temple or Agastheeswarar temple. It is believed that this temple belongs to the period of Kulothungan Chola and around 800 years old. Velve...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 24, 2011, 11:08 pm
Saligram is a popular residential area of Chennai city in South India. The temple of Bala Vinayak located in Saligram has become very popular nowadays. Although this temple is built in the recent times and very small temple, the temple got popularity mainly due to a tree inside this temple. &#...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 4:29 am
Marina beach located in Chennai city of India is arguably the second longest beach in the world. Chennai has a lot of malls, cinema halls, temples, parks and amusement parks. However, marina beach remains the most favorite destination for Chennaite for many centuries and it will remain the same fo...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 12:59 am
Kolathur is a little known residential area in Chennai city of South India. This temple has an unknown ancient temple for Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is named as Somnath in this temple. This unknown temple of Somnath is located near Ganga theatre in Sannadhi stree in Kolathur. Although there is no ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 12:45 am
Kolathur is a little known residential area of Chennai city in South India. Only few would know that there is an ancient temple for Lord Shiva located in this area. Lord Shiva is named as Agastheeswarar in this temple. It is believed that the Shiv Linga in this temple was orginally installed by the ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 12:36 am
Gangadeeswarar temple is one of the ancient temples of Chennai city, the city which is considered as the gateway to South India. Gangadeeswarar is the name of Lord Shiva in this temple. As Lord Shiva held the river Ganga on his head when it was falling from heaven to the earth, the Lord got the name...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 12:23 am
Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu state in India, has a lot of important temples. Patala Ponniamman Temple located at Millers Road in Kilpauk area is one of the important temples for Mother Goddess located in Chennai city. Ponni Amman is a grama devata (village god) and this temple is a ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 19, 2011, 12:10 am
Compared to North India, South India has a lot of ancient temples. In South India, the state of Tamil Nadu is considered as the state of Hindu temples. The capital city of Tamil Nadu, even though a  metropolitan city with a lot of companies and factories, has many temples. Mylapore area in Chennai...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 18, 2011, 11:54 pm
Mylapore, the locality which is popular due to Kapaleeswarar temple, in Chennai city of South India, has a small temple dedicated to Lord Ganesha. The temple is named as Gnanasundara Vinayak temple and is located at the junction of Ramakrishna Mutt Road and St. Mary's Road. This temple is around 400...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 18, 2011, 11:46 pm
Mylapore, the locality famous for Kapaleeswarar temple and other ancient temples, in Chennai city of South India, has a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. This temple is popularly called as Luz Anjaneyar temple aka Thanneerthurai Hanuman temple. The temple which is located next to Sanskrit College, i...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 18, 2011, 11:37 pm
Tamil Nadu, the southern state of India, is full of temples. The capital city of Tamil Nadu state, Chennai, is also full of temples. In this city full of temples located in the state of temples, there is an area named Mylapore mainly famous for its temples. The most popular temple of Chennai, ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 10:01 am
Mylapore area in Chenni city of South India is famous for many ancient temples including Kapaleeswarar temple. There is an old temple near Sanksrit college dedicated to Kolvaizhi Amman aka Bhadrakali Amman, a form of mother Goddess. It's a grama devata temple (a kind of village temple) ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 9:47 am
Tamil Nadu state of South India is popular for its ancient and architecturally beautiful temples. Mylapore locality in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu, has a lot of important temples such as Kapaleeswarar temple. There is a little known temple named Adikesava Perumal temple located near Veda...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 9:38 am
Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu state of South India, has a lot of ancient and rare temples. Sri Vedanta Desikar temple, located in Mylapore area of Chennai city, is a unique temple as it is dedicated not to the Lord but to the devotee. Vedanta Desikar was one of the great devotees of ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 9:30 am
 Christians believe that St. Thomas, the apostle of Jesus Christ, arrived at India in 52 AD to preach Christinaity and he was killed in St. Thomas Mount area of Chennai city, the gateway city to South India. St. Thomas Basilica (popularly called as San Thome Church by the locals) is built over the ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 8:32 am
Satya Narayana is a form of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism religion. Although there are multiple temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu and his incarnations such as Rama and Krishna, it is very rare to find a temple for Satya Narayana. In Chennai, one of the popular cities of South India, there is a temple dedic...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 7:03 am
You can find a lot of temples dedicated to Lord Hanuman, the devotee of Lord Rama. However, it is very rare to find a temple for Lord Rama, one of the important incarnations of Lord Vishnu, as per Hindu scripts. In Chennai, the South Indian city, there is a temple dedicated to Lord Rama. Thi...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 6:51 am
Kali Bari temple is a popular temple in Kolkata city of West Bengal state in India. Similar to that Kali Bari temple, there is a small temple dedicated to Kali Bari temple in Chennai city of South India. This temple was constructed by the Bengali population in Chennai city. Kali Bari TempleKali B...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Jun 12, 2011, 6:42 am
Ayodhya Mandap (called as Ayodya Mandapam in Tamil language) is a very popular landmark in Chennai, the gateway city to South India. It is located in West Mambalam area in Chennai. Ayodhya MandapamAyodhya Mandapam is a public hall meant for religious gathering, conducting Hindu rituals/functions and...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 21, 2011, 12:41 pm
Kasi Viswanath Temple is a popular temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in Chennai city of South India. This temple is located in West Mambalam locality. As per the typical South Indian temple architecture, this temple has the east facing tower (Rajagopuram), dhwajastambha (flag staff) and bali peeth. The...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 16, 2011, 7:59 am
Sai Baba, who lived during the second part of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century, is regarded as a great saint by Muslims as well as Hindus. Some Hindus even conside as the God and built temples for him. Sai Baba was born in a place named Shirdi, and he is generally called as Shirdi Sai ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 16, 2011, 7:52 am
Mylapore, the heritage locality of Chennai city in South India, has a lot of important temples such as Kapaleeswarar temple. Apart from a lot of ancient and famous temples of Mylapore, there is one modern day temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman, which has become very popular. This temple is locat...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 16, 2011, 7:40 am
Kapaleeswarar temple located in Mylapore locality is the most popular temple in Chennai city of South India. Mylapore city along with this famous temple of Kapaleeswarar, temple tank and various temple festivals/processions is the heritage symbol of Chennai city. Lord Shiva is the main deity o...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 16, 2011, 7:13 am
The May Day Park is one of the important parks of Chennai city in South India. This park is located in Chintadripet locality in Chennai. The May Day Park which is spread around 15 acres is divided into two regions - one is used as a proper park and another region is used as a play ground. The ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 9, 2011, 1:17 am
Agastya (pronounced as Agasthiar in South India) was one of the most famous mythological saints of Hinduism. The stories related to this great saint could be found in North India as well as South India. Due to his connection with a lot of mythological events in South India, you can find the id...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 9, 2011, 1:07 am
M G Ramachandran, popularly known as MGR, was the popular Tamil cine artist and later became a great political leader and chief minister of Tamil Nadu state of India. Although he died in 1986, his popularity and fame are utilized even today (after around 25 years) by political partieis of Tami...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 9, 2011, 12:53 am
The twin temples of Chintadripet area in Chennai city of South India were built by a dubash working under the British East India Company in 1740s. Hence, these two temples which are dedicated to Adipureeswarar (Shiva) and Adi Kesava (Vishnu) are called as Company shrines. Adipureeswarar...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 9, 2011, 12:48 am
The twin temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in Chintadripet area of Chennai city in South India can be considered as the Company shrines of Chennai city. The Chintadripet area was planned and developed as an area for weavers by the then rulers of India, East India Company, in 1734. It w...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 9, 2011, 12:30 am
Madhya Kailash is one of the most popular temples in Chennai city in South India. This temple is located in the beginning of the most happening place of Chennai - IT corridor aka Old Mahabalipuram High Road. To be precise, this temple is located at the junction of IT corridor and Sardar Patel...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 3, 2011, 12:21 am
Chennai, one of the four most important cities of India, is full of temples. There is an old twin temple located in Anna Pillai Street in Sowcarpet area of Chennai. The temple is dedicated to both Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. Shiva is named as Arunachaleshwarar and Vishnu is named as Varadarajar in t...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 3, 2011, 12:11 am
Chennai, one of the most important cities of South India, has too many Hindu temples. Some of them are very ancient. In Sowcarpet area, where North Indians are densely populated, there are few old temples which are very popular among Chennai citizens. Ranganath temple in Mulla Sahib Street inÂ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 3, 2011, 12:00 am
Chennai, the gateway to South India, is a city where you can find the amalgamation of all cultures. Sowcarpet is th e locality in Chennai where the majority of North Indians and Jains live. There is a beautiful white marble Jain temple located in Mint Street of Sowcarpet. The architectural inspirati...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 2, 2011, 11:42 pm
There are temples for Gods and Goddesses. There are even temples for great warriors, kings and saints. However, can you imagine that there is a temple dedicated for a poet? Yes, there is a temple dedicated for the great Tamil poet Tiruvalluvar, who is believed to have lived 2000 years ago. This uniq...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 2, 2011, 11:27 pm
Mecca Masjid is one of the popular mosques in Chennai city, the popular destination of South India. MeccaMasjid of Chennai is located in the most happening Anna Salai aka Mount Road. The prayer hall of Mecca Masjidcan accommodate hundreds of devotees. In front of Mecca Masjid, Baba HazratÂ...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Apr 2, 2011, 10:40 pm
According to Hindu mythology, Veerabhadra is a tiny God, who was born out of Lord Shiva's wrath to destroy Daksh. In all ancient South Indian Shiva temples, you can find the idol of Veerabhadra. However, it is very rare to find the temples with Veerabhadra as the main deity. There is one such rare t...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Mar 26, 2011, 9:15 am
There were twelve important devotees of Lord Vishnu during Bhakti movement period in South India. They are called as Alwars. You can find the idols of Alwars in most of the Vishnu temples in South India. Peyalwar the third Alwar, who was believed to be born in the 7th century AD. As he was mad on Lo...
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Suhasini K Bhat posted an article on Indian Columbus - A travel guide - Mar 26, 2011, 9:06 am
Mylapore area can be considered as the heritage area of Chennai city, one of the mour main cities of India. The most famous temple of Chennai, Kapaleeswarar temple is located in Mylapore locality. Apart from Kapaleeswarar temple, a lot of other important and ancient temples are located in Mylapore a...
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