We were about four hours from Madras(Chennai ) in Thiruvannamalai district in Thirumalai . This is an ancient Jain heritage site and we were here to look for rock caves , cave paintings and old temples of Jains . I will post a detailed article in some time, but I took these pictures as we climbed uphill to see a 18 feet monolith of Neemnatha , the 22nd Teerthankara and a few other temples . It was noon and the sun was rather merciless , but the trip was well worth it ..
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Lovely frangipanis!. Hey, the boulder appears as though it would roll out of the monitor :). Excellent pics!
i like the last shot…the frangipani tree luk divine in the afternoon sun!
Lakshmi,
Lovely pics! My wishes.
regards
Ravikumar
Must be a very beautiful place !!
can feel the heat 🙂
Hi
good photos and info
Another well known jain monument is in Chitharal near by Marthandam, Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu
nice photos… had the opportunity of visiting this place few years ago, but on public transport. Had super fun in travelling in train, bus, truck, rickshaw, moped, cycle – all in one day 🙂
Summer & noon – wrong time to be climbing up a hill 🙂
good climb…nice snaps
Copper colored boulder is very beautiful. Nice pictures.
Looks like such a great place and a great climb! Terrific captures and a great post for the day as always, Lakshmi! Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Sylvia
Wow, looks like a nice place to visit, will wait for your detailed post.
I agree with you about the Sun beating down in Chennai at this time of the year it can be like an oven at noon.
Thanks for dropping by on my blog
i can already imagine how tiring it is to walk uphill on a sweaty hot hot day
That boulder looks like it’s ready to roll. Great photos.
Great Snaps!! I liked the 1st pic very much….waiting for your article with more pics… 🙂
Nice, looks like a place I would want to visit 🙂
Just found your blog, looking forward to reading more about your travels. fabulous pictures, thanks for sharing!
HB
The pictures explains the worth climbing in scorching sun! I read the article in metro about this place.
Thiruvannamalai in this season can really be trying!
Will be good to see more on the Jain Temples..
Ram