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Gangaikondacholapuram – an ancient Chola capital

The sculpture calls out to me. Carved in stone is a story of a devout cowherd called Chandesa ...
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Of kings and empires

Here is a portrait of a map depicting the empire of the Chola Dynasty that ruled South India ...
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The Chola Trail – roads taken in 2008

Gangaikondacholapuram The Chola trail gave me something more than just an dose of history. A sense of identity ...
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Camera Critters

Walk into any Indian temple and you will see a plethora of sculptures dedicated to elephants, tigers , ...
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Thanjavur -The Big Temple against the sky

The 216 feet high Vimana (tower )of the Big Brihadeshwara Temple seems to be touching the sky in ...
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The Chola trail ..

July end will go down in my travel diary as one of the best trips Ive ever had ...