Friday, 2 September 2016

Sri Visalakshi Samedha Sri Kasi Viswanathar Temple, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

A Continuation to the previous post. 
 27th August 2016
SRI  VISALAKSHI SAMEDHA SRI KASI VISWANATHAR TEMPLE.
Our second stop was at a Shiva temple at St. Thomas Mount, which was once called Parangimalai.  The temple must be 200 to 300 years old and only a recent inscription is there.

On the entrance wall, there is an inscription tablet,  which speaks about the place of the temple  Bringi Malai ( from the recent period inscriptions ) and the properties it has for its maintenance.  On the opposite side of the Rajagopuram, the  Nandavanam was completely encroached. The gate pillar Nandhi was also merged into the house staircase. For the details of my previous visit please click the link…. Click Here

LOCATION OF THE TEMPLE : CLICK HERE








This war Cemetery was not on our agenda and only a few people after having breakfast ( Before others completed their breakfast ) at Hotel Sangeetha ventured into it. Compared to my previous visit to this temple it was restricted to take photographs.  During the December 2015 flood, the cemetery was submerged under knee-deep water.

THE WAR CEMETERY
The stone slabs with inscriptions were installed in memory of the British people killed during world war, between 1939 and 1945. Actually, the bodies are not buried here.  These memory stones include the personnel who worked in the army as well as civilians.

THE LOCATION OF THE WAR CEMETERY:CLICK HERE






To be continued ….

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