I Continue From Here: Madurai - Day 02 Early in the morning, I took a rapid to MGR bus stand. The bus to Srivilliputhur starts from platform 6. The journey took me around 2 hours. I directly walked to Kathiravan veg mess to have my breakfast. The idli and pongal I had there were descent. I then walked to the temple. The Gopura could be seen from any part of this small town. This intricately created Rajagopura design is used as the emblem of Tamil Nadu government. Inside the temple, I was impressed by the beautiful idols of Narasimha and Ranganatha swamy with Andal (Poet-saint). The idols were painted in green colour; much like the colour scheme I use. However, I use blue for body colour of deities. I also visited the temple dedicated to Andal. It was here that she was found by her foster parent Periyalvar. Andal is one of the 12 Alvar-saints, a devotee of lord Vishnu. Her work Tiruppavai : A collection of 30 hymns is recited daily during the holy mont...
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