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First thing that popped into my mind after hearing Wax Museum is the movie House of Wax. Anyway, it has got no relevance except for the fact that statues and sculptures are made of wax. Before telling about the museum, I want to share the history of , Before 1800, the making of...

Located at Mahabalipuram, on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal in Kancheepuram district, the temple ‘Varaha Cave Temple’ is a rock-cut temple. Like other historical monuments in the Mahabalipuram, this monument dates back to its seventh century, situated on...

As it lies on the shore of the Bay of Bengal, it’s called as the Shore Temple. It dates to the 8th century AD built with many block of granite. It is one of the most memorable temple and based on the architectural style the temple is called as a structural temple. The Shore...

Architecture and History plays a significant role when you are in and around Mahabalipuram. Yet another cave temple in Mammalapuram, which is located on the Coromandel coast of the Bay of Bengal, in the Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. Pancha Pandava Cave Temple is the...

Trimurti Cave is one of the best example of Dravidian Architect style of 8th Century.Here there are three rock cut temples built on a hundred feet high cliff. The temples are dedicated to the three supreme God of Hindus, namely Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Mahesh. The...

Let me narrate you two stories, Arjuna, one of the Pandava brothers, in the great epic Mahabaratha performs severe austerities so that he could get his hands on Lord Shiva’s weapon. This gets more interesting as the lore says, one could obtain enough power to overcome even...

What shall i talk proudly about? Whether the architecture style (Indian rock-cut) ? Or about the Pallavas who were the brains for this kind of sculpture without any precedent in Indian architecture ? Let me help you with name ‘Pancha Rathas’; Ratha in Oriya means...

The Kapaleeswarar Temple situated in Mylapore, Chennai is one of the ancient temples in India. The original temple was submerged under the sea & the current temple structure was a later construction. The Moolavar is Kapaleeswarar & Amman is Karpagambal. In front of the...

Marina beach in Chennai along the Bay of Bengal is India’s longest and world’s second longest beach. This predominantly sandy of nearly 12 kilometers extends from Beasant Nagar in the south to Fort St. George in the north. Chennai Marina beach was renovated by...

This is the only temple dedicated to Sri Mahalakshmi on the east coast of Tamil Nadu. According to the lore, Sri Mahalakshmi is the consort of Sriman Narayanan (Sri Mahavishnu). The temple is located on the shores of Besant Nagar Beach, Chennai. The foundation was land in January...