FAMOUS TEMPLES OF SOUTH INDIA!!!

India is the land of a number of religious spots. South India especially has a number of religious spots and mostly Hindu temples. A number of the famous temples are in the state of Tamil Nadu though there are many in other states also. These temples are the best examples of the ancient Indian architecture. We are going to discuss about the famous temples of South India in this article. Let us discuss:

·         Meenakshi Temple

This is one of the most famous temples in the southern part of India. It is, situated in the city of Madurai (Tamil Nadu). This temple was, constructed by the Pandyan King Kulasekhara and it is a magnificent model of ancient architecture. This temple is, devoted to Lord Shiva and there are 956 pillars inside the temple. 

·         Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

This is a stunning looking temple in Srirangam in Tamil Nadu. The temple is devoted to Hindu god called as Shri Ranganath, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu (One of the powerful Gods). The temple is, extended over a large area of 156 acres. It is one of the 108 “Divya Desams” of Lord Vishnu. It is, supposed that this temple is one of the largest in the world. 

·         Chamundeswari Temple

This is a very popular temple at the top of a hill in Mysore (Karnataka). It is, dedicated to the Goddess Chamundeswari who is an incarnation of Goddess Shakti. The doors of this temple are made of gold and silver, which looks extremely beautiful when you enter into the temple. There are approximately thousand steps leading up to the temple, which has a height of near about 3000 feet. 

·         Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

This is a very popular temple in Thiruvananthapuram (capital of Kerala-a state in South India). It is, dedicated to Lord Vishnu and one of the 108 Divya Desams of God Vishnu. There is a superb statue of Lord Vishnu inside the temple where he can be, observed in a state of yog nidra. 

·         Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

This is one of the most popular temples all over the world. It is, located on Tirumala hills, which is closer to the city of Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh). This temple is most holy to the followers of Vaishnava Dharma, a division among the Hindus. It is, thought that Lord Venkateswara himself came down to the earth and stayed on these hills for 7 days to save the human species during the Kaliyuga. This temple is, visited by near about 75000 devotees every day. 

·         Rameswaram Temple

This is one of the most famous temples of Hindus worldwide. The temple is, situated only 100 meters from the sea in the city of Rameswaram. It has a long corridor with endless pillars with paintings of Gods carved all over them.  The devotees take a bath in the sea before being, allowed to visit the temple. It is, believed that Lord Rama built a bridge on the sea here to reach Lanka to rescue his wife Goddess Sita.

THE FIRST PILOT!!!

Today, I want to share one of my most favorite topic, the topic is – Technology. Every time I hear from people, that “XYZ” technology was, discovered in some nation, cell phones were, invented from some specified nation, super computers were, given by that nation; this was, given by that nation, etc., etc. Every time the people gave me one thought, the thought was – India never given anything to the world and human race. They gave me one feeling that we are the poorest and we never achieved anything in the race of human evolution. There are many example and you know, those example are never presented in front of the Indians. Our achievements in the human race are extremely big, there are many examples but today I will talk about air travel technology, which is, done with the help of one instrument – called as, Airplane. We know from history books – Wright bros. (1903) were the first people, who invented airplane but do you know it was one Indian who, invented airplane 8 years ago before Wright bros. The Indian was –Shivkar Bapuji Talapade.

He was born in 1864 in Mumbai and he constructed and flown first unmanned airplane, the first controlled, mechanized, powered and lighter airplane. He named it as Marutsakha; he had good knowledge about Vedas and Sanskrit literature, and he invented that plane with the help of “Vimanashastra” – a literature written by Pandit Subbarya Shashtri. His guide was, equally credited for this invention.

This machine was, based on Vimana, ancient flying machines from Vedas. This Marutsakha took off, to a height of 1500 feet and then came down without any damage. The plane was, controlled by remote and its flight was, witnessed by Mahadev Govind Ranadey and H. H. Sayaji Rao Gaekwad. The re-construction of Marutsakha was, shown at an exhibition on aviation at Ville Parley, and HAL has saved the documents related to the experiment.

Much people do not know the contribution of Shivkar Bapuji. Everyone knows about Wright Bros. but nobody knows that it was he, who invented airplane before them. This article is not about to disgrace Wright Bros. but it is about telling the real story and contribution. Our ancient literature is full of good knowledge, and astonishing inventions. I will talk about other inventions as well in the future, which were, performed by Indians.

Indian ancient technology was, advanced – but Indians scientists never believed in patenting their work, the knowledge was free and we never charged any money. I hope that in future people will never look at Indians in disgraced manner.