Travel Title: A Day-Tour Around Rockfort Temple, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
When: December 2010
About The Trip:
Purpose: A Day-Tour Around Rockfort Temple, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Days/Nights: 1 Day
Arrangements: Travel Agent / Self-guided Tour
Route: Tiruchirappalli INDIA – Around Rockfort Temple in Tiruchirappalli INDIA – Tiruchirappalli INDIA
Traveling Method & Time:
Tiruchirappalli – Around Rockfort Temple in Tiruchirappalli = by car (≈ 15 minutes)
Around Rockfort Temple – Tiruchirappalli = by car (≈ 15 minutes)
Details:
Rockfort or Ucchi Pillayar Koil, located at the peak of a small rock in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, is a combination of two famous 7th century Hindu temples, one dedicated to Lord Ganesh and the other dedicated to Lord Shiva. The 83m high rock is said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating over 3 billion years ago. Mythologically, this rock is the place where Lord Ganesh ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.
The whole Rock Fort Temple Complex is a collection of three temples – the Manikka Vinayakar temple at the foot of the hill, the Uchhi Pillayar Koil at the top of the hill and the Taayumaanavar Koyil Shivastalam on the hill.
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