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Identifier: handbooktravelle00john Title: A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon . Year: 1911 (1910s) Authors: John Murray (Firm) Subjects: India -- Guidebooks Burma -- Guidebooks Sri Lanka -- Guidebooks Publisher: London : J. Murray Calcutta : Thacker, Spink, & Co. Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: a name given to astrange monster which is the con-ventional lion of the S., sometimesrepresented with a long snout orproboscis. Between every two ofthem is a figure of one of the fivePandu brothers (see p. Iviii. of theIntroduction). First on the right isYudhishthara, and opposite to himon the left is Arjan with his famousbow. Then come Sahadeva on theright, and Nakula on the left. Thenfollows Bhima on the right with hisclub, and opposite to him, on theleft, is the shrine of the goddess,and the figure of a Dwarpal. Fromhere a gopuram leads from theMinakshi Temple into that ofSundareshwar, surrounded by a finecorridor. On the S. side of it is aNandi bull, and eight steps lead intothe Aruvatti Alwar, the Temple of theJiiskis, in which are a very largenumber of statues of Hindu saintsand gods. The jewel house adjoiningis opened for a fee of Rs. 15. S.E.of the groups of statues are thechambers where the Vahanas, orvehicles, of Minakshi and Sundaresh-war are kept. There are two golden 3 D

Text Appearing After Image: PLAN OF THE MADUR\ TEMPT.E. Key to the Plan.A Shrine of God Sundareshwar.AA Pudu mandapam {Timmalas Choultry).B Slirine of Goddess Mindksbt-devl.C Small shrine of Ganera.D Small shrini; of Siibrahmanya.E Vcdi or Altar.F Nandi Pavilion.U Javandijvara mandapam.H Navagraha or nine planets.I Large Gancja.jl Shrines of Natervar.K Poets College.L Tank of Golden Lilies.M Mudali Pillai mandapam.O Ashta 5akti hall.P i6 pillar mandapam.Q Thousand pillar mandapam.R Viravasantaraya mandapam,S Kaiyana Sundara mandapam.T Servaikaran mandapam.U Lingam.W Chitra mandapam. Y I.llamvatta-siddha. Z Madura Nayaka temple.I-I\ Four outer Gopurams. V Tiruvachi Gopuram. \*I. VIII. L\ Three Gopurams of the second Prakar^.X, XI. Gates to the Minakshl prakdrant.^I^, Gate between the temples.XII, .^shta-Jakti mandapam. Plan uf the Temple, Madui c F^ -38 2---.: O ^1 1- ^^ ^^eS S- • o o «■ O 3> ■C G> o & S- « «■ e «• o o m o> o £- o <a rel="nofollow"> C «> <a «

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