TIRUKKALIKKUNDRAM : HILL OF THE SACRED KITES

TIRUKKALIKKUNDRAM : HILL OF THE SACRED KITES

An excursion to the ancient coastal town of Mahabalipuram (85 km. or 52 miles from Madras) also includes a trip to Tirukkalikkundram (Hill of the Sacred Kites). This is midway between Chingleput railway station and Mahabalipuram.

Tirukkalikkundram has a famous Siva Temple and there is a small shrine on a hillock, which is about 152 m. (500 ft.) high. Every day, just before noon, two kites, considered to be sacred birds, visit the hillock and eat from the hands of a priest. There is a belief that the birds are actually two saints who rest at Tirukkalikkundram on their daily flight between Varanasi (Banaras) and Rameswaram. The birds arrive and depart at the same hour every day and this they are believed to have been doing from time immemorial. A crowd always assembles to see these kites and to visit the temple. Since the climb to the temple is rather steep, the visitor will do well to start early. The birds are punctual and arrive an hour before noon.

This is photographic information page about "TIRUKKALIKKUNDRAM : HILL OF THE SACRED KITES" from a vintage book on Indian Heritage and Culture.

The Procession of the Holy Car Madras vintage postcard

This is The Procession of the Holy Car Madras vintage postcard in my collection.

Puja(Beautiful Indian Woman Performing Prayer vintage art print)

This is Puja(Beautiful Indian Woman Performing Prayer vintage art print) in my collection.

Fakirs Worshipping "The Sun" vintage post card

This is Fakirs Worshipping "The Sun" vintage post card.

This Fakirs Worshipping "The Sun" vintage post card is not in my own collection. One person from United Kingdom giving me permission for using his Indian vintage post cards images in my Heritage of India blog. Sir thank you very much for your encouragement.

In India it is a common practice of Worshipping the Sun. Hindu priests and brahmins worshipping the Sun in the form of Gayatri Maa and performing Sandhyavandanam. Hindu Fakirs performing Soorya Aaradhana by Chanting Mantras. In India different sects of people worshipping the Sun in different ways and forms and each of these methods are their own and unique. But worshipping the Sun is an age old practice in India since ancient times.

Performing Sandhyavandana and Gayatri Mantra reciting is another form of Worshipping "The Sun". Most Indian people consider by performing Sandhyavandana in 3 periods of Sandhya (Prataha, Madhyahna and Sayam Sandhya periods) then it goes to Sun (Sooryadeva). 

For more information about Sandhyavandanam, Gayatri Mantra reciting and Sun worshipping please visit my Gayatri Mantra blog http://gayatri-mantra-meditation.blogspot.in/ which i created especially for Gayatri Mantra.

Sandhyavandanam Performing vintage post card

This is Sandhyavandanam Performing vintage post card.

This Sandhyavandanam Performing vintage post card is not in my collection. One person from England   giving me permission for using his Indian vintage post cards images in my Heritage of India blog. Sir thank you very much for your encouragement.

In India it is a common practice to performing Sandhyavandanam by Brahmins particularly Hindu Priests in the morning. Some people performing Sandhyavandanam by 3 times also. The three times are  Morning (Prataha Sandhyavandanam), Afternoon (Madhyahna Sandhyavandanam) and Evening (Sayam Sandhyavandanam).  During the Sandhyavandanam time people worship Gayatri Maa and performing the procedure of Sandhyavandanam by reciting atleast 108 times of Gayatri Mantra.

For more information about Sandhyavandanam and Gayatri Mantra please look into my Gayatri Mantra blog. I created Gayatri Mantra blog specially for describing the significance and importance of chanting Gayatri Mantra.

This is my Gayatri Mantra blog link.

http://gayatri-mantra-meditation.blogspot.in/

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