temple of padphanabha in thiruvananthapuram

India
March 13, 2007 2:15am CST
A TEMPLE OF GOD VISHNU SITATED IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CENTRAL ONE OF THE TOURIST SPOT AND A PILGRIM SPOT OF HINDUS SPECIALITIES TOWER tHE TEMPLE HAVE AN AMAZING TOWER OF 60m HEIGHT THE TOWER CONTAINS MANY SCULPTURES AND ART WORKS EACH ONE DEFINES SOME DIVINITY SECONDLY IN THE TEMPLE THE MURTHI WAS MADE OF PURE GOLD WHICH IS PLACED INSIDE A CABIN.tHE SPECIALITY WAS THE CABON HAS THREE DOORS,IF U LOOK THROUGH THE FIRST DOOR U CAN SEE THE MURTHI'S HEAD.THROUGH THE SECOND DOOR U CAN SEE THE BODY,AND THROUGH THE THIRD DOOR U CAN SEE HIS FEET. THE MYSTRY THAT U CANNOT SEE THE WHOLE BODY THROUGH ONE DOOR THE NEXT SPECIALITY OF THE TEMPLE IS A CAVE IF U LISTEN TO THE CAVE U CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF OCEAN ANOTHER SPECIALITY IS AT CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR SUNLIGHT FALLS EXACTLY TO THE MURTHY'S FACE GIVING IT A DIVINITY. THIS WAS ATTAINED BY A SPECIALY DESIGNED HOLE BY THE ANCIENT GENIUS ENGINEERS NEXT TO THE TEMPLE THERE IS A CLOCK TOWER THE BELL SOUND MADE BY THE CLOCK WAS THE SOUND GENERATED DUE TO THE HITTING OF TWO IRON GOATS.IT IS A WONDER TO LOOK TO THE WORKING OF THE CLOCK
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