Trichy

Sunday 27/01/2013 & Monday 28/01/2013 - TRICHY (also known as Tiruchirappalli).

Visit of the Rock Fort Temples.
Visit of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple complex.
Visit of the Lourdes Church.

Rock Fort Temples: Sri Thayumanaswamy and Vinayaka Temple (Sunday 27/1).

Girls selling cotton swabs  in the street, 10 Roupees/200 tips (0.07€),

they said the benefit was for their school equipment.

The Rock Fort Temple.

The red rock, 83m high, is the only relief in the plain as far as one can see around.

 To reach the rock one must walk through a bazaar.

To reach the summit temple, one starts climbing stairs.

One crosses the temple elephant.

To reach the summit temple one walks through artificial caves. 

To reach the summit temple one also takes stairs in the open air.

Near to the summit one takes even more stairs, not always horizontal.

View from the top.

And one meets the two girls again,
they went to the temple after having sold their whole stock!

Sunset over the mountain, the midway temple, and the town.

And finally an eagle flying over my head.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple complex (Monday 28/1) and Lourdes Church.

The huge temple chariot, used to parade with deities in town.

One of the temple entrances.

The temple elephant.

In the streets...

Shop selling fresh made trowels.

Well provided onion shops.

The Lourdes church.

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