During my last weeks in India, I got to do a little sightseeing. I visited Thanjavur to see a really old and famous temple. I saw the
Brihadeeswarar Temple, a magnificent building constructed by the Chola kings of south India. It was a breathtaking sight.
At the temple there was an elephant, who could bless you (for a small price). If you offered the elephant some rupees, it would suck them up with its trunk. Then he would bless you by placing his trunk on your noggin'
This temple also had a large statue of Nandi, the cow god (and mount of Shiva).
At the temple there was an elephant, who could bless you (for a small price). If you offered the elephant some rupees, it would suck them up with its trunk. Then he would bless you by placing his trunk on your noggin'
This temple also had a large statue of Nandi, the cow god (and mount of Shiva).
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