We go to Cheese cake factory on special occassions..
Avacado Eggrolls n Eggplant parmesan is my favourite order..
Showing posts with label 3. JOURNEY OF MY LIFE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 3. JOURNEY OF MY LIFE. Show all posts
BURGER KING - USA
We choose Mad Donald over Burger king, as we have a option for Veg Burger in Burger King.. Onion rings and Impossible Whooper burger is my favourite order.
INDIAN RESTAURANTS - USA
We very rarely go to indian restaurants.. Some how dont like the spices.. Its mostly blant(less spicy) to suit Americans and other country customers also.
PIZZA LOCAL JOINTS - USA
On road trips to some places like Vermont, New hampshire and Maine. We dont have chain fastfoods options.. We got to try pizza from Local joints...
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OLIVE GARDEN - USA
Olive garden is our favourite italian Restaurant..
We love the crisp bread sticks and Minestrone soup here..
MOE'S SOUTHWEST GRILL - USA
Moe's Southwest Grill is a mexican fast food..
We love stack and Burrito bowl here.. We choose moe's
mostly when we have long drives, as Moe's is very filling....
CHINESE fAST FOOD - USA
I like indian version of chinese fast food with Manchurian and
Veg fried rice and Veg noodles..
In usa, we get chinese take out for dinners or when we are on road trips. Options are limited to Spring roll,Veg fried rice , Veg noodles..
PIZZA HUT - USA
I like pizza from pizza hut in india with indianzied version of toppings.
We order from PIZZA HUT for dinner during trips or on a lazy weekend, when i dont feel like cooking and want to eat something
tasty... Being vegeterain our topping options are limited to veg..
SUBWAY - USA
Subway is favourite option for dinner, when we go on trips..
We also mostly grab subway for picnics.
Its filling and we love the option of Veg pattie..
TACO BELL - USA
Taco Bell was our favourite fast food, while in India..
Tharun's favourite is Chalupa n tacos, nachos cheese...
MC DONALD'S - USA
Mcdonalds : Good for burger, fries.
In india, we used to grab a burger often from McDonalds..
But Since i turned vegeterian, we go go mcdonalds,
mainly for fries, for our kiddo, when we go on long drives...
Some MC Donald outlets has indoor playplaces.. We used
to take kid during winter to grab fries and some playtime...
OUR FAVOURITE EAT-OUTS ( USA )
Being a Vegeterian , we had very less options in usa.. These are the regular Fast foods/restaurants we used to go on regular basis.
TEMPLES IN KARIKUDI
Satyagirinatha Perumal Temple(vishnu temple) & Satyagirisvara Temple(shiva temple)
There are two famous rock cut temples in the Fort Complex, a Siva Temple and a Vishnu temple. Satyagirisvara Temple is dedicate to Lord shiva and Satyamurti Perumal Temple is dedicated to Lord vishnu.. These temples are adjacent to each other. Its very big temples, with lot of carvings in pillars and walls....
Tirupathur :- Thiruthalinathar Swamy Temple.
We next went to Lord vairavar temple, which is located on main road on way to Tirupathur.. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vairavar, another incarnation of Lord Shiva.There are separate shrines for Siva known here as Varalori Nathar and and his consort known as Vadivudai Amman. Again this temple is very big, with big praharam with manysubdieties, there are three lizard sculptures behind Mother Ambica shrine. Those affected by some doshas can pray here.
Thirukoshtiyur:- Sri Sowmya Narayana perumal temple
We next went to Thirukoshtiyur.In this temple the lord appears in five postures. On the ground floor He appears as the Dancing Krishnan.On the first floor in the sleeping posture. On the second floor, in standing posture as Ubendira Narayanaperumal, and on the third floor, in the sitting posture as Paramapathanathar and finally on the 4th floor he appears in the walking posture. The uniqueness of this temple is that Perumal appears holding his hands to receive Dhanam. Once emperor pururavachakravarthi decided to give dhanam to 1008 Brahmins. This yagam was conducted in a grand manner. At the time of dhanam the King found out that there were only 1007 Brahmins. It was a great shock to the King.Immediately He Prayed to Perumal to fulfill his wish. The Perumal himself appeared as Brahmin and received the dhanam. So Perumal in this temple appears holding his hand as dhana hastham
Kandrakudi :- Arul Thiru Shanmuganathan temple
It was already 6pm by time we reached Kandrakudi murgan temple.. This is a hill lock temple, situated at a height of 200 feet from ground level. Arulthiru Shanmuganathan Holy Temple is 1000yrs old..Lord Shanmuganathan is the presiding deity . Marudhu Pandiyars Kings of Sivaganga renovated the Temple during there period..
Demon Sura and his men, intending to take revenge on Devas, told peacock that Garuda of Lord Vishnu and the Airavat,were boasting that they could fly faster than the peacock. Believing this true, the peacock grew angry and swallowed them.Lord Vishnu and Indira cursed the peacock to become a hill. Realizing its mistake, the peacock came to this hill Kundrakudi-Arasavanam and performed penance for relief. Lord Muruga pardoned the peacock and redeemed the curse. The hill is in the shape of a peacock.As Muruga’s peacock vahan was relieved of its curse here, the hill is called Mayil Malai (peacock hill)
Pillayar patti
Our last destination of the day was Pillayar patti. This is very famous temple..This is an ancient rock cut temple.As Vinayagar satisfies the wishes of his devotees like Karpagam tree, he is also known "Karpaga Vinayagar".Here Lord Vinayaga appears with 2 hands unlike in other places where he is seen with 4 hands. Also he is seen seated without Angusapasam, with his legs folded and stomach not touching the Asanam in the form of "Artha Padma" Asanam.Devotees worshipping Valamburi Vinayagar seated facing towards north, will be blessed with all wealth.
There are two famous rock cut temples in the Fort Complex, a Siva Temple and a Vishnu temple. Satyagirisvara Temple is dedicate to Lord shiva and Satyamurti Perumal Temple is dedicated to Lord vishnu.. These temples are adjacent to each other. Its very big temples, with lot of carvings in pillars and walls....
We next went to Lord vairavar temple, which is located on main road on way to Tirupathur.. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vairavar, another incarnation of Lord Shiva.There are separate shrines for Siva known here as Varalori Nathar and and his consort known as Vadivudai Amman. Again this temple is very big, with big praharam with manysubdieties, there are three lizard sculptures behind Mother Ambica shrine. Those affected by some doshas can pray here.
We next went to Thirukoshtiyur.In this temple the lord appears in five postures. On the ground floor He appears as the Dancing Krishnan.On the first floor in the sleeping posture. On the second floor, in standing posture as Ubendira Narayanaperumal, and on the third floor, in the sitting posture as Paramapathanathar and finally on the 4th floor he appears in the walking posture. The uniqueness of this temple is that Perumal appears holding his hands to receive Dhanam. Once emperor pururavachakravarthi decided to give dhanam to 1008 Brahmins. This yagam was conducted in a grand manner. At the time of dhanam the King found out that there were only 1007 Brahmins. It was a great shock to the King.Immediately He Prayed to Perumal to fulfill his wish. The Perumal himself appeared as Brahmin and received the dhanam. So Perumal in this temple appears holding his hand as dhana hastham
Kandrakudi :- Arul Thiru Shanmuganathan temple
It was already 6pm by time we reached Kandrakudi murgan temple.. This is a hill lock temple, situated at a height of 200 feet from ground level. Arulthiru Shanmuganathan Holy Temple is 1000yrs old..Lord Shanmuganathan is the presiding deity . Marudhu Pandiyars Kings of Sivaganga renovated the Temple during there period..
Demon Sura and his men, intending to take revenge on Devas, told peacock that Garuda of Lord Vishnu and the Airavat,were boasting that they could fly faster than the peacock. Believing this true, the peacock grew angry and swallowed them.Lord Vishnu and Indira cursed the peacock to become a hill. Realizing its mistake, the peacock came to this hill Kundrakudi-Arasavanam and performed penance for relief. Lord Muruga pardoned the peacock and redeemed the curse. The hill is in the shape of a peacock.As Muruga’s peacock vahan was relieved of its curse here, the hill is called Mayil Malai (peacock hill)
Pillayar patti
Our last destination of the day was Pillayar patti. This is very famous temple..This is an ancient rock cut temple.As Vinayagar satisfies the wishes of his devotees like Karpagam tree, he is also known "Karpaga Vinayagar".Here Lord Vinayaga appears with 2 hands unlike in other places where he is seen with 4 hands. Also he is seen seated without Angusapasam, with his legs folded and stomach not touching the Asanam in the form of "Artha Padma" Asanam.Devotees worshipping Valamburi Vinayagar seated facing towards north, will be blessed with all wealth.
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