tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post9182303612943352661..comments2024-03-20T11:20:21.938+05:30Comments on Chennai Daily Photo: Temple timeShantaramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-19008969158285375612012-08-22T20:36:17.036+05:302012-08-22T20:36:17.036+05:30@Karthik: Whoa. Must go in the next time. That'...@Karthik: Whoa. Must go in the next time. That's what comes of going unwashed on early morning walks ;)<br />@PNS: Maybe you get more <i>புண்ணியம்</i>when you say a longer name? :)Shantaramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-69656644117840284342012-02-17T21:19:26.626+05:302012-02-17T21:19:26.626+05:30Why do people put such long names for their temple...Why do people put such long names for their temples. No body remembers and you do not get directed too.P.N. Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420464521174227821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-7126838172132507782010-11-16T10:38:25.612+05:302010-11-16T10:38:25.612+05:30Hi Shantaram,
I too am intrigued by the story of ...Hi Shantaram,<br /><br />I too am intrigued by the story of a Pakistani saint building this temple...but what I have read is that there is a miracle that is attributed by a muslim woman to the deity who is supposed to have cured her of a stomach ache. In gratitude, she contributed towards building some parts of the temple which apparently display elements of Muslim architecture...haven't been inside this temple so am not in a position to expand this further!!!<br /><br />The temple is referred to as "Lorraine's Pagoda" in old maps of Madras, Lorraine being a corruption of Ketty Narain, one of the old dubashes who is supposed to have contributed towards the building of the temple.KARTHIK A.BHATThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10509330387528249286noreply@blogger.com