Thursday 15 March 2012

ROCKFORT



Did you know Trichy Rockfort is 3.8billion years old?


Rockfort or Ucchi Pillayar koil, is a combination of two famous 7th century Hindu temples, one dedicated to Lord Ganesh and the other dedicated to Lord Shiva, located a top of a small rock in Trichy, India. Geologically the 83m high rock is said to be one of the oldest in the world, dating over 3 billion years ago, and mythologically this rock is the place where Lord Ganesh ran from King Vibishana, after establishing the Ranganathaswamy deity in Srirangam.


The ‘rock’ is about 3.8 billion yeas old .. older than Himalayas.

2 comments:

  1. Impressive!!!
    "The Rock" always rocks!!!

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  2. Wow!!!
    Very unique place...and a unique place to build the temples inside as well as on the top... Amazing place...glad to have visited many times :))

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