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This temple is unknown to many people in TN
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we'll trek for 8 Kms in this deep forest to find this temple
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Saturdays are always special in this temple, specifically due to the Purattasi month
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many are comparing thesee herb filed hills to Thirupathi hills
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the Godmen here told many stories about the temple and it has long history dated back 1500 years ago
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they said even in British colonising period they followed every procedure
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and we'll see about this Thalaimalai's Sajeevi perumal temple which is also happens to be the ancestory temple for the local villages
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let's move into video
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first time in my lofe I'm travelling towards lord perumal's hills
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Welcome back to my channel follow jack and now we're at
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foothills of Thalaimalai Sanjeevi perumal temple
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with me dhanush and maayan also here
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so we three will trek and worship perumal
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this place is located near Musiri village and on the side of Neeliampatti village
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this village is located 20 Kms from Musiri and
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Thalaimalai is located 5 Kms from there
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we can see the foothill temple’s entrance here, We saw wonderful scenery while travelling at morning 5
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that vibe was too good and we're started to climb the hill
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we'll see and learn all the things about this temple
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"calm music"
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we have entered via the the Parking area's shed
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they provided this shelter to escape from sun's heat
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and it aids the pilgrims who try to worship the lord
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we can see a huge statue of Garuda on right
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and in this side we can see Krishna
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he is one of the avatars of Perumal and near that
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they have this small temple which can be worshipped by people who can’t climb that high
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so they can make use of this
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I'm eager to witness that scenery
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usually this temple is crowded during Purattasi month
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and you can’t even stand properly in the crowd
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we have this shrine of Lord Hanuman here at the parking
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and people will enter in this temple after worshiping him first
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we started the trekking after worshipping lord Hanuman
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and you can see many small deities along the sideways of the path
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so from that path we need to enter this way
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to start the trekking of thalaimalai
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"calm music"
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this is the path we'll climb from the foothill
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and look at the view off the hill and while seeing the drone shot
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it looks so nice and dense
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this pathway for the temple will be opened only during Purattasi month
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I heard that they allow everyone during all the time
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and we’re here during one fine Saturday
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and this will be special if you visit here and
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you can worship in a good way
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"Pleasant music"
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so if you can see there are many paths divided into two ways
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as you can see they have indicated the right paths with arrow marks
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so do check for that andafter 10 minutes
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we can found this small idol which is covered by a small red cloth
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Many worshipped this idol and this is the way we came and this one is the way we need to go
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and if you reached here it means you have completed 25% of the trekking
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and they tied a red cloth in a rock to make it as idol
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and from 100 meters of that you can find this shelter with
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idol worshipping for lord Perumal
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we need to cross, have we finished 25%, right?
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we have went to many hills
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like vellingiri, Agasthiyar hills and this is the first time I'm climbing Perumal hills
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and if you wish something while climbing the hills it will become true and it happened for me
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so do wish something while climbing
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"majestic music"
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they have these table like structures with stones
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to sell snacks, water and soda for the climbers
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- They're speaking that during Saturdays of Purattasi month atleast 2 Lakhs people will climb the hills
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whoa 2 lakhs! - that month will have 4-5 saturdays
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- many will come here as this is like ancestral God for local people
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let's learn about the reason why this temple got the name Thalaimalai
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In Sri Lanka while Rama and Ravan are in war
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Laxman also aided Ram in the war, in this time
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Laxman got injured and to help him
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Hanuman took the sanjeevi hills from the Himalayas
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laxman was healed with the herbs extracted from it
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and Hanuman threw the mountain with joy and it was broke into 7 pieces
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this Thalaimalai is one of the seven pieces
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this temple is located at the top of the hill
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while climbing the hill like this
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we need to carry water always
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the hill path wil have shadows of trees and plants like this
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and we need to take regular breaks on that spots, as it's not just about visiting
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the experience is more important
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and there are small spots near those trees
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I guess those were used to be shops
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during the starting month of Purattasi it will have many visitors
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so there may be many shops in that time.
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so we have individual resting spots on each trees
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so they organised the stones well to sit and relax
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while walking for so long it's so chill while sitting here
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it's so cool here and brother is settled there
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Dhanush mayan is nowhere to see and he left somewhere after setting his phone for time-lapse for 45 minutes
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now he is coming and I can hear his voice
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me and dhanush left my brother to see a secret place inside
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this oasis was formed due to thunder, and
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it's filled with rain water usually but recent days it's water levels are considerably low
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so we went to see that spot
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now our path is situated in between two paths
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so this mountain looks so majestic looking
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and that is the spot where the temple is located at the peak
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and distance looks very low from here
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we'll go via this path and when I said it looked white like Tajmahal
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and that shape of the temple also reminds me of Tajmahal
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and there will be a open space where many temples are located
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they will use that place to shave head bald for rituals
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that place will be reached soon, when did you started climbing bro?
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you started from yesterday's night?
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they're providing food and brother told about that
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he said Lord perumal will have mercy upon us
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I'm starving and haven’t had any food since the morning
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they said there will be three halls, they guy we met was came yesterday and now climbing down after staying there for a night
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we'll have food offerings and will resume climbing
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looks beautiful right?
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that temple is standing in a small rock and looks nice
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"calm music"
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there are 4 ways to reach this temple and the way we're going is...
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this is another way and this path leds to a that village and
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many are bringing firewood sticks and I asked them for why and they said it's for cooking
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and we can have Pongal up there usually
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and they're preparing for cooking at 2.30 PM
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they said we can eat at any time here, I'm also starving so much
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they say that this hill is situated 3500ft above the sea level
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it will take 2 hours for you to reach the temple from the foothill
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I thought something but they have this boards in routes
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Which shows emergency contact details
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it's the contact details of village administration office
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they're responsible for maintaining the paths
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this is the Karuppannasaamy temple I told you before
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this is the spot where 4 ways will join in a point
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I never saw this much people while climbing
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then I learnt that this temple acts as an ancestral temple for the village people around here
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if their prayers got fullfilled
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they will provide offerings and feast for GOD with their family
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they also shave heads like Thirupati
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- This is auspicious day and they will light 'deepam' for God
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okay they will light 'deepam' around 6 PM
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- they will provide food for people around 3 PM, wait and have some food before leaving
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Okay brother
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the water supply for the people around here is sourced from this Ramar oasis
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the water levels were upto the top mark but due to lack of rains
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levels are getting low and it may look greenish
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but the water tasted so good and sweet
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they use this water while preparing the offerings to make it taste better
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Sanjeevi perumal temple is exactly 1 Km from this temple
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and we haven’t heard any sound in our path so far
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we only heard nature sounds like bug sounds before coming here but now
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we can observe festive vibes and
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this spot contains a village itself in terms of people
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and there is the temple for Karupanna saamy
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he looks so majestic while sitting in that horse
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and they gave food offerings to people
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which will last till the morning and this looks like village festival
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only things missing are shops and rides
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all are speaking in groups and playing games like kabaddi
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it's so nice
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"majestic music"
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it's like walking while lost the path in unknown dense forest
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that vibe in the open field was huge !
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this is the path we came and it will be the path we'll proceed
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it's so close, we'll reach soon but there we can find steps and it's in long stretch
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it looks so steep from here
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"majestic music"
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so if you spoted this steps while trekking it means you're reached near the temple
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it looks like 800-1000 steps
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"majestic music"
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so you're the one at the top? - yes it's me!
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[BACKGROUND NOISE]
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so it's special because it's Saturday? - yes and if you come in Purattasi it will be more special
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superb..you all looks vibrant and happy!
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so as I said saturdays are special here and
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Purattasi will be more special and they're all smiling
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next month 2-3K people will visit and I get that feeling when I'm here at the top
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- we're climbing differently and this view also looks good
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they're sitting near to me and I'm talking like that
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and here you can find a shrine for Hanuman and
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they made the foot model of Perumal and
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we'll reach temple after worshiping this spot in 10 minutes
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you need to drop your footwear from here on
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because we started to climb
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we'll climb here and it looks superb, brother is waving at us
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I want to reach the top and we'll in 10 minutes
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this is a shrine of Lord Krishna
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and you can observe one flagstaff
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this spot is so dark and cold
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now we have reached the temple of Sanjeevi perumal and
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as I already said, this place got the name Thalaimalai as the temple is situated at the peak
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and the outside wall of this temple
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will be crossed by people in circles
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by doing this many accidents have occurred
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and many people followed this as a custom
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as many lives lossed, authorities prohibited this method for the last 4 years
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about the history part, this temple was built by Naayakar kings
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this temple existed 1500 years ago even before British period
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it was told by the godman here and
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there was a small window inside and you can see a good scenery from there
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while admiring the beauty of the hills from there
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I was amazed!
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"majestic music"
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I told about the special occasion of lighting the 'deepam'. They will light it from here
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he is bringing me up there, did you light one for yourself...he is doing for me!
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- he ran away from you!
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"majestic music"
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look at the view from here [SPEAKER NOISE]
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they will light that thing here? - they will place that and will pour oil before lighting it
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how long it will burn? - for a whole night
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it's so nice to look from here and I'm thankful for the boys who brought us here
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because they allow people very rarely and
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those Godmen told many stories about this place
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it's filled with the legace of 1500 years
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do you know the channel name? -Follow Jack!
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-superb, do follow it!
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Thanks boys! specially that pink shirt guy
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who brought us safely, he is bit of shy - what's your name?
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Sathya kumar! superb and become an IPS officer in future
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"majestic music"
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"majestic music"
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so I hope you liked this video and
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my First time experience in thalaimalai was so good
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and you may see many things when you visit here other than the video content
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because they opened for all the time and while climbing down
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we thought it would be good if we can find any food
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so brother gave curd rice in the foot hills,
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will meet you guys in another video like this
