Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple Elephant - LAKSHMI

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Temple was in existence before the French came and settled in Pondicherry i.e. before 1666. It has walls portraying forty different forms of Ganesha. The temple also has a smaller shrine dedicated to Lord Murugan, who is Ganesha’s younger brother. There is also a temple elephant, Lakshmi, who give blessing to the devotis.

 Temple Elephant 'Lakshmi' at work, it blessess devotes and people give money to Lakshmi.

 And Lakshmi hands over the money to her caretaker,.... dont know if we are making Lakshmi do the right thing. Moreover Lakshmi belongs to the Temple and they should be having enough money to feed her. "Gasesha - Help Lakshmi"

You have 2 shops in front of the temple and both the shops challenge to sell there flowers and coconuts to customers

 Peaceful sellers :)

Rajini Mania

Rajnikanth starrer Endhiran review is already great in talk. There’s only one word to describe the movie - simply great. The film's story revolves around a scientist's struggle to control his creation, an android robot whose processor was upgraded to give it the ability to comprehend and generate human emotions, from further sociological mishaps. The robot falls in love with a beautiful woman who also happens to be the love interest of the scientist, which creates a conflict between the two.
We start from Chennai by evening and travelled to Pondy to watch the movie. This was the first time we travelled 150KMs to watch a movie - That is Rajini Mania,.....

These are some shots taken in front & inside of the theatre:

 As people started to move out of the theatre after the noon show, we moved in next

 This is one of the shots which I liked, finding a place with white sand and water together, excellently shot.

Sri Sorimuthu Iyanar Temple

Many families worship Sorimuthu Aiyanar as their family deity. Those facing litigations and court problems place their prayers to Sorimuthu Aaiyanar. The place also serves as a health resort as it is in pleasant environment. Those committing a visit to Sabarimala come here and wear the Mala (chain) in this temple. Their number alone counts high. People offer chappals to one deity here named Valai Pagadai, a strange custom followed here.Presiding deity - Sorimuthu Aiyanar

According to the Kundalini Yoga Sastra, the human body and places of divinity are linked with six Chakras each representing a particular part. This temple, Sorimuthu Aiyanar Temple is also connected with some reputed holy places. The Mooladhara (sitting portion) is connected with Thiruvarur Tiruparankundram Sorimuthu Iyanar, Swadishtanam (just above the sitting or Asana position) with Thiruvanaika, Tiruchendur and Achankoil, Vishuddhi (the neck area) with Kalathi, Kundruthoradal and Pandalam, Agna (between the eyebrows) Kasi, Pazhamudirsolai and Sabarimala and Brahmmarandram (the head) with Kailash, Kadirkamam and Kandamalai.

The place has some of the best water storage areas and a very good place to swim.

The temple has its origin with Aiyappan. With a view to do away with the evils of caste systems, Aiyappan came to this place in the form of a human and married the two daughters of Muthupattan belonging to backward community. People also pray to Sorimuthu Aiyanar to get more milk from their cows. People offer bronze bells to Boothathar in the temple. As the temple happens to be the first Aiyappan temple, people committing to Sabarimala begin their undertaking by wearing the Mala from here. A beautiful temple in the Pothigai hill surroundings.

PRICKLY PEAR cactus (Opuntia species known as `Chapathi kalli' in Tamil) is found in abundance near the Sorimuthu Iyanar koil. It is highly nutritious and is endowed with good medicinal properties.

It is of great economic value, and is extensively grown in Mexico, parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean region. "In Mexico, the flattened stems are eaten, and are very popular. Prickly pear cactus also gives a delicious fruit called tunas. The cactus can be dehydrated, pulverized and made into capsules.

It was mostly used in the 16th to 18th centuries for painting churches and convents and the smooth paint gave a shiny, silk-like finish if white of eggs were added to the mixture. This can be used to preparing wet paint which acts as against sun light for protection. The technology is widely used in Mexico. "If only somebody could identify this and make this region economically stong or somebody might be utilizing this already,...."

This is one another place, people spend a lot of time bathing and the water coming from hills has got lot of medicinal values.