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On the TEMPLE TRAIL Each temple, be it in Kashmir, Kanyakumari or the North-East, has a defining feature that makes it unique. A.J. Philip recalls the ambience of the many temples he has visited across the country WHY do I visit temples wherever I go? It is a habit instilled in me, unconsciously, perhaps, by my father. My earliest memory of a visit to a temple was when I accompanied him to the Sri Padmanabha Swami temple in Thiruvananthapuram.

In terms of sheer size and grandeur, few can beat the Thanjavur temple, which also houses the biggest Nandi. — Photos by the writer

Search for a lost civilisation
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Jagmohan makes a request for the revival of the special project — A Search For Lost Cities, A Lost Civilisation and A Lost River — conceived and initiated during his term as Culture and Tourism Minister
THE project, I thought, would have enlarged the dimensions of tourism, provided new insight into the origin of our civilisation, created a worldwide interest in our antiquities and attracted a number of scholars and archaeologists to study the unexplored layers of our past.