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TEMPLE OF THE ROCK. —Rising to a height of 270 feet, a famous pile of granite rock in the centre of the town, dominates the city of Trichinopoly. Upon the summit of this rock has been built a Siva temple which has become the place of pilgrimage for thousands of devotees. Access to the temple is gained by entering an elaborately carved gateway and then climbing hundreds of stone steps on cither side of which are weirdly-carved animals.

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 January 1939, Page 7

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TEMPLE OF THE ROCK.—Rising to a height of 270 feet, a famous pile of granite rock in the centre of the town, dominates the city of Trichinopoly. Upon the summit of this rock has been built a Siva temple which has become the place of pilgrimage for thousands of devotees. Access to the temple is gained by entering an elaborately carved gateway and then climbing hundreds of stone steps on cither side of which are weirdly-carved animals. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 January 1939, Page 7

TEMPLE OF THE ROCK.—Rising to a height of 270 feet, a famous pile of granite rock in the centre of the town, dominates the city of Trichinopoly. Upon the summit of this rock has been built a Siva temple which has become the place of pilgrimage for thousands of devotees. Access to the temple is gained by entering an elaborately carved gateway and then climbing hundreds of stone steps on cither side of which are weirdly-carved animals. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 28 January 1939, Page 7