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In this ROUNDS TUBE 26th Video, Thiru Karthigai Festival held at Shri Thendayuthapani Temple, Singapore is explained I ROUNDS TUBE. English Text Source: http://www.sttemple.com/sri-thendayuthapani-temple/festivals.html Karthigai Deepam is a festival of lights celebrated by Tamil Hindus on the full moon day of Karthigai month (November/December), which is observed in every home and in every Murugan temple. This occurs on the day when the moon is in conjunction with the constellation Karthigai and Purnima. The occurrence of Karthigai Nakshatram in the month of Karthigai is celebrated as Thiru Karthigai. This constellation appears as a group of six stars in the sky as a shape of a pendant from the ear. Many legends and lyrical poetry have grown round this star. The six stars are considered in Indian mythology as the six celestial fairies who reared the six babies in the Saravana tank which later were joined together to form the six faced Muruga. He is therefore called Karthikeya, the one...

This ROUNDS TUBE 25th video is explaining the important sightseeing places in UDAIPUR CITY viz., Jagdish temple, City Palace, Pichola Lake, Taj Lake Palace, Sahelion ki Bari, Fateh Sagar Lake, Kumbhalgarh Fort. The Jagdish Temple in the Centre of Udaipur city is a large Hindu temple, built by Maharana Jagat Singh. in the middle of Udaipur. The temple built on a terrace during 1651. Thirty two marble steps are there to reach the main shrine. City Palace is in the east of Lake Pichola with massive series of palaces built during different times since 1559. A museum inside the palace is with many old articles, furnitures, utensils and paintings of royal period. Rope car facility is availbale to visit Shri manshapurna Karni Mata Temple located on Machla Hills. Therefrom the visitors can view the Pichola Lake, Taj Lake Palance, Sajjangarh Fort and Dudh Talai park. Lake pichola is an artificial lake. Taj Lake Palance is within Pichola Lake. Taj Lake Palance is now functioning as a s...

In this 24th Video of ROUNDS TUBE, the details about the KLCC Petronas Lake Symphony Water Fountain and the Twin Tower at KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia is explained. Kuala Lumpur’s City Centre is famous for high rise buildings, malls, costly hotels and the beautiful Petronas Twin Towers. The green Centre Park in front of Suria KLCC has walking paths and water fountain. KLCC is nothing but the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Lots of options, viz., dining, recretation, sightseeing etc and in addition to that, the water fountain. It was developed as if a city within a city. Many public transports are available to reach this place and two metro stations are nearby. The man made Lake Symphony, Park and the musical fountains are best entertainment for the city. Many people are visiting KLCC either within the country or from abroad. The KLCC park is lcoated at the esplanade outside of KLCC. The park lies on the ten thousand sq.ft man made lake Symphony. The musical fountain starts in the night...

In and around KRABI, there are many beaches and islands. Out of which the details of the following are explained in this video. They are AO NANG BEACH, Bamboo Island, Monkey Beach, Maya Bay, Birds' Nest & Viking Cave and the most famous PHI PHI ISLAND. Krabi is the main town on the west coast of southern Thailand. Tourism is an important industry at Krabi. As Krabi is having International Airport, people from many countries are coming to Krabi either via Bangkok or directly from Singapore and some other neighbouring countries, since 1999. Krabi is 770 Kms from Bangkok. But coming to Krabi is worth to see the white sand, many island, and beautiful beaches in and around Krabi and excellent scube diving opportunities. On the way to Phi Phi Islands the travellers can visit the popular and secluded Bamboo beach. It is famous for the beautiful white sand. The Monkey Island is a small cove located on Koh Phi Phi Don, the larger of the two main Phi Phi Islands. This peninsula help...

HAW PAR VILLA is a cultural park at Singapore. It was formerly called as Tiger Balm Garden. This 8.5 Hectare Asian Cultural theme Park is situated in Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore. This is a largest outdoor art gallery found in 1937. More than 1000 statues are in the Park depicting Chinese mythology, legends, history and various aspects of Confucianism. After the Main Archway, we can see a Large Buddha sitting on a beautiful lotus built on a five Stoery Pagoda, Statues Monkey King, Laughing Buddha, Guan Yin, Mermaids, Virtues and Vices etc. The name of the Monkey King is Sun Wukong. It is a mythological figure festures in a body of legends, and can be traced to the period of Song dynasty. This Monkey King is the main character in Chinese classicial novel Journey to the West. This King later accompanied with a monk Xuanzang on a tour to retrieve Buddhist Sutras from the "West". The other name for Laughing Buddha is Budai, having a cloth Sack on his back. His name ...

The Million Years of Stone Park & the Crocodile Farm in Pattaya, Thailand is a must see place while touring in Pattaya, Thailand. Millions of years of stone park and Pattaya crocodile farm have been associated with unusual rock combinations and thrilling programs of animals. As the name of the park suggests, it specializes in ancient, upper fossil trees and a variety of crocodiles. The park is located in a village on the main highway leading to Bangkok. This 70-acre park has been around since 1992. A local businessman founded the park in a bonsai style of extraordinary natural things, such as stoneware, Thai trees, to love nature. In addition to the Million Years Stone Park, there is also a crocodile farm and a zoo. Visitors can interact closely with animals in the park. By paying the fee, they can feed the crocodiles with a chicken in a fishing pole and feed the banana to the giraffe. Almost half of the park is packed with beautiful landscaped areas that bring peace and happiness....

The Sanctuary of Truth is one of the most iconic structure in Pattaya, Thailand. It is a 345 ft. tall hall on Pattaya located on the north of Wongamat Beach. It is neither a temple nor a Palace. Looks like a hybrid of both. It acts as a place of appreciation for philosophy, act, culture and faith, without being tied to a single religion. The sanctuary is described as a monument to its stunningly detailed carvings of elephants, people and scenes, creatures and deities from mythology. They pay homage to reflection of the Earth, Knowledge. Its construction started in 1981 and it is still going on as a never ending task. It was derived from the vision that human civilization has been achieved by religious and philosophical truth. It tributes to the seven creators Heaven, Earth, Father, Mother, Moon, Sun and Stars without whcih man cannot exist. The main theme of this structure is not only showing the art alone but also to demonstrate the understanding of the wood. The buildi...

Dharsans of Murdheeswar temple in Murdeshwar and Sri Gokarnath temple, ISKCON Lord Krishna temple in Mangalore are explained in detail in this 19th Video. Murdeshwar is a town in Bhatkal Taluk in Karnataka State, India. Murdeeshwar Temple and the 238 feet tall Raja Gopura in Murdeshwar town are famouus amoung the pilgimates. The temple is built on the Kanduka Hill. The Hill is surrounded by Arabian Sea on three sides. Lift is provided to bring the visitors to the top of the tower so that they can see full of the town surrounding the temple. Adjacent to the temple, a 123-feet Sri Shiva idol is built on a mandapam. There is a separate temple for the Shaneswar next to the idol of Sri Akshayaguna. Murdeshwar town is connected with Mangalore by trains. Bus facilities are also there to reach Murdeshwar town. T he Gokarnanatheshwara Temple is in the Kudroli area of Mangalore in Karnataka, India. It is dedicated to Gokarnana...