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In this 62nd Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about NEGOMBO MURUGAN TEMPLE, SRI LANKA. Negombo Tamil: நீர்கொழும்பு, is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, 38 km from Colombo via Colombo-Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country. Murugan Temple has about 20 feet Murugan statue. The A3 main road from Colombo, goes through Negombo, extends to Jaffna, and Trincomalee via Anuradhapura. Negombo is connected with some of the B grade roads, and there is a good road network in and around Negombo City. There are many Hindu temples (Kovil) in Negombo: Kali Amman temple, Ganapathi (Pillaiar) Temple, Kamachchi Amman Temple, Muththumari Amman Temple, Murugan ( Kandaswami ) Temple, Karumari Amman Temple etc. The Negombo Downtown Station is close to the central Bus Terminal Complex. Negombo is the closest major city to the Bandaranaike International Airport. Please click the free subscri

In this 61st Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the Sangupiddy Bridge, JAFFNA, SRI Lanka. Sangupiddy Bridge is a road bridge which is built across the Jaffna lagoon. The distance from Jaffna to this bridge is – 24.2 km ( 24 minutes travel ) . This bridge notably connects the Sangupiddy village in Kilinochchi district with Karaitivu Island in Jaffna district. The bridge was formally opened on 16 January 2011. Construction was carried out by a Sri Lankan Company - Access Engineering with in 8 months. The two lane bridge is 288m long and 7.35m wide. It consists of a steel girder structure and an ante steel deck system sitting on a reinforced cement concrete structure with pile foundations. The bridge costs approximately 69 crores in INR. The bridge is part of the A32 Jaffna-Mannar highway. The only road connection between Jaffna Peninsula and the mainland was at Elephant Pass, prior to construction of this bridge. Spanning a length of three kilometres, it is said that the route via Sa

This Big Buddha – the largest in the region – is the highlight of Wat Phra Yai, a temple built in the 1940s.  The Buddha image is located on top of Pratamnak Hill, just South of the city of Pattaya.  The Big Buddha is extremely popular with tour groups who love to see the intricate design of the statue and the temple complex, but it is also revered by local people who come to pray at the temple. Despite the crowds, the wreaths of flowers and burning incense create a reflective mood in which to explore the many smaller Buddha statues and partial views of Jomtien Beach. The staircase leading up to the temple is quite striking as there are golden dragons running along the entire handrails, and at the foot of the stairs, seven-headed mythical snakes called Nagas emerge from the dragon’s mouths. Once at the top, visitors like to take photographs with the many Buddha figures in different postures viz., sitting, standing and others lying down which are representative of different days of the

In this Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about THE GRAND PALACE, BANGKOK, THAILAND. It is located in Na Phra Lan Road, Old City (Rattanakosin), Phra Nakhon, Bangkok. This is undoubtedly a famous landmark in Bangkok. It was built in 1782 and for 150 years was the home of the Thai King, the Royal court and the administrative seat of government. Within its walls were also the Thai war ministry, state departments, and even the mint. Today, the complex remains the spiritual heart of the Thai Kingdom. The Palace covers an area of 218,000 square metres and is surrounded by four walls, 1900 metres in length. The palace complex, like the palaces of Ayutthaya. The Temple of The Emerald Buddha is known as Wat Phra Sri Rattana Satsadaram in Thai. It was established by King Rama I in 1782. This temple is located in the area of the Outer Palace to house the Emerald Buddha. The tradition of construction a Buddhist temple in the precincts of the royal palace has existed in Thailand since the Sukhot

In this 58th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about Sri Venkateswara Museum (Temple Art), Tirumala, Tirupati. The Hall of Antiques,   the S.V. Museum is situated in a sprawling building with an area of 1.25 lakh sq.ft opposite to Vaikuntham Queue Complex in kaleidoscopic environment of Tirumala surrounded by beautiful gardens. The museum is located near the Govindarajaswamy temple and very close to Tirupati Railway Station.   This museum is an epitome of Traditions of Tirumala, Vaishnavism and Hindu culture. It houses more than 6000 items of historical interest ranging in date from very early period to the present. It contains valuable antique materials to enable an art historian to trace the history and development of temple art. Different galleries in the S.V. Museum host and display its acquisitions. Pilgrims can have a look at the Varahaswamy Copper inscription, a cherished treasure of Tirumala. Sri Krishnadevaraya (16th Century AD) of Vijayanagara Empire have personally visited Tiru

In this 57th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about Sri SHIRDI Sai Baba temple, AKKARAIPATTI. Sai Baba of Shirdi, the great 19th century saint has a temple at Akkaraipatti near Samayapuram, on Trichy-Chennai National Highway. Called as the Shirdi of South India, the Akkaraipatti Sai Baba temple is spread over an area of 35000 sq ft. While the ground floor of the shrine has a magnanimous idol of the saint, the temple basement will be used for yoga and meditation practices. On the first floor, ample space has been provided for the devotees to watch the pujas and religious events happening on the ground floor. It took four years to complete the three storey structure. The ground floor is so spacious that it covers 13,500 sq. ft and has a magnanimous idol of the saint which is made up of 2 tons of marble. The first floor of the shrine has 6,500 sq. ft space from where the devotees can watch the pujas and religious events happening on the ground floor. Variety of frescoes demonstrating the ma

In this 56th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the FOUR ISLANDS TOUR, KRABI -Pt.2, THAILAND. The 4 Islands Tour is a true Krabi classic. The speedboat will take you to some of Krabi's most iconic landmarks. Chicken Island -The name comes from the unusual shape of the island which also has many small rock formations around the big chicken shaped rock. There is several beautiful coral reefs which are great for snorkeling. Tup Island – Koh Tup along with Koh Mor are two tiny islands separated by a sea pathway of sand through the sea bed. As the tide recedes, the sea is gradually separated by the white sand and limestone beach that will appear to amazingly connect the two islands at low tide. This sandbar is known in Thai as the Talay Whak. Still one of Thailand’s unseen highlights. Phra Nang Cave – A very famous cave known as the house of a princess spirit who is respected and worshiped by the local people. The “Phallus Shrine” is in the cave which is famous for its wonderful stal

In this 54th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the BATU CAVES LORD MURUGAN TEMPLE, MALAYSIA. Batu Caves (Tamil: பத்து மலை) is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It takes its name from the Malay word batu, meaning 'rock'. Batu Caves is also the name of a nearby town. Batu Caves in short also referred as 10th Caves or Hill for Lord. The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to be around 400 million years old. Some of the cave entrances were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people. Batu Caves was promoted as a place of worship by K. Thamboosamy Pillai, an Indian trader. He was inspired by the vel-shaped entrance of the main cave and was inspired to dedicate a temple to Lord Murugan within the caves. In 1890, Pillai, installed the murti (consecrated statue) of Sri Murugan Swami in what is today known as the Temple Cave. Since 1892, the Thaipusam festival in the Tamil month of Thai (which falls in late January/earl

In this 52nd Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about Saptha Shylaja Sri Varu Venkatesa Perumal koil, Thiruvadisoolam. This village is located on the enroute to Thiruporur from Chengalpattu. It is at a distance of 5 Km from Chengalpttu on the northern side. The speciality of this temple is that besides having Dharshan of Sri Varu Venkatesan Perumal, we can here see all the Perumal statues in 108 Divya Desams in one place and a Viswaroopa Dharshan of Sri Devi Karumari amman. When Mother decided to descend down to earth in Kaliyuga, she had requested her brother Sri Govindan to bless the devotees to attain wealth through virtue, peace and prosperity. Sriman Narayan immediately accepted Devi’s request and through his Kaliyuga Parivara deva form of Sri Vaaru Venkatesa Perumal, he imparts his blessings to devotees. Here in this sacred land of Thiruvadisoolam, Sri Vaaru Venkatesa Perumal is surrounded by seven hills and hence this sacred Peedam is called Saptha Shylaja Madhya Peedam. Viswaroopa