Dad was transferred to Tiruvarur on promotion as it’s police head. We joined him during vacations at the end of the school year.
One of the five traditional capitals of the Chola Empire, this town’s life in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu revolved around a famous temple and it’s water tank. We were privileged to witness the temple car festival and the temple tank float festival, the two major events of the town.
Dad lived in one of the four streets that bordered the temple tank. Every night Dad would unwind with a swim round the temple tank. He never missed a day.
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Welcome back
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Thank you.
Sorry to have been absent so long.
Appreciate you noticing it!🙏🙏🙏
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It sounds a charming place in your story.
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Yes. Everyone used it for bathing, washing etc.
I actually wrote about how normally only priests lived around the temple, but had to cut it out because of word limit!
As dad was the first officer of the town they were honored to have him live there and of course use the tank too.
Temple tanks usually double up as water sources for a place. That was part of their utility which made former kings build these temples and their tanks. It was also a meeting place for men, women and children under the pretext of doing their chores.
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It’s good to be back!😊
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It is. I learnt swimming there!
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It is and a place of historicity!
Thank you!🙏
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I love the details, it makes me want to visit the place. And having a tank )or pool) so close sounds heavenly.
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Dear Sabina,
Welcome back. So was it legal for Dad to swim in the temple tank?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Assuming the water in the tank is regularly replaced, it sounds charming.
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Wonderfully descriptive, made me want to see it for myself
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These tanks are built to be quite deep and be refreshed naturally. Rains do refresh them too.
This tank covers 33 acres and is one of the largest in India.
Also nowadays people have showers and baths inside their houses.
So…
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Thank you.
The place is of great historicity and full of Tamil culture, steeped in arts and music.
The temple is wonderful sculpture and indeed worth a sight.
The festivals are really something!
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Sounds like your dad had an honored place in the community. I enjoyed your story.
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That he did. Part of the job.
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Thank you!
It was a nostalgic one!😊
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You are welcome 🙂
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Fun little snip 😀
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My pleasure to oblige😊
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Love to learn a bit from your end of the world.
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