Thirumayam Fort, Tamil Nadu
The Thirumayam Fort appears seemingly out of nowhere- poking out of rocks on a large hill. We enjoyed the reason to get out of the car and stretch a bit. Some of the walls are crumbling. There is a colorfully painted temple by the water, where people bathe and wash their clothes.
the fort rising out of the rocks
women washing clothes by a crumbling wall of the fort
entrance to temple by the water
temple by the water
view of the water
pretty pink flower
road to Madurai
When we finally reached Madurai, Kevin leaned over to me, pointing out the window:
mountain being mined for granite
A closer look:
mountain sliced right in half like a loaf of bread
On Kevin’s last trip to India he stood at a temple on top of a mountain with a guide. The young boy told him that his father or grandfather remembered when the line of hills was continuous but in the lifetime of his father & grandfather the mountains had been quarried down. So, what used to be a mountain was now a hole. Granite is so common in South India, it’s even used for fence posts!
cows everywhere, one of the things I miss most about India!
3 Months In India 