Navagraha Temples of Tanjore District of Tamilnadu

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From the Back of the Book

The author, Smt. Vatsala Jambunathan is an educationist with wide experience of teaching and research. She has acquired a number of Degrees of Post Graduate level in Geography. Education, distance Education and is also the proud recipient of NCERT award in the year 1993.

She combines her interest in diverse fields like education, Astrology, Astronomy and Tourism.

She is widely traveled, both in India and Abroad. Her extra-curricular activities include sports, music, yoga and Dance, besides her knowledge of computers and versification. Married to an IAS officer of Maharashtra Cadre. She is the mother of three children and a grand mother of two.

I am happy to note the interest and enthusiasm with which Vatsala Jambunathan has worked on this booklet on Navagraha Temples of Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu.

I have known the Jambunathan family and their interest in academic and educational activities, besides their association with social, cultural, religious pursuits. Vatsala has been contribution articles for leading newspapers, that include articles on education and visit to places within India and abroad. She has a flair for writing in a travelogue from.

In this booklet, the author has made every attempt to bring out the salient features of these temple towns in a simple style so that her readers enjoy the descriptions on reading this book. She has done extensive research by reading, internet surfing besides her visit to these temple with her husband and gathering first hand information from the local priest and executive officers about the importance of each of these Navagraha.

I am privileged to go through the contents. She has taken the readers on a tour of the temple and also explained their importance, through her lucid comparison from an Astronomical, Astrological, Archaeological and cultural points of view. Those who read it, will certainly come to know more about the Navagraha (planets) and their influence on humanity.

I wish her all best in her endeavor.