Shashi Tharoor Shares Magnificent Pic Of Padmanabhaswamy Temple During Autumnal Equinox

Mr Tharoor shared a magnificent image of the Gopuram of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple taken during the autumnal equinox.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who is quite active on Twitter often shares glimpses of his personal life on the microblogging website. Recently, he shared a magnificent image of the Gopuram of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple taken during the autumnal equinox. Landed in Thiruvananthapuram on a special day — September 23, the autumnal equinox, is one of the two days of the year when the sun appears sequentially in each of the windows of the Gopuram of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. Just amazing to think the Gopuram was rebuilt 260… pic.twitter.com/gG5aSiEsP5

Notably, on the day of autumn equinox (or fall equinox, as it is sometimes referred to), the length of the day and night is equal - roughly 12 hours long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumn equinox marks the beginning of the autumn season. In the Southern Hemisphere, on the other hand, it is celebrated as Spring Equinox.

"Landed in Thiruvananthapuram on a special day - September 23, the autumnal equinox, is one of the two days of the year when the sun appears sequentially in each of the windows of the Gopuram of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. Just amazing to think the Gopuram was rebuilt 260 years ago with none of today's technology available, and they got it perfectly aligned with the sun's course. This pic was at sunrise. The sun will appear in the fourth window at dusk, as it sinks into the horizon," the MP wrote while sharing the picture on X, formerly Twitter.