The Mangala Devi Temple is dedicated to Kannagi, a legendary Tamil woman and the central character of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram (100-300 A.D.). The temple is located at Vannathi Parai, in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala State border and sits in between Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Periyar Tiger Reserve at an altitude of 1337m above sea level.
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Mangala Devi (Kannagi) Hill Temple, in Cumbam Valley, celebrates Chitra Pournami Festival
The Mangala Devi Temple is dedicated to Kannagi, a legendary Tamil woman and the central character of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram (100-300 A.D.). The temple is located at Vannathi Parai, in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala State border and sits in between Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Periyar Tiger Reserve at an altitude of 1337m above sea level.
Friday, November 15, 2013
அடிப்படைக் கோயிற்கலை அறிவோம்…
மரபுக் கட்டடக்கலை கட்டமைப்பு முறை
ஸ்தபதி.வே.இராமன்
பகுதி 1 – (சிற்ப நூல்கள்)
அறிமுக உரை:
‘பெருக்காறு சடைக்கணிந்த பெருமான் சேரும்
பெருங்கோயில் எழுபதினோ டெட்டும் மற்றும்
கரக்கோயில் கடிபொழிற்சூழ் ஞாழற் கோயில்
கருப்பறியல் பொருப்பனைய கொகுடிக்கோயில்
இருக்கோதி மறையவர்கள் வழிபட் டேத்தும்
இளங்கோயில் மணிக்கோயில் ஆலக்கோயில்
திருக்கோயில் சிவனுறையும் கோயில் சூழ்ந்து
தாழ்ந்திறைஞ்சத் தீவினைகள் தீருமன்றே’
அப்பர் பெருமான் தம் எளிய தமிழில் பெருங்கோயில், கரக்கோயில்,
ஞாழற்கோயில், கொகுடிக்கோயில், இளங்கோயில், மணிக்கோயில், ஆலக்கோயில் என
பல்வகைக் கோயில்களைப் பற்றி பேசுகிறார். பல்லவர் காலத் தொடக்கத்திலும்
இறுதியிலும் கோயில்களின் தோற்றத்தை இலக்கியம் மற்றும் கல்வெட்டுச்
சான்றுகள் மூலமாகவே அறிய இயலுகிறது.
இத்தகைய கோயில்களை அறிந்துக் கொள்வதன் வாயிலாக நம்முடைய கலாச்சாரம்,
பண்பாடு, சிற்பிகளின் கட்டுமானத்திறன், தொழில் நுணுக்கம், தத்துவம்,
விஞ்ஞானம் இவற்றோடு நம்முடைய பக்தியையும் முழுமையாக அறிந்துக் கொள்ள
முடிகிறது.
Labels:
Ancient canonical texts,
Architecture,
Hindu Temple,
Hindu temple architecture,
India,
Sangam Period,
Sculptor,
Temple,
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Location:
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Remains of Subramanya Temple of Sangam period excavated at Saluvankuppam (Mamallapuram), India.
The Pallava sea-port Mamallapuram is known for its cave temples, rock-cut monolithic rathas, open-air bas-relief and free standing structural temple. Archaeological excavations at Saluvankuppam village (also known as Thiruvizhchil) near to UNESCO monument Tiger Cave, just six km north of Mamallapuram, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India, have thrown light on the ruins of the brick temple dedicated to Lord Subramanya dating back to second century A.D. Archaeologists of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team excavated this site in 2005.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Pradosham worship in Shiva Temples
Pradosham is an important Hindu Saivite pooja ritual (way of worship) observed on ‘Thiriyodasi tithi’ (thirteenth lunar (moon) day of the waxing as well as waning moon phases) in all Shiva temples about 48 minutes during sun set. We call the specific 48 minutes i.e, 24 minutes before sun set (end of a particular day) and 24 minutes after sun set (the commencement of the particular night) as ‘Sandhya kalam’ and this period is also referred as ‘Asura Velai’ (Demons timings). Saints and yogis will not advice us either to drink or eat any food. Lord Narasimha (Incarnation of Lord Vishnu) also killed the King Hiranya during this period. Instead they advice us to us to light a lamp and chant mantras, slokas and offer prayers. It is an auspicious time for performing yoga.
Pradosham worship aims in getting relieved from leading doshas (malefic aspects) found in your horoscope. No one is free from doshas. You will have at least few doshas like marriage obstacles, lack of child, indebtedness and so on. What ever may be the kind or numbers, your Pradosham worship will give the most wanted relief from doshas. Lord Shiva will have grace on His subjects and rectify all faults or sins.
Hindu Temple and the Structure of Human Body: Comparison
"Everything is governed by one law. A human being is a microcosmos, i.e. the laws prevailing in the cosmos also operate in the minutest space of the human being."
Hindu Temples take their cue from the structure of Human body. The vast Hindu canonical literature on Agamic texts, Devalaya Vastu (Temple Vastu astrology) and sacred geography describe the temple as a cosmic man, the 'Purusha' (cosmic man). The legend of the ‘Vastu Purusha’ states that Vastu Purusha blocked the heaven from the Earth and Lord Brahma along with many other Gods trapped him to the ground.
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