SHIVA - THE COSMIC DANCER

DYNASAUR IN TEMPLE. Did our Ancestors know about Dinosaur's or the Jurassic Age. What was the source of their knowledge, of a period 65 million years ago. Did they have archeologist or was it revealed to them? Between the 11th and 17th Century CE was built the Temple of Sri Kailasanathar in Tharamangalam in Salem District by the local chieftains of the Kongunadu known as the Getti Mudaliars. Their head quarters were Tharamangalam and Amarakunthi, both these towns are about 20 KM's from Salem town in Tamilnadu. In this temple on top of the inner Praharam I found what looks like a fight between a T-Rex and another Dinosaur. There also seem to be some strange birds, one of them looks like a Dodo. Look at the photos for a surprise.

CHANDRA CHOODESHWARAR TEMPLE – HOSUR – KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT – TAMILNADU On a small hill lock of 250 Ft in the town of Hosur in Krishnagiri district, Tamilnadu about 40 KM’s from Bangaluru,is the temple of Lord Shiva in the form of a Swayambhu Lingam without a proper Avudayar or Pindika known as ChandraChoodeshwarar, with his Consort Goddess Margathambal. Chandra meaning (Moon) Chooda meaning ( Jewel) Eshwar means Lord. Lord, who adorns the Moon as a Jewel. The third crescent of the waxing moon is adorned as the crown jewel by Lord Shiva. The 3rd crescent is visible across the globe, and viewing the 3rd crescent is surmised by Hindu’s as equal to seeing Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvathi is known as Maragathambal. The word Maragatham in Tamil means Emarald which is green, signifying the name of the Goddess as Prakrithi or Nature, Greenery or Fertility. The period of existence of this temple cannot be assessed, however the Temple seems to have been reconstructed in or extended in the ye

DHENUPUREESWARAR TEMPLE - MADAMBAKKAM - CHENNAI Dhenupureeswarar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Madambakkam near Tambaram,Chennai. (3 KM’s from Rajakizhapakkam).  Lord Shiva in the form of a Swayambhu Lingam(Self manifested Lingam) is known as Dhenupureeswarar, because he gave moksha to Kapila Muni in the form of a Cow (Dhenu or Kamadhenu).The Sage Kapila, is said to have been reborn as a cow for his sin of having improperly worshiped a Shiva Lingam. King Sagara(Ocean) was peforming the Ashwamedha Yagna. The Royal Horse which was let loose was stolen by Indra, who tied it in Sage Kapila’s ashram. The sons of Sagara who were on the lookout for the horse found it in the ashram and thought it must have been stolen by sage Kapila. They called Sage Kapila a thief and broke his meditation. The sage saw the 60000 sons of Sagara and in his anger uttered the word “Hmm”, instantly all the sons of sagara were burnt to ashes. He was repentant of his act and in order to

 KALABHAIRAVAR TEMPLE - ATHIYAMAAN KOTTAI - DHARMAPURI - TAMILNADU The Adhiyaman kottai or fort was built by King Adhiyaman around the 9th Century AD. He is also known as one of the se ven greatest Kings of Tamilnadu "Kadaiyazhu Vallals” He got an Amla fruit which when eaten would ensure a very long life for the eater. Instead of eating the fruit himself, he gifted the same to Avvaiar, the famous lady Poet saint of Tamilnadu .  The Athiyamaan fort was built in an Oval shape and contained towns and a large lake in order to protect the people from invasion. The fort now appears like a circular mud wall and can be seen in the map. The King belonged to one of the four contemporary dynasties of Tamilnadu namely Athiyamaan, the others being the Chola’s,Chera’s and the Pandya’s. The dynasty has mention in the Purana’s & other Tamilnadu Literature also by the name of Adigamaan. King Adiyaman must have been a great King, whose annals are lost in history books and needs much mo

PENNESWARAR TEMPLE - PENNESWARARMAADAM - KRISHNAGIRI DISTRICT - TAMILNADU. Penneswarar Siva temple in the town Penneswarar in Krishnagiri district Tamilnadu,abo ut 3.5 KM's from the Salem Bangaluru highway is an exquisite temple built by Kulothunga Chola the 3rd around 1188 AD after winning a war and is more than 800 years old. The temple also has passed on to the later kingdoms, including,the Hoysala, Vijayanagara,Athiyamaan and so on. Infact the Rajagopuram was built by King Athiyamaan. The Temple has a South entrance with a Rajagopuram, seven tiered, which leads to a huge compound, being the tallest Gopuram in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. Inside the compound is the inner precinct through which one has to enter the Mukhamandapam perpendicular to the south entrance. On entrance you see a beautiful Vinayaka (Sankatahara) on a raised pedestal.  To the right of the Vinayaka statue facing east is the sanctum of Lord Shiva known as Penneswarar in the form of a small l

PERIANDACHCHI. THE SLEEPING GODDESS. AMARAKUNTHI.SALEM DISTRICT.TAMILNADU. Dakshayani was roaming in the forest alone, Bramha seeing her alone lusted upon her . She ran to her husband Shiva, who cut of the fifth head of Bramha.  Seeing her husband's head cut off, Saraswathi cursed Shiva to roam around the cemetery forgetting about himself. She also cursed Parvathi to become huge and ugly and roam the earth. Parvathi, (on seeing her husband's plight of roaming in the cemetery with a skull in his hand in total forgetfulness)was petrified and in pity went to her brother Mahavishnu and asked him to help them come out of this situation. Lord Vishnu advised her to prepare the best food and make it into three balls and feed the skull with 2 balls and let the third ball rolling down and once the skull came out of the hands of Lord Shiva, he will gain consciousness. Shiva came out of his stupor and after gaining consciousness went back to Kailasa to wait for Dakshayani

SHRI VARAHEESHWARAR TEMPLE – DHAMAL – KANCHIPURAM – TAMILNADU. After Pralaya, at the beginning of a new Kalpa, Lord Brahma was busy at the work of creation. Swa yambhu Manu and Shatarupa came into being who would bring forth virtuous progeny to live through the next Kalpa. However, suffering from the atrocities of the Asura Hiranyaksha, Bhoomadevi (Mother Earth) sank to the primordial ocean floor. Lord Bramha requested lord Vishnu to come to his help, so from his nostril came Vishnu in the form of a boar (Varaha Avathar), which grew in size so massive that it carried the earth on its Tusks and placed it back on its orbit. Hiranyakasha challenged Vishnu in the form of Varaha, to a dual. Varaha lightly tapped the asura on his ear with his hoof & the asura fell dead. The tusk of Lord Varaha was stained with the blood of Hiranyaksha and he was dazed and forgot to return back to Vaikuntha. Varaha murthy had to atone for his sin of killing & hence prayed to lord Shiva for Moks

VASHISHTEESWARAR TEMPLE VEPPUR – MELVISHARAM -VELLORE DISTRICT – TAMILNADU. The heat emanating from the Tapas of Shakthi was unbearable. The land surrounding her became bereft of life, unable to bear the heat in spite of torrential rains. The river Vegavathi was brimming with water and started flowing into the land with force of her floods. Devi Parvathi in the form of Kamakshi was praying to Mahadev, in the form of a lingam made out of sand (Prithivi Lingam) under the mango tree known as Ekambaranathar, in the town of Kancheepuram. So steadfast and strong was her penance, to win over Mahadev to become his better half, that the moment she saw the floods, she embraced the Shiva Lingam to protect it from getting washed away. Mahadev filled with compassion appeared before Parvathi and wished to marry her. The marriage was celebrated in the town of Kancheepuram, to which lot of distinguished guests including the Deva’s and Rishi’s were invited. Since the small town was

VATAMOOLANATHAR – ALANTHURAIYAR TEMPLE – KEEZHPAZHUVUR – ARIYALUR – TAMILNADU. Mahadev as Sundara the Householder was living happily with his consort Parvathi and his Ganas in Kailash. One day in a play full mood, Parvathi covered both the eyes of Shiva with her hands from his back. The world descended into darkness. The Rishis and Devas, worried for the solution to this problem and prayed to Shiva. Mahadev opened up his third eye and brought light to the world. CREDIT ACK In order to absolve Parvathi, of the sin of bringing darkness to the world, Shiva admonished her to be born on earth and pray to him to attain moksha He also promised her to join her in the Yogavanam made out of Banyan trees. (Pazhu – Alamaram - Vata = Tamil) hence the place is called Kizhpazhuvur.  Five tiered Rajagopuram The temple is also renowned for Lord Parashuram praying here to Mahadev in repentance of the sin of killing his own mother Renuka as ordered by his father Sage Jamadag

MARGABANDHEESHWARAR TEMPLE – VIRINJIPURAM – VELLORE DISTRICT – TAMILNADU Seven tiered Rajagopuram Brahma the creator and Mahavishnu the Preserver were bragging about their own greatness, when a large fiery Lingam grew in between them. In order to prove their might over the other Brahma in the form of a swan flew skywards to touch the head of the Lingam and Vishnu in his Varaha Avatar – Boar went digging into the earth to find the feet of the Lingam. After many years, Vishnu came back and accepted that he could not see the bottom of the Lingam. While returning back Brahma saw the Ketaki flower’s falling from the heavens, he went and lied to Vishnu that he had seen the head of the Lingam and the Kethaki flower is his Proof. Bhagavan Shiva cursed Brahma (no festivities or Temple dedicated to him) to be born on earth and pray to him to attain moksha. Kethaki flower (Thayampoo in tamil) is not used in Shiva pooja. Lingaodbhavar Brahma was born as Shivasharma in th