SHIVA - THE COSMIC DANCER

  Kasi Vishwanathar Temple – Thenkasi – Thenkasi     HISTORY   The Pandya dynasty was at its last ebb, the rulers were always under constant threat from the Sultanate, Vijayanagar and finally the Nayakas, who put an end to their glory by dividing the Pandyan territory into 72 independent districts thereby blocking the Pandya resurgence from Madurai, forever.   The invasion from the north by the infidel, Mallik Kafur the eunuch, who was a slave general of Allauddin Khilji – (the Homosexual tyrant of the turco – afghan clan) who was enamoured by Malik Kafur, led to the spread of the sultanate in South, which was destabilized by the Vijayanagara or karnata Kingdom and the Nayakas of Madurai.   This constant bickering forced the pandyans to move further down south and establish the town of Thenkasi or South kashi as their capital, with a branch in Thirunelveli. This Thenkasi pandyan’s ruled for almost 200 years from 1422 to 1618 current era with the founding King being Sa

  Pallava Cave Temple - Kurangu Anil Muttam – Kanchipuram.   HISTORY It would not be over exaggerating to say that the Pallava’s created the earliest stone edifices in Tamilnadu. The Pallava Dynasty, Starting from Mahendravarman Pallavan I (600-630 CE) ruled mainly the northern part of modern Tamilnadu that included the Tondaimandalam region consisting of the North & South Arcot along with Nellore and Chittoor districts and included Chennai, between the 6 th to the 9 th Century current era. An estimation of about 172 Temples of the pallava period seems to have existed out of which about 65 are in the form of Rock cut Cave temples. The earliest of the Rock – Cut –Cave Temples depicting a host of art and sculpture on stone are from Mandagapattu, Pallavaram, Mamandur, Vallam, Mahendravadi, Dalavanur, Tiruchirappalli, Siyamangalam, Vilappakkam, Aragandanallur, Tirukkalukunram, Singaperumal- koil , Singavaram, Melacheri, Kuranganilmuttam, Saluvankuppam, Kilmavalingai and the c

  Thinthirineeshwarar Temple – Tindivanam - Villupuram   Thindeeswaram, Thinthiruni, Pulithinthirunivanam,Puliyankadu were the names of Tindivanam in History of the Town on the Chennai – Trichy national highway about 120 kms from Chennai. The place was also known as Tinthrivanam or the Jungle of Tamarind Trees. Since the Shiva Linga was found under a Tamarind tree, Mahadev is known as Tinthrivaneshwar. As you enter into the town from the highway, about half a Kilometer inside the town Facing East is the Temple of Mahadev Shiva as Thintheerinishwar and Mahadevi Parvathi as Maragathavalli or Marathambal.        The temple is known for its Shiva Bhakthi by Rishi Veda Vyasa, Valmiki, Killi, Killali, and Shiva Dwarapalaka’s Tindi and Mundi. Infact the Gopuram is supposed to have been built by Vyasa himself.   HISTORY   The Lingam would have been in existence for time immemorial. The temple has been revered in the canonized hymns on Shiva in Tamil, known as “Thevaram” which i

  Vyagharapureeshwarar Temple – Thirupulivanam - Kanchipuram ABSTRACT   About 6 Kms before Uthiramerur, on the route from Kanchipuram is the village Called ThiruPuliVanam, which majestically boasts of a temple, the Garbhagriha of which enshrines a Shiva Linga, which has been worshipped by the Great Saint Vyagharapada.   The term Thirupulivanam is derived from the Tamil words Thiru = Shri, Puli – Tiger and Vanam = Forest.   Rishi Vyagharapada (Limbs of a tiger) is also known as Pulikal Muni in Tamil.The place was also known as Vyagharapuravanam of the “forest of Tiger”. Vyaghara in Sanskrit is also Tiger.   One of the inscriptions in the temple names the place as Jayamkonda Chozhamandalathu Kazhiyur kottathu thaniyur Sri Rajendra Chozha Chaturvedi Mangalam. 3 TIERED RAJAGOPURAM     KEYWORDS     Pallava’s, Chola’s, Vyagharapada, Thirupulivanam, Nandin, Ananda Tandava, Thillai forest, Chidambaram, Nayanar’s,