SHIVA - THE COSMIC DANCER

  THIRUPUNAVASAL. – VRIDDHAPUREESHWARAR TEMPLE – PUDUKOTTAI – TAMILNADU BIGGEST LINGAM IN TAMILNADU. #mntirupunavasal #mnpudukkottai #mntamilnadu The THEVARAM is a seven volume treatise on the hymns composed and sung in praise of MAHADEV SHIVA in Tamil, primarily by Tirunavukkarasar (Appar), TiruGnyanasambandar & Sundarar, the most prominent Nayanaars of the sixty three Nayanaars, of Shiva Siddhanta, which forms part of the larger twelve Volume compendium of hymns TIRUMURAI composed by many other poet saints from the 6th Century CE to the 11th Century CE. The Tevaram talks of 275 such Temples known as PAADAL (Hymn) PETRA (acquired) STHALAM (Place) , whose principle deity SHIVA has been praised by the hymns. Paadal Petra Sthalam. Out of the 275 temples , 14 Temples have been either rebuilt or renovated by the Later Pandya’s of Madurai and falls in Pandya Nadu . One such temple is this temple of Mahadev as VRIDDHAPUREESHWAR or PAZHYAMPATHINATHAR. PAZHYAM(Ancient), in the town of TI

  UTHTHIRAKOSAMANGAI – MANGALANATHASWAMY TEMPLE – RAMNAD – TAMILNADU. LEGEND The Telugu Text Uttara Ramayana describes Mayasura and his apsara wife Hema, longed for a daughter and started performing penance to the great Mahadev seeking the boon for a daughter. #mnuthirakosamangai #mnramnad #mntamilnadu In the meanwhile an apsara named Madhura comes to Kailasha and entices Shiva in the absence of Parvathi. An enraged Parvathi curses Madhura to become a frog (Manduka) for twelve years and live in a well near the place where Mayasura and Hema are in penance. Madhura prays to lord Shiva, who blesses her that at the end of the twelve year period, she would become a beautiful woman & the wife of one of the greatest devotees of Shiva. After the twelfth year, she transforms into a beautiful woman and cries for help from the well. Mayasura and Hema hearing her voices pull her up from the well and adopt her as their daughter. Coming out of a Mandooka (Frog) She is called Mandodari. MANDOD

  THIRUVOTRIYUR THYAGARAJASWAMY TEMPLE....! The Adipurishwarar and Thyagarajaswamy Thiagarajaswamy Temple in Tiruvotriyur is more famously known as Vadivudai Amman Temple. The huge temple complex stands majestically in this bustling commercial and industrial area on the outskirts of Chennai. The temple was originally built by the Pallavas and later rebuilt by the great king, Rajendra Chola I.The Chola kings, who were reigning in Thondainadu (this area), patronized the worship of Shiva. King Rajendra Chola rebuilt the central shrine of Adipureeswarar and a vimanam (dome) of black stone was added.... The uniqueness of this temple is that devotees from six sects of Hinduism perform poojas here. Followers of Shiva, Vishnu and Shakthi andUchavar, AdiSaivites and Namboodris (from Kerala) come to this temple and worship the manifestations of Shiva and Shakthi....! Thiruvotriyur is about 10 kms from Chennai,the capital of Tamil Nadu. This temple is a Paadal Petra Sthalam, a holy place praised