Category: Temples of India
-
Sunrise Sunset Temple Centre Earth Axis Tilt Design Madurai Meenakshi
Temples in India are not only a place for Spiritual development but they were also for social purposes like feeding the poor during Drought,Floods and for providing shelter during natural calamities.Not only this, these temples were architectural marvels but they were also built with advanced instruments of which we know not much, but these temples were also designed with astronomy in mind.
-
Vishnu Worshipped in Muslim Attire Lungi in Temple Muslim Consort
It is interesting to note that Lord Ranganatha,The presiding deity at Sri Rangam,is attired in Muslim tradition with Lungi,and the offering to Him are Roti and Butter. And there is a Lady Devotee called Thulukka Nachiar,who is worshipped in Srirangam. Legend has it that when Muslim invaders looted Srirangam temple and took away the Utsavar Idol to Delhi, it was brought back later by Ramanujacharya , according to one version. The Daughter of the Sultan could not bear the separation from the lord’s Idol.
-
Thulukka Nachiar ,Melkote Vishnu’s Consort Ghazanvi Masud ‘s Daughter
The term Nachiar is very special in Tamil. In social traditions now,the term is used to denote the Lady of the house belonging to Thevar Community. The are, mostly ,are Saivaites. In Sri Vaishnava Tradition,the Term Nachiar is used to denote Consort of Lord Vishnu, though Lakshmi is generally addressed as Thayaar,Mother. Andal,a great Saint and one of the Twelve Azhwars,is called Kodhai Nachiar.
-
Colour Changing Shiva Near Chennai Chinna Ekkadu
There is another Shiva temple near Chennai. The Shiva lingam has ,as His Accoutrement,a Stem,which resembles the Stem of Lotus.
-
Temple Where First Embryo Fell Karuvi Shiva Temple
I have written on colour changing Siva in Virupaksha temple, Karnataka and another one in Tamil Nadu. I will be writing on one such temple near Chennai. Now there is a Shiva Temple near Myladuthurai,Tamil Nadu.
Ramani's blog 