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Tirumangalam samavedisvara temple~திருமங்கலம் சாமவேதீஸ்வரர் கோவில் !
THIRUMANGALAM VILLAGE~LALGUDI TALUK~TIRUCHIRAPALLI This temple is the only unique temple in the world dedicated to the vedas especially Samaveda. The temple is more than 2000 years old. Built by the Cholas.The place is considered in equal sacredness to Kasi and Gaya. It is a padal petra sthalm sung by Sundarar, Nambianda nambigal and Sekkhiar
How to reach:
About 5 kms away from the manthurai temple as you reach Lalgudi there is a left turning with a big board announcing the route to the temple. Travel 4 kms in this narrow village road and you will reach the temple. The same road takes you to Nagar temple in another 1 Km which is also one of the old Sivastalams around Lalgudi. Visiting manthurai, Nagar, Anbil, Tirumangalam and Saptharishi temple in Lalgudi in one day is considered auspicious. All are ancient and built by the Cholas more than 2000 years ago. Inscription details: The earliest inscription,of the fifth year Rajakesarivarma (Rajaraja I, A.D.990) registers a gift of gold by karuvur kandali,apattakila(headsman) of Nagapattinam. An inscriptions of the 15th year(A.D.1000) records a gift of land by Sembiyan Mahadevi. The temple was therefore built before A.D.990.
The temple has a simple Mancabhadra Upapitha ,a rare feature in early Chola Buildings.The Galapadas in the kantha show beautiful scenes,mainly from the Ramayana.The vimana shows clear differentiation of karna and bhadra with hara recesses which contain panjarakosthas.The Padabandha adhisthana supports a vedi.Miniatures do not occur on the galapdadas of the vedis kantha,but rather on the squarish homa of the padas,a curious feature unprecedented in cholanadu buildings.The karnapadas are Visnukanta with padma-formed mandi.The bahdra pilasters are Saumiyakanta with pali-formed mandi.The split devakostha pilasters are Isakanta.The pillars of the panjarakosthas are Visnukantha with padmamandis.
The vimanadevatas are Dakshinamurti(south),Harihara (west),and Brahma (north).The ardhamandapa shows only bhiksatana on the south.This gracious image would seem to belong to the early days of Prantaka and not to Rajaraja’s Period.Perhaps an old image has been resused;the architectural style of the temple can be placed no earlier than Uttama chola’s years.The bhutamala mixes hamsas with bhutas.The superstructure of the dvitala vimana may not be original.
Reference blog: drlsravi.blogspot.in/2012/04/sri-samavedhishwarar-lokanay... Reference Book :M.A.DHAKAY
Tirumangalam samavedisvara temple~திருமங்கலம் சாமவேதீஸ்வரர் கோவில் !
THIRUMANGALAM VILLAGE~LALGUDI TALUK~TIRUCHIRAPALLI This temple is the only unique temple in the world dedicated to the vedas especially Samaveda. The temple is more than 2000 years old. Built by the Cholas.The place is considered in equal sacredness to Kasi and Gaya. It is a padal petra sthalm sung by Sundarar, Nambianda nambigal and Sekkhiar
How to reach:
About 5 kms away from the manthurai temple as you reach Lalgudi there is a left turning with a big board announcing the route to the temple. Travel 4 kms in this narrow village road and you will reach the temple. The same road takes you to Nagar temple in another 1 Km which is also one of the old Sivastalams around Lalgudi. Visiting manthurai, Nagar, Anbil, Tirumangalam and Saptharishi temple in Lalgudi in one day is considered auspicious. All are ancient and built by the Cholas more than 2000 years ago. Inscription details: The earliest inscription,of the fifth year Rajakesarivarma (Rajaraja I, A.D.990) registers a gift of gold by karuvur kandali,apattakila(headsman) of Nagapattinam. An inscriptions of the 15th year(A.D.1000) records a gift of land by Sembiyan Mahadevi. The temple was therefore built before A.D.990.
The temple has a simple Mancabhadra Upapitha ,a rare feature in early Chola Buildings.The Galapadas in the kantha show beautiful scenes,mainly from the Ramayana.The vimana shows clear differentiation of karna and bhadra with hara recesses which contain panjarakosthas.The Padabandha adhisthana supports a vedi.Miniatures do not occur on the galapdadas of the vedis kantha,but rather on the squarish homa of the padas,a curious feature unprecedented in cholanadu buildings.The karnapadas are Visnukanta with padma-formed mandi.The bahdra pilasters are Saumiyakanta with pali-formed mandi.The split devakostha pilasters are Isakanta.The pillars of the panjarakosthas are Visnukantha with padmamandis.
The vimanadevatas are Dakshinamurti(south),Harihara (west),and Brahma (north).The ardhamandapa shows only bhiksatana on the south.This gracious image would seem to belong to the early days of Prantaka and not to Rajaraja’s Period.Perhaps an old image has been resused;the architectural style of the temple can be placed no earlier than Uttama chola’s years.The bhutamala mixes hamsas with bhutas.The superstructure of the dvitala vimana may not be original.
Reference blog: drlsravi.blogspot.in/2012/04/sri-samavedhishwarar-lokanay... Reference Book :M.A.DHAKAY