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An array of Saturn images depict real data from multiple filters mapped onto the RGB colors perceptible to the human eye. Each filter combination emphasizes the subtle differences in cloud altitude or composition. Infrared spectra from the Cassini mission suggested that Saturn’s aerosol particles may have even more complex chemical diversity than on Jupiter.

[Image description: A six-panel collage titled “Saturn, August 22, 2024, HST WFC3/UVIS.” This “Warhol-esque” array of Saturn images depict real data from multiple filters mapped onto the RGB colors perceptible to the human eye. Each filter combination emphasizes subtle differences in cloud altitude or composition. Infrared spectra from the Cassini mission suggested that Saturn’s aerosol particles may have even more complex chemical diversity than on Jupiter. The OPAL (Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy) program extends Cassini’s legacy by measuring how the subtle patterns in the clouds vary over time.]

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Ekambaranathar Temple (Tamil: ஏகாம்பரநாதர் கோயில்) or Ekambareswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in Kanchipuram in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is the largest temple in the town of Kanchipuram and is located in the northern part of the town. The temple gopuram (gateway tower) is 59m tall, which is one the tallest gopurams in India.

It is one of the five major Shiva temples or Pancha Bootha Sthalams (each representing a natural element) representing the element - Earth. The other four temples in this category are Thiruvanaikaval Jambukeswara (water), Chidambaram Natarajar (Sky), Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleswara (fire) and Kalahasti Nathar (wind). It is one of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams, where all of the four most revered Nayanars (Saivite Saints) have sung the glories of this temple.

Legend

Legend has it that once Parvati, the consort of Shiva was doing penance under the temple's ancient Mango tree near Vegavathi river. In order to test her devotion Shiva sent fire on her. Goddess Parvati prayed to her brother, Vishnu, for help. In order to save her, he took the Moon from Shiva's head and showed the rays which then cooled down the tree as well as Parvati. Shiva again sent the river Ganga (Ganges) to disrupt Parvati's penance. Parvati prayed to Ganga and convinced her that both of them were sisters and so should not harm her. Subsequently, Ganga did not disturb her penance and Parvati made a Shiva Linga out of sand to get united with Shiva. The God here came to be known as Ekambareswarar or "Lord of Mango Tree".

According to another legend, it is believed that Parvati worshipped Shiva in the form of a Prithivi Lingam (or a Lingam improvised out of sand), under a mango tree. Legend has it that the neighboring Vegavati river overflowed and threatened to engulf the Shiva Lingam and that Parvati or Kamakshi embraced the Lingam. Shiva touched by the gesture materialized in person and married her. In this context he is referred to as Tazhuva kuzhainthaar ("He who melted in Her embrace") in Tamil.

Tiurkuripputhonda Nayanar, one of the 63 saivite saints, called nayanars was a washerman in near the temple and he washed the clothes of all the Saivities. He was divinely tricked by God Shiva appearing as an aged brahmin and asked him to wash before dawn. At the same time Shiva made a cloudly evening. On observing the approach of the evening, the washerman banged his head in a stone in disappointment. God appeared in his true form and graced his devotee

History

This vast temple is one of the most ancient in India having been in existence since at least 600 AD. Second century AD Tamil poetry speaks of Kama kottam, and the Kumara kottam (currently the Kamakashi Amman temple and the Subramanya temple).Initially temple was built by Pallavas. The Vedantist Kachiyapper served as a priest at the temple. The existing structure then, was pulled down and rebuilt by the later Chola Kings. Adi Sankara, the 10th century saint got Kanchipuram remodelled along with expansion of this temple along with Kamakshi Amman temple and Varadaraja Perumal Temple with the help of local rulers.

The Vijayanagar kings, during the 15th century, also made lot of contributions to the temple[6] and later developed by Vallal Pachiyappa Mudaliar used to go regularly from Chennai to Kanchipuram to worship in this temple, he spent significant money he amazed during British rule on the temple renovation, Pachiyappa Mudaliar seated at horse back can be seen in the temple pillar. At the later stage a similar temple with same name Ekambareswarar was constructed in Chennai by Pachiappa Mudaliar in order to avoid travelling time to Kanchipuram. The Archaeological Survey of India report of 1905-06 indicates wide spread renovation activities carried out in the temple by Nattukottai Chettiar.

Temple

The temple covers an area of over 23 acres (93,000 m2).[2] Reaching a height of 59 meters, the temple's Raja gopuram (the entrance tower to the temple) is one of the tallest in South India[6]. One notable feature of the temple is the Aayiram Kaal Mandapam, or the "hallway with a thousand pillars", which was built by the Vijayanagar Kings. The temple's inner walls are decorated with an array of 1,008 Siva lingams. The campus is 25 acres with 5 prakarams (or court yards) and has a thousand pillared hall. Kampai Tirtha, the temple tank is believed to have an underground holy river. The fourth court yard contains a small Ganesha temple and a pond. The third court yard contains lot of smaller shrines. The sanctum sanctorum contains the lingam along with the image of Shiva.

There is no separate shrine for Parvati within the complex as with other Shiva temples in Kanchipuram. A local belief is that Kamakshi Amman Temple is the consort for Ekambaranathar. There is a small shrine for Vishnu named Thiru Nilaaththingal Thundathan inside the temple complex. Vishnu is prayed as Vamana Murthy and the shrine is hailed by the Alvar saints as one of the 108 Divya Desams. The sthala-virutcham or temple tree is a 3,500 year old mango tree whose branches are said to yield four different types of mangoes from its four branches.

Panguni Uthiram festival celebrated during the month of March-April is the most popular of all the temple festivals in Kanchipuram.

Храм Экамбарешвара (Ekambareshvara) - самый большой храм Канчипурама и наиболее важная шиваитская святыня. Храм также известный как Экамбарнатха (Ekambaranatha) легко обнаружить по его колоссальным выбеленным гопурамам, которые возвышаются почти на 60 метров на севере города. Главный храм состоит из нескольких частей, строительство храма было начало при Паллавах (Pallava), в современном виде храмы был завершен между шестнадцатыми и семнадцатыми столетиями. На территории храме помимо центральной мандины есть несколько меньших святынь и большой басейн, в котором водились священные рыбы.

Центральный вход через высокий арочный проход в гопураме южной стены ведет к открытому внутреннему двору и величественной "тысяча колонной зале" (kalyan mandapa), чьи частично разрушенные серые каменные колонны украшают пышнотелые девы, животные и божества. Этот зал обращен к храмовому бассейну на севере и святилищу на западе, где хранится символ Шивы (здесь Шива предстает в форме Камешвары (Kameshvara), Бога Желания) - лингам элемента земли, который является одним из пяти лингамов Тамил наду, представляющих элементы.

Легенда связывает лингам с историей о том, как супруга Шивы богиня Камакши ("имеющая глаза, полные желания"), игриво закрыла глаза Шивы, погружая мир во тьму. Видимо Камакши сделала это не ко времени, потому что другая легенда гласит, что когда Парвати так же шутя закрыла глаза Шивы, подойдя к нему сзади, с миром ничего плохого не случилось. У Шивы просто открылся третий глаз. Правда считается, что взгляд 3 глаза Шивы испепеляет, с другой стороны третий глаз называют глазом сокровенного знания или внутреннего видения, а с третьей - это место проекции аджна-чакры.

Шива расстроился, отругал Камакши и в наказание отправил ее лепить лингам из земли, что Kamakshi и сделала. Правда, закончив, она не могла сдвинуть лингам с места, хотя она обхватила лингам так крепко, что на нем отпечатались следы от ее грудей и браслетов.. Местные мифы сообщают про большое наводнение, которое вскоре пронеслось по Канчипураму и разрушило храмы, но не сдвинуло с места лингам, вылепленный Камашки. Во внутреннем дворе храма растет очень почитаемое дерево манго, потомок того дерева, под которым когда то поженились Шива и Камакши. Этот союз празднуется в течение фестиваля каждый апрель, и много пар всступают в брак тысячеколонном зале этого храма.

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Binary Star System CH Cyg (NASA, Chandra, Hubble, 05/09/10) by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center

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This image shows the symbiotic system known as CH Cyg, located only about 800 light years from Earth. The large image shows an optical view of CH Cyg, using the Digitized Sky Survey, and the inset shows a composite image containing Chandra X-ray data in red, optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) in green, and radio data from the Very Large Array (VLA) in blue.

CH Cyg is a binary star system containing a white dwarf that feeds from the wind of a red giant star. The material from the wind forms a hot accretion disk around the white dwarf before crashing onto the star. CH Cyg is one of only a few hundred symbiotic systems known, and one of the closest to the Earth. Symbiotic systems are fascinating objects, where the components are codependent and influence each other's structure, daily life, and evolution. They are likely progenitors of bipolar planetary nebulas and they could make up some of the systems that later explode as Type Ia supernovas, spectacular explosions visible across cosmological distances.

The image in the inset shows a recent powerful jet in CH Cyg, caught in action by Chandra, HST and VLA. The material in the jet is moving with a speed of over three million miles per hour and is powered by material spinning in the accretion disk around the white dwarf. The detailed structure of the X-ray jet is seen for the first time in this system, showcasing the superb high-resolution capabilities of Chandra. The curved appearance of the jet, shown in the optical by the green arc in the lower right part of the inset, reveals evidence that the direction of the jet rotates. This precession may be caused by wobbling of the accretion disk, in a manner similar to a spinning top.

Clumps in the outer jet, seen in X-rays, optical and radio data, provide evidence for powerful mass ejections by the jet in the past, and for interactions with shells of gas formed by the red giant. The jet can be seen as close as 20 astronomical units (AU) from the binary system, where one AU corresponds to the average distance from the Earth to the Sun. The jet extends out to distances as large as 750 AU from the binary, which is about 20 times the distance between the Sun and Pluto.

The shape of the jet in CH Cyg shows striking parallels with jets seen in very different astrophysical contexts, such as young stars or supermassive black holes located at the centers of galaxies. Because of its proximity it may be used as a "toy model" to study jet formation and propagation in much more complex and distant systems.

In a biological setting, "symbiosis" was originally defined as the "living together of unlike organisms," and describes close and long- term interactions between different species. In this sense, the astrophysical usage is apt because white dwarfs and red giants are very different stars. A red giant is extremely large and bright, with a relatively low temperature, while a white dwarf is small and faint with a high temperature.

Symbiosis is usually beneficial or essential to the survival of at least one of the species in the system, for example bees and flowers, birds and rhinos and clownfish and anemones. In the astrophysical context of symbiotic systems, the survival of the hot disk around the white dwarf, where the jet originates, depends on the wind of the red giant. The power, mass and the speed of the jet is closely related to the white dwarf environment including the disk. Once formed, the jet disrupts and shapes the extended envelope and environment of the red giant, as the latter evolves toward the end point of its life as a planetary nebula. However, in some cases, if the white dwarf gains too much mass from the red giant, it may end up being completely destroyed in a spectacular Type Ia supernova explosion.

A paper describing the new observations of CH Cyg was published in the February 20, 2010 issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters and was led by Margarita Karovska from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). The co-authors are Terrance Gaetz from CfA, Christopher Carilli from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Warren Hack from Space Telescope Science Institue, and John Raymond and Nicholas Lee, both from CfA.

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Image credit: Inset image: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/M.Karovska et al; Optical: NASA/ STScI; Radio: NRAO/VLA Wide field: DSS

Caption credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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