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Chennai - pondycherry East Coast road. Probably the most scenic route in Tamil nadu that runs along the East Cost from chennai till Cuddalore
Nataraja Temple, also referred to as the Chidambaram Nataraja temple or Thillai Nataraja temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja – Shiva as the lord of dance – in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.
Life in Chidambaram City.
Chidambaram is a town and municipality in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Bahoor lake near Pondicherry - Cuddalore Road
f/8 | 30sec exposure |
with ND-500
i'm not happy with the output for some reason, shot with out tripod :(
but this is my first ever try with ND, Sure some new things is to learn is the happy things :).
Location - Pichavaram (Cuddalore), Tamilnadu.
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The vast spread mangrove trees and ways separated for free pass ways for boat service....
Clicked@Unknown Place Towards Cuddalore.
Style is the perfection of a point of view.
PLEASE NO MULTI INVITATIONS,AWARDS AND GRAPHICS
TEMPLES NAME : ATHIGAI VEERATTNESWARAR TEMPLE.
LORD NAME : ATHIGAI VEERATTNESWARAR
PLACE : THIRUVATHIGAI ( THIRU + ATHIGAI ), PANRUTI.
DISTRICT : CUDDALORE ,TAMIL NADU
INTRODUCTION :
Thiruvadhigai veerattaneswarar temple is one of the important shiva sthalam among the 108 shiva sthalam this beautifull temple is located 2 km from panruti at cuddalore district in tamil nadu. the temple is build near the river kedilam . the temples main lord is veerattaneswarar (shiva ) and godess periya nayagi ( parvathi ) .the bravery of lord shiva is exposed in this temple.at present this temple is under the guidence of the " HINDU ARANILAYA THURAI " the temple was build by the pallavas but the clear evidence is not available on which date that the temple was build . Accoring to the hindu mythology the " Thiripurasamharam " is being done by the lord shiva to destroy the 3 demon namely வித்யுந்மாலி, தாருகாட்சன்,கம்லாட்சன். on the behalf of this the temple was build.
THE TEMPLE :
The temple's architectural style is belong to the dravidian style of architecture. this temple is build on the 7 acre land. the temple is located 2 km from the panruti in the cuddalore district tamil nadu, india .the river named kedilam ( prounuced as gedilam ) is near by the temple which flows through the cuddalore and villupuram district. the age of this temple is not known accurately but this temple was constructed and build before tanjore brahadeeshwarar temple . the great king Raja raja cholan got an idea to build the Tanjore temple is after seeing this temple. their are many amazing thing are present in this temple.
The beautiful veerattaneswarar temple is faced towards the east, with the first rajakopuram having 7 store's and 7 kalasam's. at the entrence of the rajakopuram their are 108 sculptures , representing the thandavas in the bharthanatiyam.after entering inside the temple's first rajakopuram a " 16 kaal mandapam " is present and a open space ,were a 5 ft buddha statue is present in the right side(north side), and the temples tank is present at the left side(south side ).before the entrance of the 2nd rajakopuram lord GANESH's ( "vinayagar ") idol and the KODIMARAM is present , the second rajakopuram has 5 store's. after entering into the 2nd kopuram we can see a huge nandhi is located . and in the 3rd stage only the temples main lord veerattaneswarar is present. veerattaneswrar is in the form of suyambhu lingam with 16 stripes in the face of the lingam.the temple garbgiragha's kopuram is build by the pallava style of architecture ,it is build in such a intectual way that the shadow of the garbhagiragha kopuram's " vimaanam" will not fall at the ground in any of the season in the year. at the back of the molavar sanathi the temple's godess periya nayaki sanathi is present .and the statues of the 63 nayanmar is present inside the temple .
SPECIALITY OF THE TEMPLE :
Thirunavukarasar , niyanasambanthar , sundarar all these poet-saint of tamilnadu has worshiped and sanged songs and written hyms about this temple.
The idol called panchamuga lingam ( 5 faces) is present inside the temple which is a rare one, the four faces of the lingam are facing on each directions and the fifth one is facing at the top. this panchamuga lingam belongs to pallava period this idol is one of the very rare piece of lingam in the world this kind of ancient idol cannot be found anywere.
About Two songs on the beauty of lord murugan present in this temple is being sanged in the epic of Thirupugzhal by Arunaigrinathar.
The tradition of breaking the coconut in the ground ( " sitharuthengai ") has came from this temple only .
This temple is one of the most important temple ( "sthalam") among the 8 temples ( " 8 sthalam" ) in the world were the bravery exposed by the lord shiva (veeratteneswarar).
The temple is in the form a Ratha as it is believed that the lord came by Ratha.
The temple garbhagiragha's vimanam is build in such an intellectual way that the shadow of the vimanam will not fall in the ground at any season of the year.
The hyms " UZAVARAM " by thirunavaukarasar is being launched from this temple.
The temple was constructed and build before the Tanjore brahadeshwarar temple build.infact the great king Raja rajacholan had got an idea to build the tanjore temple after seeing this temple
This temple is one of the most imporatant temple among the 108 shiva temple ( " 108 shiva sthalangal ").
It is believed that the Temple was build 2000 years before.
Pooja are done on the days of " PIRATHOSHAM " and on other special occasions to the lords present in the temple.
DESCRIPTION SOURCE CREDIT : thiruvadhigaiveerattaneswarar.blogspot.in/
Melakkadambur is an obscure village in the Cuddalore district.It is about 32 km from chidambaram and 4 km from Kattumannarkoyil (or Kattumannargudi) Which was a city founded by Parantaka I and named Viranarayanapuram or Viranarayana Chaturvedimangalam after one of his surnames.
It is known for Arulmigu Amirthakateshwarar Thirukkoil, constructed during the reign of Cholas by Kulothunga Chola. The temple and the village are well known in Ponniyin Selvan history, as they are over than 1,000 years old. The Sivan temple at Melakadambur is a paadal petra thalam. This Sivalinga is Self-manifested or Swayambhu Linga.
Tamil saint Appar of the 7th century A.D. has sung hymns on this lord .He called the place Tirukadambur and the temple here Karakkoyil.
Karakkoil
There are nine types of Hindu temple structures. Amongst them, Karakkoil is a structure that the vimana is in chariot like structure. The structure is pulled by horses looks an enchanting appearance.
This Karakkoil has been built by the famous chalukkya chola Kulothunga-I in the year-1113 AD the king's 43rd governing year. This temple is like a chariot like structure two horses pulling Ratha. The temple was finely sculptured with many purana stories like Ramayan,krishna leela, Nayanmar stories and other stories of siva. The basement is called Adhittanam this temples adhittanam is laid of 18 layered adittanam called pathmaga pandham, and manjapathram.
Dasa Bhuja Rishaba Thandavamoorthy
A special idol kept in this temple, called Dasa Bhuja Rishaba Thandavamoorthy, depicts Lord Shiva dancing on a bull with all ten hands spread and holding weapons, with all Devas surrounding his feet. This is believed to be a Pala dynasty idol that came to Tamil Nadu-Melakadambur along with victorious King Rajendra Chola I of the Bengal war. After Rajendra this idol has been kept in this Melakadambur temple built by the king Kulothunga I, who donated this idol and some Vidangar's in 1110 AD. Devotees can see this idol only on Pradosha days.
Tamilnadu has a coastline that's roughly 950 kilometres long. Which means, beaches aplenty.
Cuddalore's Silver beach is one. It's wide, sandy and occasionally deserted. With pebbles and seashells punctuating the sand, and the river Gadilam meeting the Bay of Bengal here, Silver Beach has got a lot going for it.
Lalatatilaka Karana Miniature seen on Malaithongal ( A part seen in the pillar)
மாலைத்தொங்கலில் லலாடதிலகம் கரண குறுஞ்சிற்பம் .
Lalatatilaka -Putting the dot
வ்ருஸ்சிகம் சரணம் க்ருத்வா பாதஸ்யாங்குஷ்ட நே ந து
லலாட திலகம் குர்யாத் லலாடதிலகம் து தத்!
விருஸ்சிக காலை செய்துவிட்டு வலக்காலிலுள்ள கட்டை விரலினால் நெற்றியில் திலகத்தைச் செய்வது "லலாட திலகம்" ஆகும்.
With the Vruscika foot a mark is to be made on the forehead with a great toe called as Lalata tilaka.
Pataleeswarar Temple is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva in the town of Cuddalore. It was constructed during the Pallava and Medieval Chola periods. The Saivite saint Appar is believed to have adopted Saivism at this temple.
Fisher women vendors selling fish in auction at Cuddalore OT wholesale fish market, Seafood is one of the main part of indian peoples ration....
At Pichavaram.
Pichavaram is located near Chidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, in South India. The nearest railway station is Chidambaram from where it is accessible by road.
Pichavaram is home to the second largest Mangrove forest in the world, and it is one of the unique eco-tourism spots in South India. The backwaters, interconnected by the Vellar and Coleroon river systems, offer abundant scope for water sports such as rowing, kayaking and canoeing. The Pichavaram forest not only offers waterscape and backwater cruises, but also another very rare sight - the mangrove forest trees are permanently rooted in a few feet of water.
The Pichavaram mangroves are considered among the healthiest mangrove occurrence in the world. Pichavaram consists of a number of islands interspersing a vast expanse of water covered with green trees. The area is about 2,800 acres (11 km2) and is separated from the sea by a sand bar which is a patch of extraordinary loveliness.
The Pichavaram mangrove biotope, consisting of rare species like Avicennia and Rhizophara; presents a special attraction, with its peculiar topography and environmental condition. It supports the existence of many rare varieties of economically important shell and finfishes.
Source : Wikipedia
Today is Thai Poosam. தைப் பூசம்
Satyagnana Sabha or the "Temple of Wisdom" is an octagonal structure constructed by the Saivite saint Ramalinga Swamigal in the town of Vadalur in Cuddalore district. The sanctum sanctorum of this temple is concealed from the main hall by seven curtains which are parted only on Thai Poosam day. All the four towers of the Chidambaram temple are visible from the sabha.
அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
தனிப்பெருங்கருணை அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி
Arutprakasa Vallalar Chidambaram Ramalingam (Tamil: அருட்பிரகாச வள்ளலார் சிதம்பரம் இராமலிங்க அடிகள்) (5 October 1823 – disappeared on 30 January 1874), whose pre-monastic name was Ramalingam, is commonly known in India and across the world as Vallalar. He was one of the most famous Tamil Saints and also one of the greatest Tamil poets of the 19th century a nd belongs to a line of Tamil saints known as "gnana siddhars" (gnana means higher wisdom). The Samarasa Suddha Sanmarga Sathiya Sangam was spread and passed on by him not only in theory but mainly in practice by his own way of living which was itself inspiration for his followers. Through the notion of Suddha Sanmarga Sangam, the saint endeavored to eliminate the caste system. According to Suddha Sanmarga, the prime aspects of human life should be love connected with charity and divine practice leading to achievement of pure knowledge. Wiki