I had been to Thittai kovil recently where I was informed that solar and lunar magnetic stones were fixed by sculptors during its construction atop the Dome above presiding deity. The stones transform oxygen into water and drop it once in every24 minutes gap on the presiding deity.
Fascinating Would you know the composition of Chandrakanta stone? Or it's origin? Is Chandrakanta stone readily ? It would make an energy free dehumidifier for humid Chennai Raj Mutharasan
I won't rule out a possibility I haven't seen, but I'm definitely suspicious of anything that's claimed to be a lunar, solar or planetary magnet!
But Sankar's explanation sounds like there *may* be something behind this (assuming that somebody doesn't ritually fill up a reservoir somewhere or something), but we'd have to see it to judge...
I suspect the explanation for dripping water would most likely be a leaky roof. Magnetic stones? What are those, and why all that trouble? It's far easier to have water drip through a crack in the ceiling.
Vj... One significant difference, however. That is, the plastic sheet is hydrophobic (rejects water) thus what condenses drips. On the other hand rocks are oxides and love and hold water. Further rocks are porous and capillary action will cause holding of the condensed water. One should also remember that a water film form on the rock it wont condense water vapor further, as it is not energetically favorable So science tells us it is highly improbable. But, then again we may not be thinking of all possibilities. Raj Mutharasan
It is a gemstone which can be easily scratched which is used in our astrology. Like Varanasi andother Shiva temples maybethis was placed on the rooftop in this temple too to get perennial waterdrops on the lingam as LordShiva is said to be an "Abhishekapriyar" !