Dear Sps the keralite habits in chidambaram could also be inspired by natarajars stay in kerala. when malik kafur invaded tamil nadu in april 1314, legends say nataraja was spirited away to hill country.( a good idea for a novel like thiruvarangkan ula) after 60 years the dikshitars forgot where it was buried and were led by a cow which showered milk on the buried idol daily. there is also one local legend that says the nataraja in lalgudi is the true one. any comments? venketesh
there is a 1000 year old fresco above brigathiiswarar the 4 raja gopurams of thillai of present is not there. instead keral type vaasals are there.
can we have a discussion on the people who built the present raja gopurams. (one of them was built by pachchaiyappa muthaliar and his sister) one trivia" all four are offset and can be seen together from only one point near the sivaganga tank
we both are talking about the same place. paandi naayagam is the murugan temple on the west bank of the sivagangai actually there is a pillar to mark the spot closer to sivakamasundari temple. but the point is even when you are serious people think otherwise when you said the four gopurams can be seen from one place i thought akaa diwaker is going to say plane or helicopter il irunthu
ha ha actually there is a fantastic shot of the four gopurams from a helicopter in the movie kaathalan
i can hear you say ( naan nagmava thaan paarhtheen. nadaraajara illai)
chidambaram was a thillai vanam thillai is a tree( most possibly the mangrove type we find in pichavaram)a short tree that grows on water fronts now extinct in chidambaram area.
but it is possible that this plant was previously predominant in chidambaram for the town is a narrow strip between two rivers and must have been marshy
While entering in to the Kovil , feeling HIS friendly enquiry "Entru Vanthaay?" ennum thiru kurippE is the special of Chidhambaram. Till we leave the temple the continuos care given and the flowing eternal love makes us to forget all. The lifted leg alone occupies the whole heart and melts us. My sincere prayers to all those who think about the Kovil.
that was a great mail on the energy of this temple thookiya thiruvadi/ kunjithapatham on which the earth revolves. i vaugely remember prof rathnasababathy say something aboutwhich part of arthanariswarar was lifted( the male or female)
in saivam koyil means chidambaram
place name is actually thillai.( after the plants) just today i mailed on the mangrove plant that gave thillai its name. its actually called rhizopora a co incidence i saw the plants being reared in pots in ms swaminathan foundation today
people can see this in pichavaram,also on the river banks when we cross cuddalore and pondy
dear SPS news that rajendran stayed in chidambaram for 4 year what a co incidence i too stayed there for 4 years- my teachers loved me and tried to keep me for more(with arrears)but i escaped
actually i stayed in thiruvetkalam a paadal petra sthalam 3 km from chidambaram.( annamalai nagar) on quiet nights you could hear the sea from there
here was the location where arjuna on the vana vasa battled with the lord himself and got the paasupatham as a reward
traditionaly this temple is beleived to provide a pardon for all errors in life including those against god
it better be true for on the out skirts of this temple naan adichcha looty konjamaa nanjamaa?
You are the BEST PERSON to project that psychological bonding.. since you hail from Nagarathar community and wellconnected with the Trustees of Thiruvengadu.
Thiruvengadu is about 11 Kms west of Poompuhar @ Kaviripuhum- pattinam, Capital Town of Early Chozhas - atleast till Karikalan period - which was perished by Kadalkoll @ Tsunami., which affected the phyche of Nagarathar community, who migrated to the elevated piece of Nadu - bordering with Pandyas and Chozhas and not far away from Chera's Karur too... I will leave it at this.
Thiruvengadu @ SWETHARANYAM - which includes Thirunangur - comprises of minimum 12 Divya Desams and 12 Siva temples in about 4 x 4 Kms stretch.. where Thirumangai Mannan @ Azhwar's Thiruvali, his wife's Thiruvellakkulam too figures. Hardly 7 Kms east of this place is Seerkazhi, birth place of Thirugnana Sambandar.
You have connections with heriditary Trusteess of Thiruvengadu siva temple. This temple having 3 moorthys, 3 ambals, 3 theerthams is also known as Aadhi Chidambaram, possibly with first Nataraja worshipped during Early Chozha empire .. ! All the Medivial Chozha Kings have given extensive grants and the ANIRUDHAR BRONZE found from this Temple is in display at Thanjai Art Gallery ! The Pidchadanar Bronze - Thiruvengadu / Thanjai Art Gallery - when seen from the back - reveals the locks of hair of Lord siva are nothing but snakes !!
Fearing the effect of Tsunami, Medival Chozhas should have promoted Chidambaram in a big way ...
With Veeranam hardly about 20 Kms farther West, with Veeranam on the West, Chidambaram - Thiruvengadu - Poompuhar on the East, Pullirukkuvelur @ Vaitheeswarankoil on the south and Sethiathope / Thirumunaippadi (recall Villi's discussions / Archerymen who got settled in these area) on the North this should have been the cream of Chozha Kingdom, before it became an Empire.
So, the UDAYARKUDI, on the Northern banks of Veeranam should have been an aristocratic settlement !!
Parantka I paved way for this ...
And rightly Kalki has chosen this as his Magnum opus's commencing point.
The question was 'did anyone examined?' to know if someone has already done that checking of facts and providing summary. Your answer 'no one prevents...' sounds like no one has done that in this group. Thanks for that cordial answer. I do not want to pose an expert; as a lay man I will try to read those inscriptions. Can you please give me if I can read them somewhere on the internet?
I have not read all the links you have sent. I will read them one by one.