Monday, February 1, 2016

Cobra worship of shivaling - magic

तमिलनाडु के थेप्परुमनल्लुर स्थित शिव मंदिर में एक ऐसा करिश्मा देखने को मिला जिसने सभी को चौंका दिया. साल 2010 में रोज़ाना की आरती के दौरान मंदिर में मौजूद पुजारी ने देखा कि एक कोबरा अपने मुंह से पेड़ से पत्ती तोड़कर शिवलिंग पर चढ़ा रहा है. ऐसा उसने एक नहीं दो-तीन बार किया. इसके बाद ये किस्सा आम लोगों के बीच बेहद चर्चित हुआ

7 th door of Anantpadmnabh temple Kerala, India

तमिलनाडु में मौजूद प्राचीन मंदिर अनंतपद्मनाभ स्वामी को लेकर कई कहानियां प्रचलित हैं. वहां एक रहस्यमयी बड़ा दरवाज़ा मौजूद है और ऐसी मान्यता है कि सिद्ध साधु ही गरुड़ मंत्र के ज़रिए इसे खोल सकता है. खैर इस दरवाज़े के पीछे का सच क्या है ये किसी को नहीं मालूम है. कुछ लोगों के मुताबिक दरवाज़े के पीछे से अरब सागर की आवाज़ सुनाई देती है जबकि कई लोगों का मानना है कि वो आवाज़ वहां मौजूद सांपों की है. 

यगंती मंदिर कॉ नंदी बैल

नंदी का बढ़ता आकार

देशभर में भगवान शिव के कई करिश्माई मंदिर मौजूद हैं लेकिन आंध्र प्रदेश के कुरनूल में मौजूद यगंती मंदिर उनमें बेहद ख़ास है. ऐसी कहानी प्रचलित है कि वहां मौजूद पत्थर के नंदी बैल का आकार साल दर साल बढ़ता जा रहा है. इसके कारण मंदिर प्रशासन को वहां मौजूद एक खम्बे को भी हटाना पड़ा. वहां रहने वाले लोगों के मुताबिक पहले वो नंदी बैल की परिक्रमा करते थे लेकिन बढ़ते आकार के कारण अब वो संभव नहीं है

BhogaNandeeshwara temple of Bangalore India

CHARMING CHOLA STYLE at BHOGANADEESWARA TEMPLE:

One of the most ornate temples of the Dravidian style of temple Architecture, this 1200 year old Bhoganandeeswara Temple is rich in unique sculptural styles and inscriptions.

The Bhoganandeeswara temple complex has 3 temples (all dedicated to Lord Shiva) each built in a distinct style by dynasties of different ages.

'The Arunachaleshwara temple' was built by the Nolambas, 'Uma Maheshwara Temple' with ornate pillars was built by the Hoysalas and the main temple-' Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple' with a majestic Shiva Linga was built by the Cholas. (Some Historians differ it was originally built by Ganga rulers. But if you take a closer look, you can definitely find Chola style in it. I think there might be some later additions by Cholas).

The Kalyana Mandapa and the Tulabhara Mandapa, the large temple tank and outer walls were later added by the Vijayanagara rulers.

Many of the sculptural niceties reminded me the sculpting style at Amirthakadeswara Temple at Melakkadambur, Tamilnadu.

To compare similarities, view posts on Melakkadambur :
https://www.facebook.com/madhujagdhishsculptureenthusiast/photos/a.1532131683719475.1073741828.1527945810804729/1600093663589943/?type=3 

ASI have recorded the copper plate inscriptions of Bana rulers(810CE) and stone  inscriptions of Rashtrakuta, Cholas and the Vijayanagara rulers.

One of the oldest temples of Karnataka, the Bhoganandeeswara temple is located in Nandhi Village at the foot Nandhi Hills, 60 km from South Indian Metro City Bengaluru.


Who built Kathmandu

ANCIENT KATHMANDU : 

 Gunakamadeva built Kantipura, the modern Kathmandu at the junction of the rivers Vagmati and Vishnumati in Kaliyuga 3824 (722 CE).

Shown here : Raj ghat on the Bagmati river near Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu

PARSHURAMESHWAR TEMPLE GUDIMALLAI Andhra Pradesh India

The  PARSHURAMESHWAR TEMPLE GUDIMALLAI  Andhra Pradesh India 

A Gudimallam village about 30 kms from Tirupati in the Tirupati – Sri kalahasti route near to PapaNaidupeta, has got great prominence because it has a beautiful Shiva Temple, which is popularly known as “the Parasurameswara Temple.” This is considered as the oldest Shiva temple identified so far tracing to 3rd century BC. The Lord here is known as Parasurameshwara, and this lingam is believed to depict the trinity. The legend of the temple connects it to Parasurama, an avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu.
Renowned for its earliest extant sivalinga in India datable to second/third centuries B. C. the main temple consists an apsidal shrine in lower level with Ardha 
Mandapam and mahamandapam in front, all facing east and each higher than the previous one.  The Main entrance to the shrine is, however from the south side of Maha mandala when the walled enclosure is added by an ornamental pillared porch (dwarapala). The main shrine is closed all round externally by a peristyle cloister,the Vimana over the shrine is of brick,hollow inside and is apsidal on plan,elevation resembling a linga nut hence termed as lingakruti Vimana. The sanctum has a false ceiling over wooden joints. A devi shrine is added at north-west corner.other minor shrines within the prakara include kartikya and subramanya,a plain  gopura is provided at the western entrance of the compound wall.the stone temple complex is in late pallava/bana and chola style and good number of inscribed records speak of the perpetual gifts made by kings,the earliest belonging to the bana’s(a feudatory royal family under the later pallava’s,circa 842-904 centuries AD) and latest of the time of yadaya devaraya(AD 1346) inscription of the time of vikramachola refers to complete rebuilding of the temple in 1126 a.d. along with gopura and the well.

The linga on its frontal faceta relief figure standing siva. He has two hands the right one holds a ram by the hind legs head hanging downwards. In the left a globular pot is held and a battle axe(parasu) rests on the left shoulder. The linga is fixed within two stone rings during the earliest phase inside the sanctum which served as arghapitha. The standing form of the god reveals Vedic and protopuranic concepts of Rudra. He is shown standing on the shoulders of a crouching dwarf Yaksha whose features are unique. He is seated on the knees body shrunken, and light teethed as if resisting the super lord. The ears are leaf shaped while the terminals of feet show their merman affinity this save dika linga set up was apparently in open during the early centuries B.C. and surrounded by allow three bared on slabs ecalling of baruhut and bodhgaya. The tops of the railing were found broken,but now renovated to its original height and matching color expect the main linga and the pithas surrounding by a stone railing all the other structural embellishments are later additions by successive rulers and the temple continued to be venerated from circa third century B.C. down to the present day.

Tanjore temple and Brihadeeswara Temple



 Tanjore was established by mighty  Chozhas. small village between Chidamabaram and Kumbakonam with nothing more than a few houses now, served as the capital of the mighty Chozhas for over 250 years, a lot more than Tanjore. The city, established by the great Rajendra Chozha in 1025 AD, in memory of his conquests upto the river Ganges in the northern parts of India, has seen it's share of riches, treachery, assassinations, conquests and even complete annihilation. All that remains now indicative of its past glory is this magnificent Brihadeeswara Temple. True, the temple and the city are left with no riches in terms of gold, but the treasures this temple stores in terms of its sculptures is one that cannot be measured. Read on for a virtual tour of the great temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram.