“Architecture is a visual art, and our mandirs speak for themselves.”

Jambukeswarar Temple in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.

One of the five major Shiva mandirs or Pancha Bhoota Stalam representing water.
This mandir was built by Kochenga Chola, one of the Early Cholas around 1800 years ago.
There were two Siva Ganas
(Siva's disciples who live in Kailash):
'Malyavan' and 'Pushpadanta'. Though they are Siva Ganas they always quarrel with each
other and fight for one thing or other. In one
fight 'Malyavan' cursed 'Pushpadanta' to
become an elephant on earth and
The latter cursed the former to become a spider on earth. The elephant and the spider came to Jambukeswaram and continued their Siva worship. The elephant poured water over the linga with his trunk, and the spider constructed
it's web over the linga, to protect it from sunlight.
One day, the elephant saw the spider web, assumed it to be dust; cleared it. The spider became angry & one day crawled into the trunk of elephant & bit the it to death, killing itself. Siva in d form of Jambukeswara, moved by the deep devotion of the two, relieved them from curse

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Margatha Natarajar murthi - Uthirakosamangai temple near Ramanathapuram,TN
#ArudraDarisanam
Unique Natarajar made of emerlad is abt 6 feet tall.
It is always covered with sandal paste.Only on Thriuvadhirai Star in month Margazhi-Nataraja can be worshipped without sandal paste.


After removing the sandal paste,day long rituals & various abhishekam will be
https://t.co/e1Ye8DrNWb day Maragatha Nataraja sannandhi will be closed after anointing the murthi with fresh sandal paste.Maragatha Natarajar is covered with sandal paste throughout the year


as Emerald has scientific property of its molecules getting disturbed when exposed to light/water/sound.This is an ancient Shiva temple considered to be 3000 years old -believed to be where Bhagwan Shiva gave Veda gyaana to Parvati Devi.This temple has some stunning sculptures.

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