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Kandhanathaswamy Thirukovil
Kandhanathaswamy temple, also known as Adhi Swaminathaswamy Thirukovil, is a temple is located in the village of Eraharam near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu. This temple is a Sivan temple although it has Murugan as the primary deity. This temple is older than the Swaminatha Swamy Temple. Location This place is located in Eraharam. This temple can be reached by the roads from Thiruppurambiyam and from Kumbakonam. This temple has river Palar a tributary of river Kaveri running backside of the temple and has a temple pond at its side. Even parking facility is available Naming Rishis were often being attacked by the demons. So the Rishis went to Lord Shiva asking help. Lord shiva told murugan to help them and also gave murugan a weapon and said murugan to hold that place . That weapon had fallen in this particular place in earth which gave rise to the name Eraharam Specality This place exists since before 9th century as this place has been sung by Nakkiranar, Kachiayappar siva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eraharam
Eraharam is a village in Kumbakonam taluk, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. It is locally known as Eragaram. It has an old Murugan temple known as Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil. The residents' main occupations are agriculture and fishing. The water resources are ground water, tap water, canal water and water from Chakara Pond. There is a bus stop, but few road connections to the village. The population of the village shrank from 1930 (2001 census) to 1222 in the 2011 census. In the 2001 census, Eraharam had 924 males and 1006 females. The sex ratio was 1089 and the literacy rate, 70.16. In this village there are many temples too. Some of them are: * Unnathapureshwarar kovil *Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil Temples There are many temples in this village, the murugan temple in this village is the adhi temple for swami malai murugan temple Kandhanathaswamy thirukovil Kandhanathaswamy temple, also known as Adhi Swaminathaswamy Thirukovil, is a temple is located in the village of Erahar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbakonam
Kumbakonam (formerly spelt as Coombaconum or Combaconum) or Kudanthai is a city municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the States of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located from Thanjavur and from Chennai and is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district. It is the second largest city in the district after Thanjavur. The city is bounded by two rivers, the Kaveri River to the north and Arasalar River to the south. Kumbakonam is known as a "Temple town" due to the prevalence of a number of Hindu temple, temples here and is noted for its Mahamaham festival, which happens once in 12 years, attracting people from all over the country. Kumbakonam dates back to the Sangam period and was ruled by the Early Cholas, Pallavas, Mutharaiyar dynasty, Medieval Cholas, Later Cholas, Pandyas, the Vijayanagara Empire, Madurai Nayaks, Thanjavur Nayaks and the Thanjavur Marathas. It rose to be a prominent town between the seventh and ninth centuries AD, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kartikeya
Kartikeya ( sa, कार्त्तिकेय, Kārttikeya), also known as Skanda, Subrahmanya, Shanmukha (), and Murugan ( ta, முருகன்), is the Hindu god of war. He is the son of Parvati and Shiva, the brother of Ganesha and a god whose legends have many versions in Hinduism. Kartikeya has been an important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times, worshipped as Mahasena and Kumara in North India and is predominantly worshipped in the state of Tamil Nadu and other parts of South India, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Malaysia as Murugan. Murugan is widely regarded as the "God of the Tamil people". It has been postulated that the Tamil deity of Murugan was syncretised with the Vedic deity of Subrahmanya following the Sangam era. Both Muruga and Subrahmanya refer to Kartikeya. The iconography of Kartikeya varies significantly; he is typically represented as an ever-youthful man, riding or near an Indian peafowl, called Paravani, bearing a vel and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swaminatha Swamy Temple
Swaminatha Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Murugan. It is located in Swamimalai, 5 km from Kumbakonam, on the banks of a tributary of river Kaveri in Thanjavur District, 250 km from Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu, India. The temple is fourth abode of Murugan among six (Arupadaiveedugal). The shrine of the presiding deity, Swaminathaswamy is located atop a hillock and the shrine of his mother Meenakshi (Parvathi) and father Shiva (Sundareswarar) is located downhill. The temple has three ''gopuram'' (gateway towers), three precincts and sixty steps and each one is named after the sixty Tamil years. The temple has six daily rituals at various times from 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and three yearly festivals on its calendar. The annual Vaikasi Visagam festival is attended by thousands of devotees from far and near. As per Hindu legend, Muruga, the son of Shiva, extolled the meaning of the Pranava Mantra (AUM) to his father at this place and hence attaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiruppurambiyam
Thirupparambiyam is a village in the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Demographics In the 2001 census, Thiruppurambiyam had a population of 5114 with 2559 males and 2555 females. The sex ratio was 998. The literacy rate was 67.3 History Thiruppurambiyam was the fierce battlefield in the 9th century deciding the bright future of Cholas. Chola king, Aditya I built a temple, the Sakshinatheswarar Temple in sweet remembrance of turn of the tide in his favour and named it Aditeshwaram. The present name of the presiding deity is Sakshinathar and the consort's name is Kuraivilla Azhagi (Goddess with unsurpassed beauty). The sanctum of the consort was built by Rajaraja Chola I. The sanctum wall contains beautiful sculptures of ''Parivara devatas'' (other deities of Siva temple). Lord Ganesa, the idol of the Elephant God is showered with honey on the day of ''Vinayagar Chaturthi'' and all the honey poured down is absorbed by it. ''Tourist Guide to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palar
Palar is a river of southern India. It rises in the Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka state, and flows in Karnataka, in Andhra Pradesh and in Tamil Nadu before reaching its confluence into the Bay of Bengal at Vayalur about south of Chennai. It flows as an underground river for a long distance only to emerge near Bethamangala town, from where, gathering water and speed, it flows eastward down the Deccan Plateau. The Towns of Bethamangala, Santhipuram, Kuppam, Ramanaickenpet, Vaniyambadi, Ambur, Melpatti, Gudiyatham, Pallikonda, Anpoondi, Melmonavoor, Vellore, Katpadi, Melvisharam, Arcot, Ranipet, Walajapet, Kanchipuram, Walajabad, Chengalpattu, Kalpakkam, and Lattur are located on the banks of the Palar River. Of the seven tributaries, the chief tributary is the Cheyyar River. Palar river water from Palar anicut is diverted to the Poondi reservoir located in the Kosasthalaiyar River basin and to Chembarambakkam Lake located in the Adayar River basin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaveri
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu district of the state of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1,341 m above mean sea level and flows for about 800 km before its outfall into the Bay of Bengal. It reaches the sea in Poompuhar in Mayiladuthurai district. It is the third largest river after Godavari and Krishna in southern India, and the largest in the State of Tamil Nadu, which, on its course, bisects the state into north and south. In ancient Tamil literature, the river was also called Ponni (the golden maid, in reference to the fine silt it deposits). The Kaveri is a sacred river to the people of South India and is worshipped as the Goddess Kaveriamma (Mother Cauvery). It is considered to be among the seven holy rivers of India. It is extensively used for agriculture in bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakkīraṉãr
Nakkīraṉãr, sometimes spelled Nakkirar or Nakkiranar, was a post-Sangam era Tamil poet. He is credited with the devotional poem to the Hindu god Murugan in the '' Pattuppāṭṭu'' anthology, titled ''Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai''. In the historic Tamil tradition, he is believed to have also authored a second poem in the Sangam collection titled ''Neṭunalvāṭai'', as well as a detailed commentary on ''Iraiyanar Akapporul'' (''lit.'' Grammar of Stolen Love). However, according to the Tamil literature scholar Kamil Zvelebil, the ''Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai'' and the ''Neṭunalvāṭai'' were likely authored by two different Nakkirar, and Nakkīraṉãr and the older Nakkīrar were different individual. It is uncertain as to which century Nakkiranar lived, much like the chronology of the Sangam literature. Scholars variously place his works between 3rd and 8th century CE, with Zvelebil suggesting late classical. Nakkīraṉãr's poem ''Tirumurukarruppatai'' is the most anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kachiyapper
Kachiyapper (Kacchiyappa Shiva āchāriyār) is a Tamil temple priest who gained fame as a poet and Vedantist. Personal life Kachiyapper was born in a Shaivite Brahmin family and officiated as a priest in the Ekambareswarar Temple in Kanchipuram, Kumara Kottam Murugan temple, Kanchipuram. Works Kachiyapper was a poet and Vedantist. His greatest composition was the '' Kandha puranam'', which is the Tamil counterpart of the Sanskrit ''Skanda Purana''. The metres have been composed in the same style as the former. It is made up of six volumes comprising a total of 13,305 stanzas. According to Kachiyapper's preface to Parasurama Mudaliar's ''Kandha purana Vachagam'', the work was completed in the Saka year 700 corresponding to 778 AD. ''Kandha Purānam'' Kacchiyappar (Kacchiyappa Shiva āchāriyār), a Tamil and Sanskrit scholar, was a priest in the Kumara kottam temple. He composed the text ''Kandha Purānam''. The hall, the ''Kandhapurāna Arangetra Mantapam ''(An outdoor p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arunagirinathar
Arunagirinaadhar (Aruna-giri-naadhar, ', ) was a Tamil Saiva saint-poet who lived during the 15th century in Tamil Nadu, India. In his treatise ''A History of Indian Literature'' (1974), Czech Indologist Kamil Zvelebil places Arunagirinathar's period between circa 1370 CE and circa 1450 CE. He was the creator of '' Thiruppugazh'', ', , meaning "Holy Praise" or "Divine Glory"), a book of poems in Tamil in praise of lord Murugan. His poems are known for their lyricism coupled with complex rhymes and rhythmic structures. In Thiruppugazh, the literature and devotion has been blended harmoniously. ''Thiruppugazh'' is one of the major works of medieval Tamil literature, known for its poetical and musical qualities, as well as for its religious, moral and philosophical content. Early life Arunagiri was born in Senguntha Kaikolar family during the 15th century in Thiruvannamalai, a town in the Vijayanagara empire. His father died soon after his birth and his pious mother and sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanda Shasti Kavasam
Kanda Shashti Kavacham or Skanda Sashti Kavasam ( ta, கந்த சஷ்டி கவசம்) is a Hindu devotional song composed in Tamil by Devaraya Swamigal (born c. 1820), a student of Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai, on Lord Muruga, the son of Lord Shiva, in Chennimalai near Erode. Tamil contains many ancient hymns in praise of deities. Kanda Sashti Kavasam was composed in the 19th century. History The hymn was composed in the 19th century by Balan Dhevaraya Swami. The place where Balan Dhevaraya Swami staged the hymn is the Chennimalai Subramania Swamy Temple near Erode in Tamil Nadu. The lines 'Chiragiri Velavan' in the hymn refers to the Lord of Chennimalai. Plan of the song The song consists of a total of 244 lines, including four introductory lines known as "Kaappu," followed by a couple of meditational lines and the main song portion consisting of 238 lines known as the "Kavacham." The grammar employed in the introductory part is the ''Naerisai venba'' and that of the med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
