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As in other Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the first precinct of the Shiva shrine has images of Dakshinamurthy (Shiva as the Teacher), Durga (warrior-goddess) and Chandikeswarar (a saint and devotee of Shiva). The shrines of Brahma and his consort Saraswati are located in the south west corner of the temple complex. [citation needed]
Brahma Gnana Pureeswarar Temple is a Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, India. The main deity in this temple is Brahma Gnana Pureeswarar and goddess is Pushpavalli alias Pushpambigai. There are two Nandis , one found in front of the shrine of the main deity and the other found in front of the shrine of the goddess of this temple.
Devotees add samidha (sacrificial offerings of wood) to the flame and collect the ashes as blessings. A stone called the Brahma Shila – in front of temple – is regarded as the exact spot of the divine marriage. [11] A water stream called Saraswati Ganga originates in the courtyard of the temple. It fills all the holy ponds in the vicinity. [3]
Kumbakonam (kumpakōṇam) is a city and a municipal corporation in the Thanjavur district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, 40 kilometres from Thanjavur and 273 kilometres from Chennai. It is the headquarters of the Kumbakonam taluk of Thanjavur district and a temple town [ 1 ] with many Hindu temples located in and around it, the majority ...
Sattainathar temple, Sirkazhi (also called Brahmapureeswarar temple and Thoniappar temple) is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Sirkali, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The temple is incarnated by the hymns of Thevaram and is classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.
Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Chola architecture located in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.This temple, built by Chola emperor Rajaraja II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram that are referred to as the Great ...
Thus, she is worshipped as Thillai Kali here. Her anger was pacified by Brahma by chanting the Veda and praising her. Kali was pleased and assumed a benign form with four heads similar to Brahma and known as Thillai Amman (Mother of Thillai) or Brahma Chamundeeswari. There are two main shrines in the temple.
The four-headed god Brahma should be shown seated on the ground in the foreground officiating as the wedding priest and making offerings to the homa (sacred fire) in the kunda (fire-altar). The four-armed god holds a sruka and sruva (sacrificial ladle and spoon) in his front arms and a kamandalu (water-pot) and akshamala (rosary) in his back ...