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Page from a Dispersed Shiva Mahatmya (Great Tales of Shiva) The Shiva Sahasranama (Sanskrit: शिवसहस्रनाम, romanized: śivasahasranāma) is a ...
Shiva temples are Hindu temples with shrines of Shiva, one of Hinduism's principal deities. [ a ] It is estimated that there are over 260 Shiva temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . [ 3 ]
In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. [1] Hindu texts describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, commonly in the aniconic form of a lingam .
There are at least eight different versions of the Shiva Sahasranama, devotional hymns listing many names of Shiva. [54] The version appearing in Book 13 (Anuśāsanaparvan) of the Mahabharata provides one such list. [a] Shiva also has Dasha-Sahasranamas (10,000 names) that are found in the Mahanyasa.
These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivayala Stotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. [7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu .
The presiding deity is revered in the 7th-century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. [1] The temple complex covers two acres and is located close to the Mahamaham tank. It houses two gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the western tower ...
A Tamil concept, Shiva was first depicted as Nataraja in the famous Chola bronzes and sculptures of Chidambaram. The dance of Shiva in Tillai, the traditional name for Chidambaram, forms the motif for all the depictions of Shiva as Nataraja. [41] [42] [43] He is also known as Sabesan, which means "The lord who dances on the dais".
Thiruvarutchelvar is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language Hindu mythological film, directed and produced by A. P. Nagarajan. [2] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan , Gemini Ganesan , Savitri and Padmini . It was released on 28 July 1967, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and ran for 100 days successfully in theatres.