Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

Very good photos dear Vairam. Thanks for sharing.

Actually some one observed ::

The Iconography is a VERY SPECIAL AND SUBTLE feature !!

Last week when Vijay posted Dr. Nagaswamy Sir's article re THIPURANTAKA and VEENADHARA - he VERY NICELY OBSERVED that the DIFFERENCE can be FOUND OUT FROM THE FINGER POSITIONS OF THE MOORTHY !

The difference in Holding a BOW (Thripurantaka - kind of vertical ) and in Holding a VEENA (slightly slanted as we seen in Saraswathi)!

When such is the SUBTLE feature in ICONOGRAPHY - we change the Sculptures to our whims and fancies using

- SANDANA KAAPU (Sandle Paste)
- Elaborate Flower Arrangement
- Fruit arrangements !!

During Navarathri - several temples announce and exhibit - VARIOUS POSES of (for the same) DEITIES !!

These are very much wrong.. not authorised in the Original Sacred texts...

Same is the case with Kavasams too !!

Imagine Kavasams over Beluru - Halabedu - Darasuram Sculptures !!

We will have to slowly highlight these too .. revealing ORIGINALITY is more important and appeal to sentiments of the Worshippers ..


regards/ sps

The temple is called Thakkolam Jalanadiswaram.

http://www.varalaaru.com/Default.asp?articleid=287

An inscription of aparajita discovered by Dr. R.N confirms the belief held earlier that this is a late pallava temple.

Thakkolam - the war in which Bhutuga (Ganga) killed Rajaditya. I cannot forget Maniyam's painting in PS on this. Still in my eyes.

thank you Vairam,
really fine murthis.
kathie

kindly help[ me the route of the thakkonam from tiruchy

somasundram

Nice photos,by the way where is this temple.