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Aug 13, 2019 • 5 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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Namaste. Earlier in the evening had the fortune of having a darshana at the Amritaghateswara Temple at Thirukkadaiyur, TN.

It is here at this place that Lord Shiva manifests as Kalasamharamurthy to save his great bhakta, Markendeya from Lord Yamadharmaraja and certain death.
Carving of Lingodbhavamurthy at the Temple. The other two deities seen are Brahma in the form of a swan on the top left corner & Maha Vishnu in his Varaha avatar in the bottom right.
Murthis of all the 63 Nayanars(Shaivaite saints) at the Temple.
Murthis of Saptamatrikas along with Ganesha.
The Shiva Lingam itself is very ancient & self manifested. It was the Cholas who built the primary Temple structure around it. It was later expanded by the Vijayanagara Nayakas & also the Thanjavur Marathas

Seen here is a mural painting of Thanjavur Maratha king Serfoji Bhonsle

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