#Thread 1. There are large number of temples & ashrams in the #Girivalam route around Sri #Arunachaleswarar#temple & the most important ones are: Ashta (eight) lingams representing the eight directions with each one being associated with one or more birth stars. @sattology
2. Each lingam addresses different aspects of man’s life & they bless the devotees with different types of benefits. It is believed to be installed by various Devas. Also these lingams have a dominant navagraha & praying to each lingam brings forth various benefits @harshasherni
3. that is being bestowed by that navagraha on the devotees.
Indira Lingam - It is said to be installed by Indira representing East. The dominant navagraha of this lingam are Sun & Venus. Worshiping this lingam blesses the devotees with long life & abundant prosperity. @Nidhi7007
4. Agni Lingam - representing the South-East. The uniqueness of this lingam is the only lingam that is placed on the right side of the Girivala path. The dominant navagraha of this lingam is Moon. Praying to this lingam helps one to keep away sickness & to maintain good health.
5. Yama Lingam - representing the South. It is said to be installed by Deva of death, Yama. The dominant graham of this lingam is Mars. Worshiping this Yama lingam relieves the devotees of their financial constraints. @Itishree001@Tanvangi17@VipashaRanjan@Jayalko1@desi_thug1
6. Niruthi Lingam - representing the South East. The dominant graham of this lingam is the Rahu. This was installed by the king of the giants. Devotees worshiping this Niruthi lingam are freed of their problems. @almightykarthik@pujari_anup@Tejsingh123456@rightwingchora
7. Varuna Lingam - representing the West. This lingam is installed by Varuna (rain) Deva. The dominant graham of this lingam is Saturn. Devotees worshiping this lingam are protected from all critical illness & are taken care to get elevated in their social development. @sfeksk
8. Vayu Lingam - representing North West. Vayu lingam is installed by the Bhagwan Vayu (air), himself. The graham that is dominant is the Ketu. Offering prayers to this Vayu lingam gives strength to fight all heart ailments, stomach, lung problems & general illness. @ShefVaidya
10. Eesanya Lingam - representing North East. Deva that installed this lingam is Esanyan. The graham that dominates this lingam is Mercury. Praying to this lingam gives peace of mind to devotees & develops a positive attitude in them to achieve success in all their pursuits.
2. #Sattology about this Temple: A 110 feet high, 7 stage, east facing RajaGopuram is the one that welcomes us first. Sri Adi Shankaracharya had done Beejakshara Pradhishta to Simha theertham. This temple is also known as ‘Baskara Kshetram’ @Tanvangi17@almightykarthik@sfeksk
3. because Surya Bhagwan is said to worship linga when its rays fall on it in the month of Panguni (March-April); The name of the place as Virinchipuram came from #Sattology that the Temple was worshiped by Brahma, i.e., Virinchi; The theertha of this Temple @Maha_periyava_
#Thread 1. Nandi Theertha #Temple , Malleshwaram, Bengaluru. There is a mystery behind discovery of this 7000 year old Temple.
Sri Dakshina Mukha Nandi Theertha Kalyani Kshetra also known as Nandi Theertha. This temple is located opp. Gangamma Temple @sattology@harshasherni
2. & diagonally opp. Kadu Malleshwara Temple. In 1997, construction began on an empty land diagonally opp. to Kadu Malleshwara Temple, during evacuation of a mound for construction the workers discovered the spire of a Temple. They dug deeper & found there was a large Temple
3. ASI team then completed the excavation & found a perfectly preserved central pool of water surrounded by granite steps & pillared mantapas. The Temple houses a Shivling continously abhishekam with water dripping from the mouth of a Nandi moorthy. @Tanvangi17@Itishree001
#Thread 1. Sri Brahmapureeswarar #Temple , near #Trichy
Main Deity : Sri Brahmapureeswarar (Bhagwan Brahma) Consort: Brahma Nayagi
Sthal Theerth : Brahma Theertha.
Sthala Vriksh : Magizha (Spanish cherry) tree. @sattology@harshasherni@Itishree001
2. Prominence of the Shrine : This is yet another spectacular Dravidian #architectural marvel, the Brahmapureeswar Temple. Not known to many, this temple is tucked away on the outskirts of the #Trichy city at a serene village near #Tirupattur. @RajiIndustani@SriRamya21
3. An Early morning visit is recommended for a great #spiritual ambience. The main deity worshiped here is Bhagwan Brahmapureeswarar, an avatar of Mahadev Shiva.
Shri Brahma, the creator among the Trimurtis [Trident- Brahma, Vishnu & Mahesh] appears @Vaidyvoice@Tanvangi17
1. #Thread Kailasanathar #temple
Main Deity: Mahadev Shiva. This temple is situated in #Kanchipuram. It is a temple closely connected with the life history of sage Poosalaar (a devotee of Mahadev). This temple was built by the great king Raja Simha Pallava @sattology
3. The demons other than the thiripuraris were by nature very unruly, harassed the celestial to the greatest extent possible. Shri Vishnu, who wants to destroy the demons, came to understand that Mahadev was the only #Divine power who could destroy the demons. @almightykarthik
2. Garbha+Raksha+Ambigai (Garbha means #WOMB , Raksha means who protects, Ambigai means Devi's name)
Garbharakshambika means “The #Mother Who Protects the Womb”. Sri Garbharakshambigai Temple - For Childless & Pregnant Women. @harshasherni@Itishree001@Tanvangi17@VipashaRanjan
#Thread #Thiruvannamalai (Annamaliayar) #Temple was built before 1100 years & #architecture of the temple has its contribution frm various #KINGDOM from Cholas, Pandias, Sambuvarayars Posalas, Vijayanagara, Nayaks, Nagarathargal, Cheftains & Zamindars. The Temple @sattology
2. possesses more than 1000 statues & 450 stone inscriptions. The temple has more than 100 sannidhis. Various idols, bronze statues, paintings, 1000 pillar mahal & gopurams are the specialties of the temple. Temple is very enormous with an area @IndiaTales7@Maha_periyava_
3.covers around 25 acres & East #Gopuram built by King Krishnadevaraya with a height of 217 ft (11 storeys) is one of the largest Gopuram in India. Temple also consists of vallala Maharaja Gopuram, kili Gopuram. The main deity of Temple is @harshasherni@Itishree001@pujari_anup