m namasivayam Posted March 30, 2012 #1 Share Posted March 30, 2012 The Kailasanathar siva temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. It also contains numerous panels showing lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures.This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan). The Chola King Rajaraja Chola I visited this temple and named this temple as kachipettu periya thirukatrali(Stone Tenple of Kachipettu(ancient name of kanchipuram).It is believed by many archeologists that this kailasanathar temple must be the inspiration for Rajaraja Chola I to built the Tanjore Brihadeeswarar temple. A huge kneeling Nandi stands in the front facing the temple and a look at it clearly indicates it must have been painted in gorgeous colours once. In those days, all the sculptures were painted brightly. Now only traces are seen; and they are not inferior to those of Ajanta. Though the construction of the Kailasanathar Temple was started by Rajasimha Pallava, it was his son Mahendra Varma Pallava who completed the construction. Local people believed that the temple Kailasanathar served the purpose of a shelter for the king during the time of the battles. The origin or the legend behind building this temple is lost in the distant past. video links http://blip.tv/namasivayam/kailasanathar-temple-kanchipuram-tamilnadu-india-5886354 http://blip.tv/namasivayam/kailasanathar-temple-kanchipuram-part-2-5887015 more pictures available at http://sivatempleschennai.blogspot.in/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Psychedelica92 Posted March 30, 2012 #2 Share Posted March 30, 2012 I wish I could pronounce all those names properly. Don't these murals and carvings remind anyone else of those in Mexico and South America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted March 30, 2012 #3 Share Posted March 30, 2012 (edited) Ahhh,Shiva ..... Trimaklumn,yajah maheeeiii...sugandhim pushti.... Edited March 30, 2012 by missymoo999 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted March 31, 2012 #4 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m namasivayam Posted March 26, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted March 26, 2013 The Kailasanathar siva temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. It also contains numerous panels showing lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures.This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan). The Chola King Rajaraja Chola I visited this temple and named this temple as kachipettu periya thirukatrali(Stone Tenple of Kachipettu(ancient name of kanchipuram).It is believed by many archeologists that this kailasanathar temple must be the inspiration for Rajaraja Chola I to built the Tanjore Brihadeeswarar temple. A huge kneeling Nandi stands in the front facing the temple and a look at it clearly indicates it must have been painted in gorgeous colours once. In those days, all the sculptures were painted brightly. Now only traces are seen; and they are not inferior to those of Ajanta. Though the construction of the Kailasanathar Temple was started by Rajasimha Pallava, it was his son Mahendra Varma Pallava who completed the construction. Local people believed that the temple Kailasanathar served the purpose of a shelter for the king during the time of the battles. The origin or the legend behind building this temple is lost in the distant past. video links more pictures available at http://shivatemplesintamilnadu.blogspot.in/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m namasivayam Posted March 26, 2013 Author #6 Share Posted March 26, 2013 The Kailasanathar siva temple is located in the temple town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India. It was built by the Pallavas in the early 8th century CE. It is famous for its splendid vimana. It also contains numerous panels showing lord Siva as Nataraja in various postures.This temple was built by Pallava King Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimhan). The Chola King Rajaraja Chola I visited this temple and named this temple as kachipettu periya thirukatrali(Stone Tenple of Kachipettu(ancient name of kanchipuram).It is believed by many archeologists that this kailasanathar temple must be the inspiration for Rajaraja Chola I to built the Tanjore Brihadeeswarar temple. A huge kneeling Nandi stands in the front facing the temple and a look at it clearly indicates it must have been painted in gorgeous colours once. In those days, all the sculptures were painted brightly. Now only traces are seen; and they are not inferior to those of Ajanta. Though the construction of the Kailasanathar Temple was started by Rajasimha Pallava, it was his son Mahendra Varma Pallava who completed the construction. Local people believed that the temple Kailasanathar served the purpose of a shelter for the king during the time of the battles. The origin or the legend behind building this temple is lost in the distant past. video links http://blip.tv/namas...u-india-5886354 http://blip.tv/namas...-part-2-5887015 more pictures available at http://sivatempleschennai.blogspot.in/ the above mentioned video links and the blog links are closed i have given the new links in the following post. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himalayan Mystic Posted March 29, 2013 #7 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Ahhh,Shiva ..... Trimaklumn,yajah maheeeiii...sugandhim pushti.... Mrityunjaya mantra is om trayambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushthivardhanam urvarukmiv vandhanat mrityurmukshiye mamritat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m namasivayam Posted May 25, 2013 Author #8 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Temples of tamilnadu: my visits http://shivatemplesintamilnadu.blogspot.in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markprice Posted May 26, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Temples of tamilnadu: my visits http://shivatemplesi...adu.blogspot.in Interesting, and I liked that little video for perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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