Volume 7, Issue 7

A STATUE OF PRAKARA AT THE KUMBAKONAM NAGESWARA TEMPLE

Author

Ms. M. Amirthavalli, Research Scholar (Full Time) | Dr. A. Karkuzhali, Research Advisor Convener & Associate Professor of History, P.G & Research Department of History, Kunthavai Naacchiyaar Government Arts College for Women (Autonomous), Affiliated with Bharathidasan University, Thanjavur, India

Abstract

The temple is an important pilgrimage and tourist center.  A pilgrimage is a journey undertaken by any individual to a sacred place. Kumbakonam's oldest temple is Nageswara temple. Many mythological and traditional accounts are woven around its origin. The architectural style of the main shrine is indicative of the early Chola period. The structural embellishments appear to have been added later to expand the temple's infrastructure, apart from the central shrine. In this article, the sculptures of the temple, particularly the portrait, may be said to be the best among the extent of the early Chola images. The temple's exquisite features include miniature bas reliefs that depict the scenes of Bhagavata Puranas and Ramayana. As a structure that enshrines a god or some other object of veneration, circumambulation, adoration, and worship, it has had a varied growth in different parts of the subcontinent.

Keywords: Nageswara, Mahamaham Tank, Subrahmanya, Valli, Deivanai, Sakthi, Padmasana, Karanda, Makuta, Necklaces, Hariharaputra, Utkuti, Kasana, Taiyalanayaki, Rudraksa, Nataraja, Damary, Auuanar, Kapala, Bhadrasana, Uttutikasana, Brama, Mahesvari, Bhadrasana, Varadahasthas, Saptamathas 

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