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Thanthoneeswarar, the presiding deity of the temple, derives its title from Tamil phrase Thanthondri, which means the one who shaped on his personal. As per Hindu legend, Chola queen Kanthimathi was an ardent devotee of Shiva and worshipped Shiva in Thayumanavar swamy Temple. When she was pregnant, she couldn’t climb the hill to succeed in the temple. Shiva was happy by the devotion of the queen and is believed to have appeared to her within the type of lingam (an iconic type of Shiva) at this place on his personal and blessed her with a protected supply.[1]
Structure
view of the shrines of the temple
The temple was constructed by the Pandya ruler Varaguna Pandiyan II in the course of the ninth century. It has inscriptions courting again to 885 AD in the course of the rule of Cholas. The temple, in trendy occasions, is maintained and administered by hereditary trustees.
Thanthoneeswarar temple advanced has a single prakaram (outer courtyard) and a two-tiered vimana (tower over the sanctum). The central shrine faces east and holds the picture of Thanthoneeswarar (Shiva) within the type of lingam fabricated from granite. The granite photographs of the deities Ganesha (son of Shiva and god of knowledge), Murugan (son of Shiva and god of conflict), Nandi (the bull and automobile of Shiva) and Navagraha (9 planetary deities) are situated within the corridor resulting in the sanctum. As in different Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the primary precinct or the partitions across the sanctum of Thanthoneeswarar has photographs of Dakshinamurthy (Shiva because the Trainer), Durga (warrior-goddess) and Chandikeswarar (a saint and devotee of Shiva). The shrine of Kunkumavalli, the consort of Thanthoneeswarar, faces North and is depicted with Ankusam and lotus in her two fingers. The temple precinct is surrounded by granite partitions.[1]
Worship and spiritual practices
Picture of Ardhanarishvara
The temple monks carry out the puja (rituals) throughout festivals and every day. Like different Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu, the monks belong to the Shaiva group, a Brahmin sub-caste. The temple rituals are carried out six occasions a day; Ushathkalam at 5:30 a.m., Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 10:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 5:00 p.m., Irandamkalam at 7:00 p.m. and Ardha Jamam at 8:00 p.m. Every ritual contains 4 steps: abhisheka (sacred tub), alangaram (ornament), naivethanam (meals providing) and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for each Thanthoneeswarar and Amman. The worship is held amidst music with nagaswaram (pipe instrument) and tavil (percussion instrument), spiritual directions within the Vedas (sacred texts) learn by monks and prostration by worshippers in entrance of the temple mast. There are weekly rituals like somavaram (Monday) and sukravaram (Friday), fortnightly rituals like pradosham and month-to-month festivals like amavasai (new moon day), kiruthigai, pournami (full moon day) and sathurthi.[2]
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