Once in a way you land up in a small temple and the experience is euphoric due to the hidden gems here.I was visiting Thirupanandal from Kumbakonam and saw that there was another temple nearby 10 kms and visited the same and what a great sight I saw inside. Two exquisite rare sculptures depicting Rathi Manmatha inside and Shiva Parvati riding Nandi (vrushabarooda) outside with Dakshinamurthy standing
How to reach:
On the Aduthurai Thirupanandal road just 1 km before the Thirupanandal road is a road leading inside to triloki the temple is 4-5 kms inside.
Legends and stories:
The place has a perumal temple, a miniature of Gangaikonda cholapuram temple built by Rajendra chola. Triloki was the birth place of Trilokya maadevi one of the wives of Raja raja Chola I and the temples were built by her here
This was the place where Manmatha was brought back to life and re united with Rathi as per her prayers
The Dakshinamurthy here is not sitting as usual he is standing in front of Shiva and Parvathy on Nandi
The Temple is recommended for therapy of couples having differences and to facilitate a happy married life
The priest very patiently enplaned all the features to us ,This statue is present right inside at the entrance to the sanctum sanctorum
How to reach:
On the Aduthurai Thirupanandal road just 1 km before the Thirupanandal road is a road leading inside to triloki the temple is 4-5 kms inside.
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| Entrance |
Legends and stories:
The place has a perumal temple, a miniature of Gangaikonda cholapuram temple built by Rajendra chola. Triloki was the birth place of Trilokya maadevi one of the wives of Raja raja Chola I and the temples were built by her here
This was the place where Manmatha was brought back to life and re united with Rathi as per her prayers
The Dakshinamurthy here is not sitting as usual he is standing in front of Shiva and Parvathy on Nandi
The Temple is recommended for therapy of couples having differences and to facilitate a happy married life
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| Both figures have their arms around each other . It is a single stone carving |
Outside on the North east is the enclosure of the Vrushabharooda
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| View from the Vrushaba rooda sannidhi |
once you come outside you have the koshta vigrahas and the resplendent Vrishabha rooda shiva in a seperate enclosure
The back side of the statue has a Shivalinga carved which can be seen in the reflection in the mirror behind (not in this pic)
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| Dakshinamurthy is standing on the right in front of the statue |
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| closer view |
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