Hi Seeker, Click from Airavatesvara Temple Ancient Tamil culture enriches with music,dance,poetics song, literature and costumes. Still, we practice most of the ritual dance. The speciality of this dances are directly connected to our souls it will need to spiritual awakening. Every Tamil culture contains unique way of practice based on their region also called #sangamlandscape inner classified…
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Tamed Mythical Beast
Hi Seeker, Click from Airavatesvara Temple Sword fight or sports can’t assume exact details. But you can see two humans with sword in thier hands. Mounted on ancient mythical beast or #ancientaliens creatures. Yaanai Yali on left side Face like elephant head and bottom body looks like loins with strong claws Singam Yali on right side…
Humanoid Carvings
Hi Seeker, Click from Airavatesvara Temple In 1st two images, you can see the carving close to modern day monkey like structure carved on the upper side of the pillar also this monkey has a couple of tail. The 3rd image you can see OX #humanoid dancing with a human. The 4th image you can see the structure which action the…
Ancient Water Drainage
Hi guys!!! Click from Airavatesvara Temple Ancient water draining pathway. this path leads to the outside of the temple. next slide you can see there is a huge #moat full of water. This Magnificent heritage temple structure and Drainage mechanism shows ancient Indians are not illiterate they had high-level of intelligent and they had the vast knowledge…
Ancient Farming Tool
Hi Seeker, Click from Airavatesvara Temple This image clearly shows our ancient people top most priority is #farming you can see plough tool holding by the man in the carving and also u can see OX domestic animal carving on left side. Plough tool used to dig up the ground. they tie this tool behind the OX and…
Strange Patterns
Hi guys!!! Airavatesvara Temple #kumbakonam #tamilnadutourism #tamilnadu #ancient #ancientart I saw this strange marking on so many pillars inside #airavatesvaratemple I can’t understand this patterns. outer circles look like snakes but I don’t know what design inside this circle 😐 please explain this patterns? Theory: We see so many humanoid creatures in indian ancient temples called Nagas(upper body human and lower body snake…
Ancient Resting Place
#swamimalai#ancientbuilding #tamilnadutourism#tamilnadu #kumbakonam While I was walking towards #vellaipillayartemple I saw this mandapa(#porch ). This look like the shelter for travellers who used this path frequently 500 years ago to visit #swamimalaimurugantemple and #vellaipillayar temple.u can notice this mandapa level above from the ground this is a good example for safeguarding travellers from rainfall, flood, hot summer, cold Winter and reptiles!!! Image source-…
Amazing Wall Paintings
Hi guys!!! Airavatesvara Temple #kumbakonam #airavatesvaratemple #wallpainting #ancientart#tamilnadutourism #tamilnadu I saw these amazing paintings on the outside wall of #lordshiva chamber. these paintings are the ancient masterpiece because of this paintings ages more than 800 years old😱😍😊. Still looks beautiful and not fully destroyed by nature. Painted colours are from natural coloured rocks this is also the main reason for durability…
Method to View LordShiva
Hi guys!!! Airavatesvara Temple Thanks to @praveenet he taught me how to see #lordshiva there is a method we have to follow. I tried this method but #nandhi sculpture is too large so😱 I managed to see Lord Shiva from the top centre of nandhi’s head. The explanation for this method: In Hindu Mythology races can’t visit Lord Shiva directly 1st…
Ancient Oil Lamp Stand
Hi guys!!! Airavatesvara Temple I saw this interesting circles in front of #lordshiva deity’s chamber(image 1) and this circles also have seen around #lorddakshinamurthy (image 4) chamber. circles represent supporting stand for #oillamp (image 7) ( Above Image source- Google) Especially these oil lamps are seen more near Lord dakshinamurthy’s carving. dakshinamurthy is another form of lordshiva which denotes supreme of…
