Kampaheswarar Temple, Thirubuvanam
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  Kampaheswarar Temple Location in Tamil Nadu
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| Coordinates: | 10°59′40″N 79°27′01″E / 10.99444°N 79.45028°ECoordinates: 10°59′40″N 79°27′01″E / 10.99444°N 79.45028°E |
| Name | |
| Other names: | Kampaheswarar Temple |
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| Country: | India |
| State: | Tamil Nadu |
| District: | Thanjavur |
| Location: | Thirubuvanam |
| Temple Details | |
| Primary Deity: | Kampaheswarar(Shiva) |
| Consort: | (Parvathi) |
| Architecture and culture | |
| Architectural styles: | Dravidian architecture |
The Kampaheswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It is situated in the town of Thirubuvanam on the Mayiladuthurai-Kumbakonam road. Shiva is worshipped as "Kampaheswarar" as he removed the quaking (Skt. Kampa) of a king who was being haunted by a Brahmarakshasa.
Architecture
The temple follows the Dravidian style of architecture. An unusual feature of the temple is that the vimana is extremely high unlike other Dravidian-style South Indian temples.[1]
History
As per inscriptions found in the south wall of the temple, the shrine was constructed by the Chola king Kulothunga Chola III as a memorial of his successful North Indian campaign.[1]
The Temple
The main deity of the temple is Shiva lingam in the form of Kampaheswarar. There is a separate shrine for Sarabeswarar,[2] a fusion of man, eagle and lion - the deity is believed to have relieved the devas (celestial deities) from the furty of Vishnu in the form of Narasimha after he slayed Hiranyakasibu.[1] A sculpture of Sharbeshwaramurti in the Tribhuvanam temple, a Shiva temple in Tanjore district, in Tamil Nadu is seen with three legs, with body and face of a lion and a tail. It has four human arms, the right upper hand holds axe, noose is held in the lower right hand, the deer in the upper left hand and fire in the lower left hand. Narasimha is shown with eight arms, flaying and struggling under Sharbeshwaramurti’s feet.[3] The shrine has sculptures of Sridevi and Bhudevi, the consorts of Vishnu.[1]
Gallery
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The central shrine of the Kampaheswarar Temple
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Shrine of the temple
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A famous sculpture in the walls of the temple
Notes
References
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- Smith, David (2003). The Dance of Siva: Religion, Art and Poetry in South India: Volume 7 of Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions. Cambridge University Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-521-52865-8. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- P. V. Jagadisa Ayyar (1920). South Indian shrines: illustrated. Madras Times Printing and Pub. Co. pp. 316–319.
- Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu (2007), Tourist guide to Tamil Nadu, Chennai: T. Krishna Press, ISBN 81-7478-177-3
- Rao, T. A.Gopinatha (1997). Elements of Hindu iconography, Volume 2. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. pp. 171–173. ISBN 81-208-0878-9. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
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