Our wanderings and perceptions

Naamaarkom kudiyallom namanai anjoom  Naragaththil idar padom nadalai illom Emaappom piniyariyom panivoomallom  Inbame ennalum thunbamillai sings Thirunavukkarasar. So devotees for a very long time do believe in Siva and none other than the Easwaran temples stand attestation to this. In Kanchipuram one of the oldest temple is said to be the Kailasanadhar temple. One look at the temple from outside will capture your attention for its age-old glory. There is a huge space outside the temple where one can see children playing on the grass land.  Temple was built during the pallava kingdom and built by Mahendra varma pallavan. Reader familiar to Tamil history or Kalki's Sivagamiyin Sabhdam will know the investment of time and wealth by Pallavas on stone sculptures.  Most of the carvings here in the temple are in sandstone outstanding the times. Most of the cravings in the pillars had standing lions. The above wa...

Piththaa pirai soodi perumane arulaalaa Eththal maravaadhe ninaikkindren manathunnai Vaiththaai pennai thenpaal vennai nalloor aruththurayul Aththa vunakku aalai ini alleen enal aame Off to catch the darshan of the Peruman who wears the half moon in his head. Took the poonamalee route from Chennai to get all the way to Kanchipuram - sanctuary for temples. Katchabeswarar along with Sundarambigai throne the temple. When we say along it is actually 'along', they give a darshan together and not in separate sannidhis. The main deity Katchabeswarar is in the form of lingam and the crown is the shape of a cone rather than normal cylindrical lingam. Katchabeswarar is made up of sand says the priest. Hence the abhishegam happened to the deities behind who are  Katchabeswarar  and Sundarambigai amman. We had the couples darshan in Velli kappu. The temple exhibits ancientness. When inquired, we came to know it dates all the way back t...

Mangalam seer Kanchi managar,  mannu Kamakshi misai thungam ulla natpadikam sulavey  thingatpaya maruvum pani aniyum  param unal thanil maghzyum  kayamukha ayingaran iruthal katchi Our want to pray to Kamatchi Amman was decided on a day's notice . Being 75 kilometers away from Chennai, Kanchipuram is just one and half hours away. On reaching Kanchipuram, we first went to the Kamatchi amman temple. The gopuram as seen in the above picture is under going renovation. Being a Friday Amman devotees thronged the temple in huge number. We were in a queue for an hour as there were no special queues in this temple. Archanai was done in express time. But Kamatchi Amman gave her Karunai darshan. In a padmasana posture Kamatchi's darshan is a treat to the eyes of mortals like us. The temple has a huge corridor. Being associated with the Sankaracharyas the temple has restrictions to photography. The temple tank was also under restructuring. ...