Sivasailanathar Paramakalyani Amman Kovil, popularly known as Sivasailam Temple,[1] is a Hindu temple in Sivasailam village of Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3] It is located 3 miles from Alwarkurichi in Tenkasi District.[4][5] It is "an old Siva temple of large size, well sculptured and containing inscriptions."[6] Sivasailam is surrounded by Velli Malai (Silver Hill), Western Ghats and Mulli Malai, and is located beside the Gadananathi River. It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams.
It is told that (by whom?) a landlord had many cows in his house. Usually, he made his labourers milk the cows, but one day all the cows refused to give milk. The labourers complained about this leading the owner to get angry and he chased all his cows and labourers from his house. All the cows gathered on a hill with a rock upon it and flooded their milk upon the rock. On the place of this flooding of milk a shivalingam appeared. He is known as Sivasailanathar. Sivasailanathar is the main god for the temple.
Sivasailanathar saved a priestedit
It is told (by whom?) that once a pandya king came to the temple and received prasadam from the priest. The priest gave him a garland in which there was a hair. The king got angry with the priest. However, as the priest was pure and truly devoted to Sivasailanathar, Sivasailanathar thought to save the priest and he sent a vision to the king to not get angry with the priest and gave him a vision of shivalingam. The king became very happy.
Architectureedit
Statue of Shivasailanatharedit
The statue is said to have been made without any touch of chisel. The statue of Suyambuligam (Shivan) is said to have been formed naturally.
At the back of the statue, there are lines that appear like hair, so he is also called Sadaiappar.
The main gopuram has five floors and is adorned with many statues.
In the south direction of the temple, there is an east facing statue of Vinayagar.
In the north direction, a statue of the Tamil God Murugan is placed.
In the south direction, 63 Nayanmars statue and Suriyan and Chandran statues are placed, and a statue of Dakshinamurthy facing south is placed.
The temple has a number of mandapam (ritual pavilions) for Nartha, Maa, Aartha and Mani.
the distance between the statues of Sivasailanathar (Shiva) and his consort Paramakalyani Amman Sannithi (Parvathi) is nearly 15 feet.
The statue of Paramakalyani Amman (Mother Paramakalyani) with emerald green cheeks gives grace to devotees.
In the south of Mani mandapam, a statue of Nadaraja Perumal is placed.
Statue of Nandiedit
The representation of Nandi in the temple is particularly noted. Nandikeshvarar statue looks like an ox sitting upon its folded tail. This statue demonstrates the special character of Tamil and the artistic work of the artist.
Stone inscriptionsedit
Stone Inscription no.519 of Sivasailam Temple was found in Poovankurichi lake in 1916. The inscription tells that Jamindars of Ambur, Alwarkurichi, Kadayam, Krishnapuram, Poovankurichi collected tax from people for god.
In 1916 another inscription was found in Kizha Ambur. It is Stone Inscription no.518 and tells about King Ravivarman.
Manimandapamedit
A manimandapam (memorial) is located on the bank of the river Gadananathi.
Mani mandapam on the banks of river in Sivasailam
Sculpture among the pillarsedit
In the pillars of the mandapam, a lion crest or sculpture is seen.
On the inner side of the pandal mandapam many coloured flowers are depicted.
The temple has two wooden chariots, one is large and the other is small. The large chariot is for Sivasailanathar and the smaller is for his consort, Amman.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sivasailam Temple news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Sivasailanathar Paramakalyani Amman Kovil popularly known as Sivasailam Temple 1 is a Hindu temple in Sivasailam village of Tamil Nadu India 2 3 It is located 3 miles from Alwarkurichi in Tenkasi District 4 5 It is an old Siva temple of large size well sculptured and containing inscriptions 6 Sivasailam is surrounded by Velli Malai Silver Hill Western Ghats and Mulli Malai and is located beside the Gadananathi River It is one of the shrines of the Vaippu Sthalams Sivasailanathar Paramakalyani Amman KovilReligionAffiliationHinduismDistrictTenkasiDeitySivasailanathar Shiva Paramakalyani Amman Parvathi LocationLocationSivasailam TenkasiStateTamil NaduCountryIndiaLocation in Tamil NaduGeographic coordinates8 46 52 N 77 20 34 E 8 78111 N 77 34278 E 8 78111 77 34278ArchitectureTypeDravidian architectureWebsitewww wbr wbcsoftwarelab wbr com wbr sailapathiparamakalyani wbr about wbr html Contents 1 Religious significance 1 1 Appearance of Shivalingam 1 2 Sivasailanathar saved a priest 2 Architecture 2 1 Statue of Shivasailanathar 2 2 Tower statues and ritual pavilions 2 3 Statue of Nandi 3 Stone inscriptions 4 Manimandapam 5 Sculpture among the pillars 6 References 7 External linksReligious significance editAppearance of Shivalingam edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sivasailam Temple news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message It is told that by whom a landlord had many cows in his house Usually he made his labourers milk the cows but one day all the cows refused to give milk The labourers complained about this leading the owner to get angry and he chased all his cows and labourers from his house All the cows gathered on a hill with a rock upon it and flooded their milk upon the rock On the place of this flooding of milk a shivalingam appeared He is known as Sivasailanathar Sivasailanathar is the main god for the temple Sivasailanathar saved a priest edit It is told by whom that once a pandya king came to the temple and received prasadam from the priest The priest gave him a garland in which there was a hair The king got angry with the priest However as the priest was pure and truly devoted to Sivasailanathar Sivasailanathar thought to save the priest and he sent a vision to the king to not get angry with the priest and gave him a vision of shivalingam The king became very happy Architecture editStatue of Shivasailanathar edit The statue is said to have been made without any touch of chisel The statue of Suyambuligam Shivan is said to have been formed naturally At the back of the statue there are lines that appear like hair so he is also called Sadaiappar Tower statues and ritual pavilions edit The Vimana is spectacularly gilded The main gopuram has five floors and is adorned with many statues In the south direction of the temple there is an east facing statue of Vinayagar In the north direction a statue of the Tamil God Murugan is placed In the south direction 63 Nayanmars statue and Suriyan and Chandran statues are placed and a statue of Dakshinamurthy facing south is placed The temple has a number of mandapam ritual pavilions for Nartha Maa Aartha and Mani the distance between the statues of Sivasailanathar Shiva and his consort Paramakalyani Amman Sannithi Parvathi is nearly 15 feet The statue of Paramakalyani Amman Mother Paramakalyani with emerald green cheeks gives grace to devotees In the south of Mani mandapam a statue of Nadaraja Perumal is placed Statue of Nandi edit The representation of Nandi in the temple is particularly noted Nandikeshvarar statue looks like an ox sitting upon its folded tail This statue demonstrates the special character of Tamil and the artistic work of the artist Stone inscriptions editStone Inscription no 519 of Sivasailam Temple was found in Poovankurichi lake in 1916 The inscription tells that Jamindars of Ambur Alwarkurichi Kadayam Krishnapuram Poovankurichi collected tax from people for god In 1916 another inscription was found in Kizha Ambur It is Stone Inscription no 518 and tells about King Ravivarman Manimandapam editA manimandapam memorial is located on the bank of the river Gadananathi nbsp Mani mandapam on the banks of river in SivasailamSculpture among the pillars editIn the pillars of the mandapam a lion crest or sculpture is seen On the inner side of the pandal mandapam many coloured flowers are depicted The temple has two wooden chariots one is large and the other is small The large chariot is for Sivasailanathar and the smaller is for his consort Amman References edit ta ச வச லம க ய ல B S Baliga ed 2002 Madras District Gazetteers Tirunelveli District Government Press Madras State p 1198 ச வச லந தர த ர க க வ ல அத த ச ச ரம Sailapathi Parama Kalyani Retrieved 20 January 2016 அத த ச ச ரம ச வச லம Robert Sewell 1882 Lists of the Antiquarian Remains in the Presidency of Madras Volume 1 E Keys at the Government Press p 310 OCLC 5791501 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sivasailam TripAdvisor photographs Muvar Thevara Vaippu Thalangal ம வர த வ ர வ ப ப த தலங கள athIccuram Sl No 8 2 of 139 temples Shiva Temples த வ ர வ ப ப த தலங கள அத த ச ச ரம Sl No 6 of 133 temples page1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sivasailam Temple amp oldid 1211784842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
