Tuesday 4 March 2014

KuranganilMuttam - A Pallava period Rock Cut Cave temple.

 04, March, 2014.
After Darshan, ( on 15-02-2014, ) of  KuranganilMuttam Shiva, visited the  Pallava Period Rock cut Temple or kal mandapam. 

Some of the important features of this Rock cut temple/ kal mandapam are ......
The temple was scooped during Pallava king Mahendravarman - I. This site is very near to Kuranganilmuttam Shiva temple about 300 meters inside the village and is being maintained by ASI - Archaeological Survey of India.

This rock cut temple is a unfinished one with 3 sanctums for Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma. Dwarabalakar's reliefs also chiseled.

Murtis / Deities are not installed and provisions are made to install the same.

The pillars are 4 sides on top and bottom and 8 sided at the middle with pothiyal on the top. Pallava Period Tamil inscriptions are on the right side rock cut pillar.

There are also two niches on the left and right side, may be for installing the parivara moorthangal.

LOCATION OF THE CAVE : CLICK HERE

Pallava Period Rock cut temple / Kal mandapam 

Closer look of one of the sanctum with dwarapalakar reliefs

Pallava Period Tamil Inscriptions 
--- OM SHIVAYA NAMA ---

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