Brihadisvara Temple / Brihadeeswarar Temple / Thanjavur Periya Kovil / Rajarajecharam / Rajarajecharam, on a Ponniyin Selvan meet 2016, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.

 ...a Continuation post.

26^th September 2016

It was a different experience we had at Thanjavur, in Ponniyin Selvan, 2^nd  year Meet on 25^th September 2016. (For the details of First Year Meet 2015:click here click here  ) The event planned was from 16.00 Hrs to 18.00 hrs, and it extended till 19.30 Hrs.  The participants swelled to doubled compared to the First Years’ Meet. More than 100+ participants attended from various parts of Tamil Nadu, skipping all their work on Sunday. Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan had made a very strong impact on the minds of his readers, and this made them attend this program.  It was a touching event and all moved very close, as if they were meeting after a long years' gap.  The myths and facts of the Thanjavur Big Temple were explained by  Mr Anusha Venkatesh and Mr Sivapatha Sekaran ( SPS ). Mr Anusha Venkatesh narrated the experiences he had while writing his historical novel of Kaveri Maindhan, a continuation novel to Ponniyin Selvan.

  

In the program, Mr. Anusha Venkatesh and SPS took us on a tour inside the temple and explained  20 points. Some of them are the longest  Marathi inscription on the walls of the south-east side of the Corridor, The Lingams are brought from Veera Singampettai,  near Thanjavur, The inscriptions about Rajaraja Chola and Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan (the very strong Characters of Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan), The European stucco image on the North side of the Sri Vimanam, Karuvurar Sannadhi,  The 52 reliefs of Subramaniyar with various animals as Vahanas are in Subramaniyar Sannadhi,  Agni Murti, Subramaniar’s stucco image on the Rajagopuram (Arunagirinathar has sung a Thiruppugazh on this Murugan as “Kopuram meethamarntha Perumane”)  during his period the Subramaniar temple was not constructed),  Buddha relief, The Chozha Period Nandhi, Vaaraki  Sannadhi, and the paintings inside the Santharam of Sri Vimana. The temple authorities and the officials of Rajah Bhonsle extended their cooperation for conducting this event and special darshan of Sri Brihadeeswarar.   They also explained the  Pandya, Pallava, Nayaks, and Maratha kings' role in the reconstruction and maintenance of this temple.

Finally, we had the opportunity of worshiping Lord Shiva, very close to the moolavar, where King Rajaraja and his wives used to stand and worship. We had a royal treatment from the temple authorities and Prince Rajah Bhonsle’s officials. Thanks to SPS, Mr. Venkatesh, and the organizers, my friend Raja and Abi ma.

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