A
Astrashatra
Guest
| Line 91: | Line 91: |
[td]
β Previous revision
[/td][td]
[td]The king referred to, could be conceivably [[Parakrama Pandyan II]][/td]Revision as of 01:13, 1 September 2025
[/td][td]The king referred to, could be conceivably [[Parakrama Pandyan II]][/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The famous Saivite saint, Thiru Gnana [[Sambandar]] is associated with the banks of the river Vaigai at a spot a couple of kilometres downstream from Sholavandan. There are unauthenticated stories that during the reign of [[Arikesari Maravarman]]( 670-710 CE)- Sambandar worshipped a Siva [[lingam]] at this spot, which he called βEdu Senranai Tharum Edakam.β That became the present Thiruvedagam.<ref>{{cite news | last = Krishnamurthy | first = R | title = Temple with rich history | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 9 August 2012| url =http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article3745986.ece }}</ref>[/td]
[td]The famous Saivite saint, Thiru Gnana [[Sambandar]] is associated with the banks of the river Vaigai at a spot a couple of kilometres downstream from Sholavandan. There are unauthenticated stories that during the reign of [[Arikesari Maravarman]]( 670-710 CE)- Sambandar worshipped a [[Lingam|Siva Lingam]] at this spot, which he called βEdu Senranai Tharum Edakam.β That became the present Thiruvedagam.<ref>{{cite news | last = Krishnamurthy | first = R | title = Temple with rich history | newspaper = The Hindu | date = 9 August 2012| url =http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article3745986.ece }}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]The Iyravadeshwarar temple in Anaiyur, nearby Sholavandan, is estimated to have been constructed around the eight or the ninth century.<ref>{{cite news | author =S. S. KAVITHA | title =From the bygone era[/td]
[td]The Iyravadeshwarar temple in Anaiyur, nearby Sholavandan, is estimated to have been constructed around the eight or the ninth century.<ref>{{cite news | author =S. S. KAVITHA | title =From the bygone era[/td]
Continue reading...
