CHRONICLES OF A PATHOLOGIST

Hello my dear brethren, my humble greeting to one and all.About myself,   hmm.....   I am Dr Viswanathan Periaswamy. I am basically a Clinical Pathologist and work as a professor of pathology in a reputed medical college in chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India.

My Interests are visiting various temples and researching about them. Also i have a special interest on Chola temples and architecture. 

Here is one of my visits and a detailed description about the inscriptions and figurines in the temple.

I dedicate this blog to my Parents - PROF.T.V.PERIASWAMY and MRS.MEENAKSHI _ WHO PROVIDED ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN.

THIRUVETKALAM SIVA TEMPLE

LOCATION : 
    ANNAMALAI NAGAR

    CHIDAMBARAM - 608002

    TAMILNADU

     INDIA

       LORD - PASUPATHESHWAR
          CONSORT - SATHGUNAMBAL 

                     POOJA   -  KANTHASWAMY GURUKKAL
                                      CHANDRA GURUKKAL

ARJUNA WAS MEDITATING IN YEGAPATHASNA
   POSITION ( STANDING IN ONE LEG ) TO OBTAIN THE
   PASUPATHASTHRA . HE WAS DISTURBED BY A WILD
   BOAR AT THAT TIME , SO HE  USES HIS BOW AND
   ARROW TO KILL IT. HE WENT NEAR THE BOAR AND
   SAW TWO ARROWS IN IT.




   FURTHER ARJUNA SAW A HUNTING COUPLE
   WITH DOGS COMING THERE . THERE WAS A
   QUARREL BETWEEN HIM AND THE COUPLE
   WHICH ENDED UP IN FIGHT . ARJUNA WAS
   DEFEATED IN THE FIGHT . HE TELLS ONLY THREE
   PERSONS CAN DEFEAT HIM AND THEY ARE
   DRONACHARYA ,BEESHMAR AND LORD SHIVA




    HE KNOWS THAT IT IS NOT DRONACHARYA OR
    BEESHMAR , HE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PERSON IS
    LORD SHIVA . HE STARTS TO WORSHIP HIM IN
    NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI .AFTER SEEING ALL THESE,
    CONSORT UMA TELLS LORD SHIVA TO GIVE THE
    PASUPATHASTHRA TO ARJUNA . SO FINALLY
    ARJUNA GETS THE PASUPATHASTHRA.

YEGAPATHASANAM

ARJUNA WAS MEDITATING IN YEGAPATHASNA POSITION ( STANDING IN ONE LEG ) TO OBTAIN THE PASUPATHASTHRA.HE WAS DISTURBED BY A WILD BOAR AT THAT TIME.

    

LORD SHIVA AND UMA ALONG WITH  DOGS CAME FOR THE HUNT

LORD SHIVA AND ARJUNA FIGHTING EACH OTHER. To the left is Lord Shiva and to the right is Arjuna.

NAMASKARAMUTHIRAI

AFTER REALISATION , ARJUNAN STARTS TO WORSHIP LORD SHIVA

 ARJUNA WORSHIPPING

LORD SHIVA GIVING THE PASUPATH- ASTHRA 

VARIOUS ASANAS DEPICTED IN THE TEMPLE

YEGAPATHASANAM

YEGAPATHASANAM WITH CHINMAYAMUTHIRAI

YEGAPATHASANAM - NALINASANAM

YEGAPATHASANAM

YEGAPATHASANAM

YEGAPATHASANAM

YEGAPATHASANA ( VRUKSASANA ):– 

-  REMOVES STIFFNESS

-  STRENGTHEN MUSCLES AND JOINTS OF LEG AND SPINE

-  ENHANCES MENTAL STABILITY , INNER STRENGTH AND CONCENTRATION

-  REMOVES CONFUSION AND LETHARGY  

VEERASANAM WITH VEENAI IN HAND

VEERASANAM

VEERASANAM

VEERASANAM

VEERASANAM

VEERASANAM

RAJASANAM WITH ABAYAMUTHIRAI

SUKKASANAM WITH NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI

VEERASANA,RAJASANAM,SUKHASANA(SAMASANA)

CORRECTS 

             GASTROINTESTINAL ,

             CARDIOVASCULAR AND

             CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM  PROBLEMS

PADMASANAM WITH CHINMUTHIRAI

NALINASANAM

NALINASANAM

NALINASANAM

NALINASANAM

NALINASANAM

PROMOTES HUMBLENESS

BADTHAKONASANAM

BADTHAKONASNAM WITH NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI

BADHAKONASANAM :-

  CORRECTS  HIP AND LOW BACK PAIN

  CORRECTS SCIATICA , HERNIA

  CORRECTS INCONTINENCE

  REGULATES BLOOD PRESSURE 

  CORRECTS GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT AND

      MENSTRUAL DISTURBANCES 

  CORRECTS RENAL PROBLEM

PADMASANAM WITH PRANAMUTHIRAI

PADMASANAM WITH PRANAMUTHIRAI

PADMASANA :-

  MEDITATION , CONCENTRATION , MENTAL BALANCE ,

  JOINTS OF THE LEGS BECOME FLEXIBLE

  LOWER ABDOMINAL ORGANS REJUVENATED 

PATHANJALI IN NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI 

AGNIDEVAN IN NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI

NAMASKKARAMUTHIRAI :–

  PROMOTES HUMILITY AND DEVELOPS INNER PEACE ,

  ENCHANCES POSITIVE ENERGIES , 

  HEALS -

                                             CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME    

                  TENNIS ELBOW

                           FROZEN SHOULDER

MALASANAM

MALASANA :-

  PREGNANT WOMEN DELIVER THEIR CHILD IN MALASANA POSITION

  CORRECTS ALL CONSTIPATION RELATED PROBLEMS – PILES AND THE LIKE DISRDERS

  CORRECTS MENSTRUAL DISORDERS

  STRENGTHEN LEGS

SIMHASANAM (BRAHMAHARTHI)

SIMHASANAM

GIVES ENERGY AND CONFIDENCE

VIYAKRAHAPATHAR IN PRANAMAMUTHIRAI

KUNDALINI - SERPENT COILED TWICE

MAHABINDU

SHIV-SHAKTHI / YIN-YANG

NADI - THE MODERN DAY REEVES KNOT

P.RAMALINGAM(TRICHY) adds : -

    When Arjuna decided and sat on penance to get

    Basupasthira , Sakuni proded Dhuryodhana also to

    do the same . But Dhuryodhana could not do and

    both decided to disturb Arjuna ; sent a wild boar to

    jeopardise the penance . Lord siva and his consort

    Parvathi pitied on Arjuna’s endurance , decide to

    intervene and shot an arrow at the boar ; and at

    that moment Arjuna also did the same . Siva and

    Uma came in the attire of a hunter along with pack

    of dogs.

   During the fight Arjuna was overpowered and finally

   Siva bestows him with Basupasthira .

   ( Rest of the story is already in the blogspot ).

   During the fight Arjuna made fun of Siva as the God

   is with attire of an hunter . Arjuna was cursed to be

   born as an hunter . In his next birth , born as

   Kannappa Nayanar . Arjuna attained Salvation. 

CONCLUSION

 TEMPLES ARE CULTURAL TREASURE . 

    YOGA POSTURES ARE DEPICTED IN ALMOST ALL TEMPLES.THIS IS ONLY A TIP OF AN ICEBERG.

PHOTOGRAPHY    -     DR.P.VISWANATHAN

                           PROFESSOR , 

                                                    DIVISION OF PATHOLOGY,

                                                       RMMCH , CHIDAMBARAM ,

                             TAMILNADU .

EXPERT VIEWS         -  

                                 

                                     DR.VENKATACHALAPATHY.K.

                                  CENTRE FOR YOGA STUDIES 

          

COMPUTERISED  VERSION          -   DR.GOWRI SANKAR.R,

                                                                         DIVISION OF PATHOLOGY , 

                                                                          RMMCH , CHIDAMBARAM ,

                                             TAMILNADU.

                                           

                                          -     DR. MURALI.K,

                                                                 DIVISION OF SURGERY , 

                                                                         RMMCH , CHIDAMBARAM ,

                                             TAMILNADU. 

SPECIAL THANKS TO

    FAMILY MEMBERS   DR.MRS.REHANA TIPPOO

                                        V.NIVEDITHA SHAMA AND

                                        V.PAVAN JUNAID

WHO HELPED ME TO PURSUE THE WORK.

       SOPHIA TIPPOO WHO PROCURED THE 

       EQUIPMENTS FOR THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK.

    ALSO TO MY BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY

                                        MR.P.RAMALINGAM

                                        MRS.POORNI

SPECIAL THANKS ALSO TO

        DR.U.MANOHARAN 

                     PROFESSOR OF PATHOLOGY

        DR.S.SELVAMUTHUKUMARAN 

                     PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE 

 AND 

        

MR.YOGA SIVA

        WHO PROVIDED THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE

        TEMPLES.