TEMPLE CHARIOT
Chariot festival is a very important social function/ritual in a town. The presiding deity of the temple along with His consort and family members come out of his abode and visit the subjects in their home. This is to make him enable to meet persons who otherwise cannot visit him(differently abled, sick or otherwise).Traditionally there will be three chariots and chariots are pulled by people of all walks of life irrespective of their birth and ancestry; an integration of sorts.
The icons on the chariot depicts the important event associated with the presiding deity and it also carries various icons representing the social life, history and philosophy.
The three chariots are taken in Tiruchirappalli, where lord Thayumanavar visits during Chithra Pournami period , fullmoon in the first month of Tamil calendar which falls in the month of April 3rd week.
The name of Siva in rockfort temple, Trichy is called Thayumanava swami and consort Mattuvarkuzhaliamman.
Thayumanava swami is an acquired name. He conducted delivery in the form of mother to a devotee. The lady in the story was in labour pains and her mother on hearing the news tried to reach ; but Cauvery was in spate …….The mother asked for help and Siva in the guise of mother did the fantastic job of delivering the baby.
Thayumanavar becoming mother like. The icons in the chariot also contain figurine delivering the baby.
LORD NARASIMMA COMING OUT OF PILLAR AT THE REQUEST PRAGALADHAN.
RAM DOING LINGAM POOJA IN SUKHASANAM BEFORE INVADING SRILANKA.HANUMAN ALSO SEEN IN THE VICINITY,
PANEL ALSO SHOWS SRINIVASA PERUMAL ALONG WITH LAKSHMI.
ANOTHER PANEL SHOWS SITA UNDER THE TREE.
GAJA SAMHARAMOORTHY
HANUMAN DOING LINGAM POOJA
OORTHAVARTHANDAVAM
RIGHT – BRAHMA LEFT – MAHAVISHNU
LEFT EXTREME – PARVATI BECAME KALI IN FRUSTRATION
LORD YEMA CAME TO TAKE LIFE OF MARKANDEYANRISHI.
MARKANDEYAN RISHI HUGGING THE SIVALINGAM.
SIVA COMES OUT OF LINGAM AND KICKS YEMA.
RATHI AND MANMATHAN HUGGING EACH OTHER
RATHI AND MANMATHAN HUGGING EACH OTHER
BOOTHAKANAM WITH SINGLE STRING VEENA
BOOTHAKANAM PLAYING SANGU VATHYAM AS A SNAKE
CHARMER.TO TAKE NOTE OF THE HEAD GEAR.
SARAMAMUNIVAR DOING LINGAM POOJA
MAHESHWARAN ON RISHABAM MOUNT
SIVA PARVATHI
SIVA PARVATHI IN ANANDHATHANDAVAM
LADY GIVING BIRTH TO A BABY ON A STANDING POSTURE ASSISTED
BY TWO LADIES ON EITHER SIDE
STAGE I LABOUR . FETUS BEING EXPRESSED
BABY DELIVERED
NAVANEETHAKRISHNANAN
WARRIOR MOUNTED ON AN ELEPHANT
WARRIOR MOUNTED ON A HORSE WITH A HUNTING YALI
PANIPENGAL (PALACEMAIDS)
VARAHAMOORTHY
SITA IN ASOKAVANAM AND HANUMAN LOOKING AT IT
BOOTHAGANAM WITH VARIOUS WEAPONS
LORD MURUGA
ARTHAMATHYASINDRA ASANAM
MANMATHAN ON THE TOP OF ANNAM
NANDHI PLAYING MIRUTHANGAM
SARASWATI WITH VEENAI KATCHABEE
CRAB DOING SIVALINGAM POOJA
VARAHA AVATHARAM
NARASIMMAN
SRIRAM
MACHA AVATHARAM
COURTESANS DANCING
MANMADHAN ON ANNAM TRYING TO SEDUCE LORD SHIVA
WHO IS ON MEDITATION
SIVA AND PARVATHI BLESSING MANMADHAN
