SIVA PURI

Sivapuri is a beautiful village near Chidambaram, nearly 4kms from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.

In Sivapuri two ancient siva temples exist. One is replaced from river Kollidam estuary – called Thirukazhipalai and other is a Siva temple native to Sivapuri.                                                                                           

The Siva temple at Sivapuri (native one) is a well maintained temple.

SIVA : UJJEEVANATHA SWAMI

CONSORT : KANAGAMBIGAI

POOJARI : GOPAL

The ancient name of sivapuri is Thirunel Vayil.

In this place 12,000 devotees who were proceeding to saiva saint Thirugana Sambandhar marriage to be held at Achalpuram near kollidam town. The devotees were well fed before leaving the place. Here the belief is that anybody who worships here will never starve for want of food for the rest of their life.

Sivalingam is placed on a square Avudyar.

Anybody who worships here gets the same blessings as if from Kasi & Rameswaram Siva temples.

Ujjevanatha Swamy & Kanagambigai are supposed to remove any obstacles in education and marriage.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Ganesha with his mount

 Murga sits on peacock

Parvathi on Kali after the Siva thandavam

Sivathandavam, siva putting his rear rings back.

 Nandhi and Brahma Watching.

Maha Vishnu holding conch in the folded hands

Appar with Rudraksham beads garland in folded hands

Brahmahathi

Floral design

Annam – a celestial bird

Brahmahathi depicted on the elephant head

Cow performing milk Abishekam on Sivalingam

Sukasanam

Peacock with snake in the beak

Appar in Namaskara Muthrai

Kamadhenu under kalpaviruksham

Embryo

Ornamental panels depicting various icons

Saraswathi with veena - kachabi

Musical conch

Ornamental pillars & panels

Dhakshinamoorthy, Siva as teacher

Raja Asanam with various mudras like namaaskara in one hand and chin mudra in one hand.

Padmasana with chin mudra

Narthana Ganapathi (Ganapathi dancing on his mount)

Nadi

Brahman

Cobra Snake with spread out hood

 

Nadi depicted in the form of serpent coiling each other.

A miniature snake – depicted as a link between two panels

Ornamental miniature panel

knot

Adhikara Nandhi

(To note the weapon systems)