Rock-cut architecture –

The below is a rock-cut Hindu temple of Ravana Phadi in Aihole, Karnataka Supposed to be made during 550 AD. Aihole, used to be the capital during the rule of Chalukya dynasty, with around 125 temples, and mostly rock cut one’s.

Ravana Phadi temple is cut in rock, and Lord Shiva is worshipped in the temple. Wide-ranging artwork of Lord Shiva, Parvathi, Ganesha and Vishnu can be seen inside the cave.

We have two compartments on the sides of the Mandapa.
To the left, we have stairs that lead to one of the chambers that contains a stunning artwork of Lord Shiva in Nataraja incarnation. There are also reliefs (sculptural technique) of Ganesh, Parvati, etc...  We have Shiv holding snake in his hands and one more in his neck,
Ganesha appears with only 2 arms. And, finally to the right we have another chamber which does not possess any carvings.

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"ஸ்ரீ சக்கரம்" என்னும் "ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம்" எம்பெருமான் ஸ்ரீ மகாவிஷ்ணுவின் பிரதான ஆயுதம்!

அவர் தம் வலது திருக்கரத்தில் ஏந்தியுள்ள ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம், பக்தர்களைக் காக்கவும், துஷ்டர்களை அழிக்கவும் செய்கிறது.


"ஸ்ரீ அனந்தன்" என்ற நாகம், கருடன், ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனம் - இம்மூவரும் பகவானை ஒரு நொடி கூட பிரியாது அவரைத் தொழும் ‘நித்யசூரிகள்’.

ஸ்ரீ வைகுண்டத்தில் ஸ்ரீ மஹாவிஷ்ணுவின் இருக்கையாகவும், பாற்கடலில் பாம்புப் படுக்கையாகவும், ஆதிசேஷனாக குடையாகவும், நடக்கையில் பாதுகையாகவும் இருப்பவர் அனந்தன்.

பகவான் மனதால் நினைத்தவுடன், நினைத்த இடத்திற்கு அவரைத் தாங்கிச் செல்லும் வாகனமாகவும், அவரது தாஸனாகவும் திகழ்பவர் கருடன்.

"ஸ்ரீ சுதர்ஸனாழ்வார், ஸ்ரீ கருடாழ்வார், ஸ்ரீ அனந்தாழ்வார்" என இவர்கள் மூவர்கள் மட்டுமே, பகவானை ஆட்கொண்டவர்கள் என்பதால் ஏற்பட்ட சிறப்பாகும் - ஆழ்வார் என்ற அடைமொழி.

நாராயணா ஹரி நாராயணா!

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