Lingodhbhava : Description- Four armed standing figure of Lingodhbhava emanating from the shaft of fire. The right upper arm holds axe and the lower is in the abhaya pose; the left upper holds antelope and the lower is placed on the thigh. The leg below the angle is hidden . A garland of flowers is shown around the Linga portion at the top. Vishnu as a boar is shown at the bottom in an outline. Brahma as a swan is not represented.Dr.Nagasamy
Gangaikonda Cholapuram (Tamil: கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்) was erected as the capital of the Cholas by Rajendra Chola I, the son and successor of Rajaraja Chola, the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D . The great temple of Siva at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature and surpasses it in sculptural quality.The Gangaikondaan temple is an architectural and engineering marvel because the shadow of the main tower never falls on the ground throughout the year.
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram (Tamil: கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்) was erected as the capital of the Cholas by Rajendra Chola I, the son and successor of Rajaraja Chola, the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D . The great temple of Siva at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature and surpasses it in sculptural quality.The Gangaikondaan temple is an architectural and engineering marvel because the shadow of the main tower never falls on the ground throughout the year.
The basement of Srivimana is 100 feet by 100 feet square structure and the foundation is raised 20 feet height for the ShriVimana.The Srivimana is 180 feet tall and has 8 stage.
The Great Chola Temples of southern India are an exceptional testimony to the development of the architecture and the ideology of the Chola Empire and the Tamil civilization in southern India. They represent an outstanding creative achievement in the architectural conception of the pure form of the Dravida type of temple (characterized by a pyramidal tower)
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Goddess Lakshmi seated on a lotus throne with two arms on the southern side of maha mandapa of Sri Vimana.Two elephants pouring water from golden pots held in their arms.Opposite to this, there is one wonderful image of Bhikshatana murti - Kankaladhara.
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The temple of Gangai Konda Cholapuram was built by Rajendra Chola son of Great Rajaraja Chola in the 11th century.This UNESCO site is thrived with rich and intricate carvings that are exclusive to Chola style of artistry. The architectural work of Anugraha Sandeswara moorthi ,Adalvallan and Gnana Saraswathi are master pieces of Cholas.This temple is dedicated to Lord Siva.
The basement of Srivimana is 100 feet by 100 feet and the foundation is square in structure and raises 20 feet above the ground level. The 3 lower stages houses many beautiful masterpiece sculptures of chola period including the Laxmi (goddess of wealth), Gana Saraswathi (goddess of knowledge), Ardhanareeswarar ( Shiva and Sakthi in equal but in one form), Shiva blessing Chandigeswarar with along Parvathi. The Srivimana is 180 feet tall and has 8 stages.
Rajendra Chola-I constructed this temple after his great victorious march to river Ganges on Northern India.
It based on the plan design of Brihadisvara Temple at Thanjavur that was bulit by his father Great Rajaraja Chola. It is often described as the feminine counterpart of the Thanjavur Temple
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram (Tamil: கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்) was erected as the capital of the Cholas by Rajendra Chola I, the son and successor of Rajaraja Chola, the great Chola who conquered a large area in South India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sumatra, Kadaram (Kedah in Malaysia), Cambodia and others at the beginning of the 11th century A.D . The great temple of Siva at this place is next only to the Brihadisvara temple at Thanjavur in its monumental nature and surpasses it in sculptural quality.The Gangaikondaan temple is an architectural and engineering marvel because the shadow of the main tower never falls on the ground throughout the year.
The basement of Srivimana is 100 feet by 100 feet square structure and the foundation is raised 20 feet height for the ShriVimana.The Srivimana is 180 feet tall and has 8 stage.
The Great Chola Temples of southern India are an exceptional testimony to the development of the architecture and the ideology of the Chola Empire and the Tamil civilization in southern India. They represent an outstanding creative achievement in the architectural conception of the pure form of the Dravida type of temple (characterized by a pyramidal tower)
On the west wall, figures of
Gangadhara, Lingodhbhava,Mahavisnu,Subrahmanya and Vishnu Anugrahamurti are found in lower bottom.
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