Alagar Kovil (Alagar Uralpatti) _'Solaimalai Alaghari Swami' _Visnu as Alakar in the middle and His two consorts Kalyana Sundaravalli and Andal, an image of Yoga Narasimha, an imae mmce- Karuppaswmay- the guardian deity_the background is the Solaimalai with the epiction of the peak as bull's head with a natural spring 'Nupuru Ganga'.
Manmata also known as Kamadeva (Kama -Cupid, the God of Love and Sexuality aiming to hit Siva with his sugarcane bow, string of honebees and arrow decorated with five kinds of fragrant flowers such as Aravinda(White Lotus), Ashoka, Cuta (Mango Flower), Navamalika (Jasmine) and Nilotpala(Blue Lotus).
Madurai Chokkalingam_Siva, Meenakshi, Ganapati, Subrahmanya, white elephants fed with sugar cane, Nataraja and the golden lotus tank
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Madurai Chokkalingam_Siva, Meenakshi, Ganapati, Subrahmanya, white elephants fed with sugar cane, Nataraja and the golden lotus tank. (Donors: Komurisathi Anantha Viran Chetti and Chokkan Sisiyamani Sisu Chetti).
Palani (Palani Malai - Muruga) Arumuga with His consort, Palani Andi with a stick, Idumban, Subrahmanya with His 'Vel' the 'Divine Javelin'-a spear, Linga, a Demon carrying a 'Kavadi' on his shoulders (Idumban, the first Kavadi bearer; an Asura @ Demon or Demigod is a disciple of Lord Subrahmanya carry the hills Sivagiri and Sakthigiri across his shoulders, one on either side
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Palani (Palani Malai - Muruga) Arumuga with His consort, Palani Andi with a stick, Idumban, Subrahmanya with His 'Vel' the 'Divine Javelin'-a spear, Linga, a Demon carrying a 'Kavadi' on his shoulders (Idumban, the first Kavadi bearer; an Asura @ Demon or Demigod is a disciple of Lord Subrahmanya...
Because of peeping through Siva - Parvati's bedroom, angered Siva deposits His Seeds (Rudra Veeriyam) on Agni Deva
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Because of peeping through Siva - Parvati's bedroom, angered Siva deposits His Seeds (Rudra Veeriyam) on Agni Deva. To get rid of the heat Agni Deva takes bath in Ganges. The holy river Ganga carried the fetuses to a secluded place, called the Sara Vana, which was covered with reeds. The six 'Dva...