Dravidian architecture

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" I saw cascades of energy coming down from outer space, in which particles were destroyed and created in rhythmic pulses; I saw the atoms of the elements and those of my body participating in this cosmic dance of eergy; I felt its rhythm and I heard its sound, and at that moment I knew that this was the Dance of Shiva, the Lord of Dancers" - Fritjof Capra, Tao of Physics

 

 

"The following works of art ...are among the most remarkable contributions of the Tamil creative genius to the world's cultural treasure and should be familiar to the whole world and admired and beloved by all in the same way as ... the cathedrals of France and the sculptures of Greece ...... Dravidian temple architecture, of which the chief representatives are perhaps the temples of Tanjore, Chidambaram and Madurai....." (Tamil Contribution to World Civilisation - Czech Professor Dr. Kamil Zvelebil in Tamil Culture - Vol. V, No. 4. October, 1956)

 

 

Following is link to site that has photographs, architectural plans and descriptions of the grand Dravidian temples.

 

The chief among the temples is the one at Chidambaram, known in ancient times as Koyil (The house of the king).

 

http://www.tamilnation.org/culture/architecture/temple.htm

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It is interesting to note that everything in this universe is involved in some form of rhythemic dance or other.

At larger scale, the planets are all rotating and revolving around the sun.

At atomic scale, the electrons are revolving around nucleus.

 

It shows the presence of the lord of dance in everything.

It somehow explains the advaita philosophy that god is everywhere and everything is god.

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It is unbelievable that educated Tamils believe in this stupid Dravidian theory and further they even think of an independent Tamil homeland (ealem).

 

How some people hypnotize themselves, this is a good example. These people think that Shiva is their God and they are different from North Indian Vaishnavas Aryans.

 

Come on dude ...wake up .. before you guys start joining LTTE!

 

If Shiva belongs to South India and Vishnu North India , could you please explain following:

 

* Why Shivas abode Himalayas is in North India and not in Tamilnadu?

* How come Kashi another most important Shva's pilgrimage is in North India?

* How can you explain most famous Vishnu temple "Tirupati Tirumala' in south India?

* How come there is not much difference in looks of so called Dravidians and South Indians unless you want to claim that Vishnu put togather Aryans an Dravidians in a Mixer?

* How will you seaparate Shiva and Vishnu when they themselves do not want to separate...whenever Vishnu incarnates Shiva follows?

* If Shiva is dark so is Krshna, how do you explain that;

* Hanuman is Considered as Shiva incarnation?

* How come Shiva's wife Gauri is worshipped more in Gujarat and Bengal rather than Tamilnadu?

* What do say about Lord Ayappa incarnation?

* So do you consider Ravana as a Dravidian by you hypothesis of Vishnu vs Shiva aka Aryan vs Dravidian?

* I guess your blood must also be of unique color different from North Indian brutes?

*When are you planning to bring Shiva down from Himalaya to Tamil Nadu?

* I guess he seems to be prefering North India more than Tamilnadu as he stays in Himalayas, and he even brought Ganga in North India!

* When are you planning to shift Tirupati Balaji temple to North India?

* What are you going to do to all fair skinned so called Dravidians, are you going to send them to North India?

* When are you going to patent Dosas and Idlis as Dravidians creations which unfortunately all Indians love so much (poor idlis)?

* What is synonym of Bhole baba in Dravidian culture?

* Even Shankaracharya being a Keralite didnot have problem with North Indian so called Aryans, he established 4 Dhams in four corners of India;

* Are you planning to build an artificial Himalayas with your superior Dravidian ingenuity, near Dravid land...by the where exactly it is??? May be Karunanidhi Knows??by the wya he named his son Stalin no repsect for Great Dravid Culture??

 

I would humbly request superior Dravidians to clarify my ignorance on above issues.

 

Until that time... I need to visit a temple...Gosh ..It has a Shiva Lingam and a Rama Statue...What shall I do now....unfortunately for Dravidians...Shiva always answers my prayers even though I am a brute brown skinned aryan from North India!

 

Jai Shiv Shambho

Jai Shree Krishna

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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>It is unbelievable that educated Tamils believe in this stupid Dravidian theory and further they even think of an independent Tamil homeland (ealem).

 

How some people hypnotize themselves, this is a good example. These people think that Shiva is their God and they are different from North Indian Vaishnavas Aryans.

 

Come on dude ...wake up .. before you guys start joining LTTE!<

 

I never proclaimed I belong to eelam group or I supported LTTE. I don't know how you came to such conclusion.

 

 

The popular theory now is that Shiva, as he is worshipped now is the amalgamation of Vedic god Rudra, Tibetian god Trikala and Tamil god Shiva.

 

Why is there no mention of Linga worship in Vedas?

why is there no mention of name Shiva in vedas?

Why is there images of Linga in Harrapa and Mohenjo Daro excavations?

 

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Just because a mountain in Himalays has been names Kailash, doesn't mean Shiva resides there.

 

My description of Kailash for people who take literary sense as final authority:

Kailash is a heavenly abode.

 

My description of Kailash for people who see deeper meanings in scriptures:

Kailash represents harsh cold environment that the meagerly clothed Lord Shiva had conquered by severe descipline in the form of meditation. To me, it appears to be a message conveyed by holy scriptures to all its readers.

 

Same might apply for Vaikuntam.