Monthly Archives: February 2009

Kumbakonam- Mahamaha kulam

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16 (sodasa) Linga resides 16 Mandapam (Temple) around Mahamaham tank 
1. Brammatheertheshwarar
2. Mukundeshwarar
3. Dhaneshwarar 
4. Virushabeshwarar
5. Baaneshwarar
6. Koneshwarar
7. Bhakthikeshwarar 
 8. Bhairaveshwarar
9. Agasthyeshwarar
10. Vyaneshwarar
11. Umaibakeshwarar
12. Nairutheeshwarar
13. Brammeshwarar 
14. Gangatheshwarar
15. Mukthatheertheshwarar
16. Shethrabaleshwarar

 

20 Theertham’s in Mahamaham tank
1. Vayu Theertham
2. Ganga Theertham
3. Bramma Theertham
4. Yamuna Theertham
5. Kubera Theertham
6. Godavari Theertham
7. Eshana Theertham
8. Narmada Theertham
 9. Saraswathi Theertham
10. Indira Theertham
11. Agni Theertham
12. Cauvery Theertham
13. Yama Theertham
14. Kumari Theertham
15. Niruthi Theertham
16. Bayoshni Theertham
17. Deva Theertham 
18. Varunai Theertham
19. Sarayu Theertham
20. Kanya Theertham

BIg Nandi- Bull

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Generally we have big Anjaneya. for a feast to eye you can watch in below places BIG Nandis

 
Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh———————————— 6ft Height  26 ft long.
Chamundi Hills, Mysore, Karnataka———————– 15 ft Height  24 ft long.
Basavankudi Bull Temple, Bangalore, Karnataka —–15 ft Height  20 ft long.
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu ————————————9 ft Height  12 ft long.
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu —————————————–12 ft height, 19.5 ft  long, 18.25 ft width
Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu, Karnataka
Shanthaleswara, Halebidu, Karnataka

Tallest hindu temple gopurams

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Murudeshwara Temple, Karnataka————————249ft
Srirangam, Tamil nadu—————————-236ft
Thiruannamalai, Tamil nadu———————-217ft
Tanjoure periyakoil, Tamil Nadu——————216ft
Aaudaiyar koil, Tamil nadu———————–200ft
Srivilliputhur andal temple, TN——————194ft
Puri Jaggannath temple, Orissa—————192ft 
Madurai meenakshi temple, TN—————-170ft
Tenkasi Temple, TN——————————178ft
Mannarkudi rajagopalan temple, TN———–154ft
Kumbakonam Sarankpani temple, TN——–147ft
Chidambaram Nataraj temple,TN ————-140ft

Tallest idol

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In India
A 123 feet murthi of Lord Shiva has been installed at Murudeshwar Temple, Karnataka

A 67 foot Murti of Lord Hanuman Ji has been installed at Sankat Mochan Shri Hanuman Mandir, located in the Punjab town of Phillaur.

A 40 foot Murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed at Tiruvallur, near Chennai, India.

A 36 foot Murti of Sri Panchamukha Hanuman has been installed at Panchavatee,Pondicherry, called as Viswaroopa Jayamangala          Panchamukha Sri  Anjaaneyaswamy.

A 32 foot Murti of Adhivyadihara Sri Bhaktha Anjaneyaswamy,Nanganallur,Chennai which is molded out of a single rock

Outside india
42.7-meter (141 feet) Murugan statue in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia.
This is the tallest IDOL in the world no one is close to murugas height.