Vedaranyam Vedaranyeswarar Temple Art And Architecture – A Study

Abstract

The Vadarnyam salt marshes covers a tract of 28,567 hectares. It is filled with occasional high waves or floods called ‘Chitraparvam’ and Visakavellam ’which occur in May or full moon in May and June respectively and store seawater at a depth of 2 feet in a large area. Thousands of ancient saiva temples have fallen to this day as a legacy of our past gray hair, thanks to the dedication and sacrifice of thousands of sivachariyas, dharmarakarata, paricarakas, oduvars, adhayayana brahmanas and temple musicians for thousands of years. It is our hard work to include our little ones in this historical sequence and to preserve this precious tradition so that our future generations can continue to enjoy and benefit from these powerful spiritual realms. The Vedaranyesvar Temple in Vedarnyam is one of the oldest. Its origins date back to the post-Sangam Age. It is a major center of worship at Saiva and sacred by the poets of Saiva Saint Appar, Gnanasambandar (seventh century A.D.) and Sundarar (eighth century A.D.) respectively. Nagapattinam is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of the Reading Region. The village became the permanent center of the Medieval Cholas (ninth and twelfth century CE) and served as their important port of trade and sea voyage eastward. Many of the ancient savage sanctuaries boiled to this day as a ritual of the past, thanks to the devotion and remorse of thousands of Sivacharyas, Dharmakartas, Paricarakas, Oduvars, adhyayana brahmanas and artists in the sanctuary for a thousand years. It is our responsibility to make a small contribution to the advancement of this legacy and to the preservation of this precious heritage so that our people in the future can continue to appreciate and benefit from the vital powers that they must fight.