įrom the various inscriptions on temple walls, it appears that the present temple was constructed in the 13th century C.E. When the later Cholas constructed the grand Shiva temple in Chidambaram it became the center of the town and the Thillai Kali temple location became the outskirts of the town. The symbolism of the victory of Saivism over Shaktism is unmistakable. Shiva the supreme god was also portrayed as the King of Dance (Nataraja) and in the mythology he defeated Kali in the dance competition. to 1135 C.E.) and his son Kulothunga-II and grandson Rajaraja-II the transition to Saivism was complete and Shaktism was relegated to subordinate role. During the reign of Vikrama Chola (1118 C.E. Cholas embraced Saivism as their religion and the rituals were based on Agamas rather than Tantric tradition. The situation changed when Cholas were in ascendancy. Tantric rituals were followed during the daily worship in the Kali temples. Kali or Durga worship, also known as Shaktism, entered into Tamil country from Gauda region (present day Bengal) before 7th century C.E. The other important shrines are for goddess Saraswathi in the form called Veena Vidyambigai and for Dakshinamurthy where he has a female form called Kadambavana Dhakshina Rupini. In the first west facing one the goddess is in her benign form called Brahma Chamundeeswari and she has four faces like god Brahma.In the east facing shrine she is in her ferocious form called Thillai Kali. There are two main shrines in this temple. So that Goddess 'Thillai Amman' in this temple seems with four faces. Because of the penance of Lord Brahma 'Kali' became cool.
This anger was pacified by Brahma by Chanting Veda and also praising her. She had to go outside the borders of the town in order to contain her haughtiness and to teach a lesson that Sivam and Shakthi are both equally important in our life. In this Parvathi could not play equally well to this posture and agreed her defeat. It could not be played by the women folk due to their modesty and shyness. This "Oorthuva Taandava" is one of the posture in the dance. īut knowing fully well Siva played "Oorthuva Taandava" i.e. While they were playing dance, Lord Siva was about to be defeated. In order to resolve thus, they performed a dance program at Chidambaram in front of Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma and other deities. It was an argument that who is superior, either 'Sivam' (Lord Siva) or Shakthi (Parvathi). Legend says that Goddess Kaali Devi moved here after losing to Lord Siva in the celestial dance contest. This Temple is on the outskirts of the city of Chidambaram. It was built by Chola King Kopperunjingan who ruled between 12. Thillai Kali Temple is a Hindu Temple located on the outskirts of the town of Chidambaram, Cuddalore District Tamil Nadu in India. So that Goddess ‘Thillai Amman’ in this temple seems with four faces.Wikipedia Page Thillai Kali Temple, Chidambaram Because of the penance of Lord Brahma ‘Kali’ became cool. This “Oorthuva Taandava” is one of the posture in the dance. While they were playing dance, Lord Siva was about to be defeated.īut knowing fully well Siva played “Oorthuva Taandava” i.e. It was an argument that who is superior, either ‘Sivam’ (Lord Siva) or Shakthi (Parvathi).
It was built by Chola King Kopperunjingan who ruled between 12. Thillai Kali Temple : This is a Hindu Temple located on the outskirts of the town of Chidambaram, Cuddalore DistrictTamil Nadu in India.
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