Renovations of Historic Temples of Tamil Nadu

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Futher Images from Naganathaswamy Temple, at Manampadi, Kumbakonam





The above last image is that of a Elephant garlanding the Shivalingam. Compare same with a similer image at a Hindu Temple built at Canton, China built by Tamil Traders two hundred years later. Details are as follows:



There had been many other Hindu temples in Quang Chow region which has gone on ruins and some of the Panels from these temples are now preserved in Quang Chow Museum. One of them is the statue of Vishnu and the other most intersting stone panels kept in this museum is that with Spider and Elephant with a Sivalingam below the tree depicting the Tamil Saivite story from Tamil Periyapuraanam where the Spider sheltering the Sivalingam was born as the Chola king the Kochenganaan in the Chola country. This further confirms the presense off Tamil - Traders and the Warriors in attendence (Senaa Muhaththaar), Artisons and Saivite Priests in this Seaport city in the medieval period.