Thayumanaswamy Temple
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Thayumanaswamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located within the Rockfort complex in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, and renowned for its Dravidian architecture and religious significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thayumanaswamy Temple canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ |
| accessType | reached by climbing steps on the Rockfort hill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Mattuvar Kuzhalammai
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ⓘ
Parvati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Tiruchirappalli Rockfort complex
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ⓘ
motherly aspect of Shiva ⓘ |
| city | Tiruchirappalli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationType | hill temple ⓘ |
| famousFor |
Dravidian architecture
ⓘ
hill temple setting ⓘ religious significance ⓘ |
| festival |
Arudra Darisanam
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ⓘ
Chittirai festival NERFINISHED ⓘ Navaratri NERFINISHED ⓘ Panguni Uthiram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mandapams (halls)
ⓘ
rock-cut steps ⓘ sub-shrines for various deities ⓘ |
| hasGopuram | Dravidian style gopuram ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Thayumanaswamy means ‘the Lord who became a mother’ ⓘ |
| hasSanctum | garbhagriha for Shiva ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | prominent historic temple of Tiruchirappalli ⓘ |
| languageOfRituals |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
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Rockfort complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Tiruchirappalli NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiruchirappalli district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rocky hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTemple |
Manikka Vinayakar Temple
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ⓘ
Ucchi Pillayar Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tiruchirappalli Rockfort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageImportance | major Shaivite pilgrimage centre in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Thayumanaswamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDeityForm | Shiva as Thayumanaswamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| tourismType | religious tourism destination ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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