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In Melakadambur the statue of the Dakshinamurti appears seated on a bull under a banyan tree with a hole extending from one ear to the other. [7] [8] Dakshinamurti is portrayed as a powerful form brimming with ever-flowing bliss and supreme joy while being in the yogic state of abstract meditation.
Niranam Thrikkapaleeswaram Dakshinamurthy Temple, an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is situated on the banks of the Pampa river at Niranam of Pathanamthitta District in Kerala state in India.
The granite cave encloses a one-celled shrine with a loose sculpture of Vinadhara Dakshinamurti. The outer wall of the cave depicts unfinished reliefs of Siva as "Tripurantakara" on the left and as "Nataraja" with Parvati on the right (the unfinished Pallava dvarapalakas [1]). The temple is located about 17 kilometers from Trivandrum city centre.
The text is named after Jnana (knowledge) aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, as Dakshinamurti which means giver of knowledge. [2] He is traditionally the expounder of the Shastras, represented as seating under a Banyan tree in the Himalayas resplendent with energy and bliss, surrounded and revered by sages, in a yoga pose (virasana), holding the fire of knowledge in one hand and a book or snake or ...
In 2023, Major General Neeraj Varshney designed and constructed the Navgraha temple as a scale replica of the main Dakshinamoorthy Temple. The idols represent the nine Vedic astrological planets and are on a raised marble platform with a Shani Shila, a sacred stone representing Saturn on which oil and sesame seeds can be poured by the devotees as per Hindu traditions.
The temple has an open mandapa and its walls are exposed facing rain and air erosion, though the nearby trees provide some cover. In the sanctum is the teacher-yogi form of Shiva also known as Dakshinamurti. On the left wall is Tripurantaka, on the right is a Nataraja-Parvati couple that is more eroded or incomplete.
A Saraswati statue in a park. Saraswati, goddess of knowledge, creativity, and speech; Ganesha, god of wisdom, luck, and new beginnings; Kartikeya, god of war, victory, and knowledge; Brihaspati, guru of the devas; Shukra, guru of the asuras; Dakshinamurti, an aspect of Shiva as the guru of sages; Ashta Lakshmi, (Vidya Lakshmi)and the god of ...
The smaller shrines are also from the 9th-century, and they have statues in them. [6] These are similar to most Hindu temples where all three major traditions – Vaishnava, Shaiva and Shakti – are revered together. The smaller shrines are dedicated to Krishna, Shiva, Bhagavati (Shakti), Dakshinamurti, and Shasta. [6]