Ramanathesvara Temple-Esalam-Vizhupuram!

            Built by Rajendra Cholan I (1012) lord sri Ramanatha Eswarar. The legend found in Sanskrit language and in grantha character. Written on the periphery of the seal is as follows, Rajad-Rajanya Makuta sreni-ratnesu sasanam Etad Rajendra Cholasya parakesari varmanah.
This temple is a fine ekatala vimana,with square body,bhadra projections,and with circular griva,ikhara,and stupi.The vimana and its ardhamandapa face east.The adhisthana is Padabandha.The bhittipadas,paired on the corners,are Brahmakanta.The mandi is of plain pali form.The bhadras contain devakostha with a plain torana face, more campanulate than semicircular.These enshrine Brahma (north),vishnu (west),and shivadaksinamurthi (south),all standing.
  In the prastara,projected beam ends at the corners over he forward corbel arms,lupa and jayani ends projected over the  cantoning pilasters of the bahdra,and the ends of the transverse transom in front,are all decorated by fine carving.Above a bhutamala,the flexed kapota has nasis over each pilaster,their gadha part enclosing humann head.The simhamukha finial are in many cases lot.The vyalamala on top acts as  base for four projected grivakosthas.
    The short,drum-shaped griva has plain walls between the cardinal nasikas.The bell-shaped sikhara bulges slightly,smoothly curving in before splaying out to form the ostha or avalambana that overhangs the bhutamala at the top of the griva.The nahanasis strogly projected.The grivakosthas enshrine seated siva (east), brahma (north) , visnu (west), and daksinamurti (south). The stupi over the mahapadma is of metal.Four nandid are places at the base of the griva.The ardhamandapa slightly less in width,has two more vrsas on its front corners facing east.There are no con temporary inscriptions.Systically the temple is of the period of Rajaraja I
   

Taken in: India / Tamil Nadu / Esalam (show map)

Taken on: July 26, 2013

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