Thanjai Periya koil ( Big Temple )

twfAc mavdfdtfti[f tAlnkrmf . ec[fA[ - raEmsfvrmf ;Rpfp<pf paAtyilf uqfqT . Main line . tmizf nadfF[f `A[tfTpf pKtikqiLmf ;RnfT nirmfp EpRnfT vctikqf uqfq[ . Ecazafkqi[f tAlnkrak viqgfkiy pti . twfck[f ~[fd UraAkyalf twfck{\af '[f$a[T. `TEv mRvi twfcav>af '[f$a[T.

twfAc epRv<Adyaaf Ekayilf , twfAc ;rajraEjcfcrmf '[fpT ;tftltfti[f EvB epyafkqamf .

Front Entrance of the big temple.

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tAlcibnft cibfpkfkAlyzK vayfnft `bfp<tma[ tiRkfEkayilf. etalfepaRqf TAbyi[f pramripfpilf ;RnfT vRki[fbT . vzipaDkqf MAbyak ndnfT vRki[fb[. twfcav>af `r]fmA] Etvsfta[tftibfK ecanftma[ tiRkfEkayilf. Ekayilf kAlpfpramripfp< etalfepaRqf TAbyi[f kdfDpfpadfFlf uqfqT . naEdaBmf ']f]bfEbaaf k]fD mkizfki[fb[af .;tftiRkfEkayilalf twfAc CbfBlatf TAbyilf t[iyidmf vkikfki[fbT .

Ekayili[f MtbfEkap<r vayili[f epyaf Ekrqanftk[f vayilf . ;r]fdamf vayili[f epyaf ;rajraj[f vayilf '[fBmf etbfK Ekap<r vayiLkfK vikfkirm Ecaz[f vayilf '[fBmf epyaf . prnft nilpfprpfpilf vicalmak , Ogfki uyafnfTqfq vima[mf etaAlviliRnfT paafpfEpaRkfKmf kAlkfkadfciAy vzgfKkibT . ;Abv[i[f vima[mf 216 `F uyrmf uqfqT .

YMlvaf mikpfepriy ligfkmf. nafmAt ntikfkAryiliRnfT eka]fDvrpfpdfdet[fpaf . M[f[alf uqfq mikpfepriy nnfti oEr klflilf `AmnftT. 12 `F uyrmf , 19 `F nIqMmf Cmaaf 8.5 `F `klMmf uAdyT . vima[tfti[f EmliRkfKmf pirmfmrnftirtfAt carmf kdfF "bfbiyiRkfKmf `RAmAy niA[tftalf p<lflrikfkibT . carmf kdfFy ;dEm carpfpqfqmf '[fB tbfEpaT vzgfKkibT . ;vfvidmf EkayililiRnfT 7 kI mI etaAlvilf uqfqT. yaA[kqalf ;ZtfT vrcfefcyfta[f '[fB PbpfpDkibT .

Ecaz m[f[afkqf `A[vRmf tiRvaYRaf tiyakrajavidtftilf `qvila pbfB eka]fFRnft[af . '[Ev `vafkqf ;gfKqfq Esamasfknft YMaftftiAy tiyakrajavakEv ']f]i , `tbfKriy cibpfp<kAq ecyfT vzipdfd[af . ;mfYMaftfti tkfxi]EmR vidgfkaf '[ `AzkfkpfpDkibaaf. ;kfEkayililf uqfq tiREm[ikAq rajraj{mf , `v[f mA[viyafkQmf , KltftvafkQmf , `tikarikQmf tnft[af '[fB klfevdfdalf etrikibT .

Ekayili[f Mtlf tqtfti[f udfCvafkqilf 108 vAk nd[ `Ampfp<kqi[f cibfpgfkqf uqfq[. ;gfKqfq civta]fdvmf , tfrip<ranftkaf , Cpfpirm]iyaf , vi[aykaf , kaqi Mtliy v]f] OviygfkQmf kAlviRnfT pAdpfp[ .

`mfpaqf EkayiAl 'Zpfpiyv[f epyaf Eka[ri[fAm eka]fda[f . `mfm{kfK ulkMZTAdy nacfciyaaf '[fB epyaf VdfdpfpdfdT . vi[aykaf tiREm[ikAq rajraj[fpfrtixfAd ecyfvitfta[f. pirkartftiLqfq Cpfpirm]iyaf Ekayilf , piqfAqyaaf Ekayilf ~kiy[ pibfkaltftilf crEpaji m[f[[alf pZTpaafkfkpfpdfD M[fm]fdpgfkqf kdfdpfpdfd[ . ndraj m[fdpmf mikv<mf pibfkaltftiyT .

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;kfEkayiAlkf kdfFyv[f Mtlamf rajraj[f . ;v[f Cnftrcf Ecaz[f '[ vzgfKmf ;r[fdamf pranftk Ecaz[i[f ;Aqy mk[f. _pfpci cty naqilf pibnftv[f. ;ybfepyaf `R]femazitf Etv[f. MmfMFcf Ecaz[f , civpat Eckr[f ,tiRnIbfBcfEcaz[f '[f{mf pl epyafkAq uAdyv[f. ;mfm[f[[f kI pI 1010 ~mf ~]fD ;kfEkayiAlkf kdfF MFtftiRkfk Ev]fDmf '[fB ~yfvaqaf PBvaf . Ecazaf vrlabfbilf ;v[T kalmf oR epaafkalmf . maltftIv<kAqy<mf ev[fb ;v{Ady evbfbiyiliRnfT ;v{Ady kpfpbfpAdyi[f vliAm p<kzpfpDkibT.
rajraj[f EkayiAlkfkdfF , civligfkpfrtixfAd ecyft kaltftilf , ~v<AdyaRd[f MaftftiAycf EcaftfT `xfdpnft[ mRnfT caaftftiy EpaT `mfmRnfT ekdfFyakamlf ;qkiy niAlyiElEy ;Rkfkkfk]fd m[f[v[f vRtftMbf$[f . `#tbinft Epak M[ivaf m[f[{kfK ecyftiy{pfp `t[fpF kRv>aftfEtvAr twfAckfK `AztfT vnfta[f. kRv>aftf Etvaf EkayiLkfKqf ec[fB tmfvayiLqfq tmfpltfAt mRnftak umizfnfT ekdfFyakfki[aaf '[fpT vrlaB. kRv>aftf Etvri[f uRvcfciAl EkayiLkfKqf t[i m]fdpmak uqfqT .

Main view of the temple

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cty viza , kaaftftiAk viza , epriy tiRviza ~kiy[ p]fAd naqilf nAdepbfb[. epriy tiRviza '[pfpDmf pirmfEmabfcvmf -~dfAdtf tiRviza- '[pfpdfdT. Avkaciyilf nAdepbfb ;tftiRvizavilf ;rajraj nadkmf nFkfkepbfbT . ;At nFtft canftikfPtft[f tiRMTK[fb[a[vijyraEjnftir ~cfcariy{kfK ;tbfkak 120 klmf enlf trpfpdfdT . ;Abv{kfK ec]fpk emadfD , "l `rici , 'LmicfAc MtliyAv UbAvtft n[f[Iralf `piExkmf ecyfypfpdfdT . pRpfp< , enyf , tyiaf Mtliy[ niEvt[mak pAdkfkpfpdfd[. ;Abv{kfK M[fp< tiRpfptikmf pad 48 pidarafkQmf , uDkfAk vacikfk oRvRmf , ekadfD mtftqmf Mzkfk oRvRmf , ~k 50 EpafkAq m[f[[f niymitfta[f. ;vafkQAdy epyafkqf `A[tfTmf klfevdfDkqilf KbikfkpfpdfDqfqT.`pfepyafkqf `A[tfTmf civ[f '[fEb MFvtalf ;kfEkayililf tIdfAx epbfEbaEr tiRpfptikmf pad niymikfkpfpdfd[af '[fb ecyfti etriy vRkibT .

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t[f[alf kdfdpfpdfd EkayiLkfK EtAv '[fpT "TmilflatpF , KAbeya[fBmf Avkfkamlf `A[tfAty<mf ecyfTAvtfta[f '[fpAt ']f}mfEpaT `mfm[f[[i[f cmypfpbfB , ;Abm[T , etyfv vzipadfFlf ;Rnft mdfdbfb :DpaD etriyvRkibT .

klfevdfDkqilf ;Abv[f epyaf ~dlfvlfla[f , tkfxi]EmR vidgfkaf '[v<mf , pi[f[af rajraEjcfcrMAdyaaf '[v<mf ;vfv>af epyaf pa]fF Klac[i vq nadfF twfcav>af PbfbtfTtf twfcav>af '[fBmf KbikfkpfpdfDqfqT . m[f[[f mdfDmi[fbi `v[f KDmfptftaRmf , pbfpl nivnftgfkAq EkayiLkfK 'bfpDtfti[af . pa[fF Klac[i '[f$alf pa]fFyaf KltfTkfK ;FAypf Epa[fbv[f '[fB epaRqf.

Ekayililf uAby<mf ;Abv[f Emlf pirktIsfvr mhatfmiymf , cmIv[ kfExtfr ma[fmiymf Mtliy tl p<ra] N\lfkqf uqfq[. ekadfAdy>af civkfekaZnfT Etcikaf - epRv<Adyaaf ula - paFy<qfqaaf.

;vfvqv< cibpfp<kqf epbfb ;tftiRkfEkayilf kalcfVzlalf mabi , eclfvmf `A[tfAty<mf ;znfT , ;[fB kAlyzK mdfDEm eka]fD kadfcipfepaRqak ;RnfT vRkibT . ;t[f cibpfp< kRti `rC caafpilf ~]fDEtaRmf ;rajraj[i[f ctytf tiRviza ndtftpfepRki[fbT .`mfm[f[[i[f uRvcf ciAlyfy<mf AvkfkpfpdfDqfqT . ;rajraj{Ady ~yirmavT ~]fD viza `pfEpaAty pirtmaf tiRmti ;nftira kanfti `vafkqi[f vRAky<d[f `rci[ralf cibpfpak eka]fdadpfpdfdT.

;kfEkayili[f epRAmAy u]afnfT ! kawfci kamEkaF pIdatipti jktfKR cgfkracfcaafy sfvamikqf ;vfvizavi[fEpaT ;rajraj[i[f uRvcfciAlkfK 300 kiramilf tgfkkf kirIdmf ecyfT 16 - 9 - 1984 `[fB `pfEpaAty pirtmaf ;nftira kanfti YMlmf `]ivitfT cibpfp< ecyftaafkqf . EmLmf epa[f[iLmf evqfqiyiLmf EkayiLkfK epaRdfkAq ecyftqitfT p>AjkQkfK utviy m[f[[i[f m[ niAl maBpdfDpfEpak ;[fB EkayiLkfK EtAvpfpDmf evqfqi p>Aj patftirgfkAq vzgfki , p>Ajkqf tgfK tAdyi[fbi nirnftrmak nAdepb FrsfDkfKmf "bfpaD ecyfT , `tbfK Mtlf etaAkyak taEm M[f vnfT 1 ldfcmf YRpayf vzgfkiy<mf uqfqaafkqf . `T tvir rajraj Ecaz[f kaltftilf epabitfT AvtfTqfq 80 kfKmf Embfpdfd klfevdfDkAq `cfcidfD - civpat Eckr[f klfevdfDkqf - '[fb N\lak evqiyidfDqfqaafkqf.

Night view of the temple

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pzmfepRmf OAlcf CvFkAqy<mf , N\lfkAqy<mf katfTvRmf crsfvti mkalf N\lf niAlymf twfAcyilf uqfqT.
tmizi[f vqafcikfKmf Em[fAm kakfkv<mf niBvpfpdfd twfAc tmizf plfkAlkf kzkmf Mt[fAmya[T.
! kawfci kamEkaF pIdatipti jktfKR cgfkracfcaafy sfvamikqf `vafkqi[f `RqacikfK udfpdfd pgfkaR kamadfciymfm[f Ekayilf ;gfKta[f uqfqT .
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twfAc tqiKqmf , kRnftidfAdkfKF civalymf ~kiy[ Avpfp<tftlgfkqaKmf.

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