Arulmigu Kuduminathar temple and Jain beds - Hindu temple in Kudumiyamalai - Pudukkottai, India

Allez y ABSOLUMENT. Super beau et interessant. J ai eu la chance d avoir le gardien vers 17h00, avec les clefs et ses commentaires sans lesquels ont ne voit pas grand chose. Le Rock cutting temple est au fond. On y voit un bas relief sur la montagne et un Ganesh a meme la roche. Regardez aussi tous les details des statues de l entree...fantastique endroit et peu frequente

Very old temple fully built during the Chola Era. But the rock temple was initially built by the Pandya King, then expanded by Cholas, Pallavas and Naickas. Beautiful Architecture. Lord Shiva resides here as Shikageereeswarar and Ambal as Akhilandeswari. The Mountain rock carved Shivling must be more than 2000 years old. Ultimate marvel. This area is locked and kept. Standing near the Guru, If You look up the mountain, You can see Parameshwar and Parvathi sitting on Nandi, flanked on both sides by 64 Nayanmaars. Beautiful carvings at that height. A must visit for all Hindus and Art lovers. This temple is maintained by ASI

This temple has amazing sculpture work. Each pillar is engraved with one sculpture. Most remarkable is a temple which was sponsored by Devdasis. Traditional games are engraved on floor, and on the wall are musical notes. . Must visit. . On the floor

Today for the first time I went and it's an ancient temple with stone carving. Must visit temple for Siva devotees and it's maintained by archeological department. Must visit temple atleast once in your lifetime. Om nama shivaya.

One of the best architectural temples, I have visited in Tamil Nadu.

A Wonderful Ancient Temple That Belongs to 7th Century AD, A Monument and A Place of worship that preserves the Tradition and History of the Land... The Shikhanathar Temple is Devoted to Lord Shiva, And was Built by the Pallavas, This Temple has lots of Stone writings or scriptures in ancient Tamil script. This is the Only Temple which has a preserved stone writing of the Saptha Swaras or the Musical Notes.. Truly Amazing and Devine

Lord Shiva having a "kudimi" in head leading to the place named as "kudimiyan malai". Place where we can see Pallava rock cut marvel, ASI official clearly explains, unlocks and shows us the ancient Shiva, Parvati temple, Pallava time Ganesha temple path is little inaccessible. Chola structure, then Pandiya style structure along with paintings, mostly gone, finally Nayaka structure in the front with wonderful single stone statues on either side pillars in the entrance. Really appreciate the ASI official presence and explanation. Mural paintings, rock cut sun shades, hexagon shaped hall where marriage of princes of royal family used to take place and now open to public to conduct marriage. Wonderful experience. Malik Kafur invasion has some bad memories with wonderful single pillar statues broken, most missing nose, hands and some head. Let's preserve what is left for the next generation.

This is an amazing temple with so many sculptures which I accidentally discovered from local people . I would say a must visit for the sheer architecture. The main diety is siva and located in the main temple as well as in the rock cave behind the temple. Beware of monkeys