Sree KailAsanAthar temple, Brahmadesam, brammadhEsam (பிரம்மதேசம் Brahmadesam)

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  desamrajan

  Brahmadesam is located at a village by the same name, about 4 kms from Ambasamudram, a famous touch point in Tirunelveli in South Tamil Nadu. The nearest town is Ambasamudram and nearest rail head is Tirunelveli. Ambasamudram is about 35 kms from Tirunelveli. THE HISTORY: The name Brahmadesam itself sounds truly majestic. The temple was constructed during the reign of Raja Raja Chola. The temple and the village was gifted by the king for the chanting of all the 4 vedas. The village was to house vedic scholars and the temple was constructed to stand as a symbol of the noble cause. Thus the name Brahmadesam was awarded to the village. The king is also supposed to have gifted several acres of land around the temple, for the temple to be remain self-sustained. BRAHMADESAM TEMPLE: Unfortunately, the temple had lost its sheen over the years and presents a relatively dull state at the entrance. It is only when one gets in, one realises the majesty of the temple and one easily gets into a reverie of how the temple would have been in its glorious days. It is easily one of the largest temples in that region. The reigning lord is called Kailasanathar. Apart from this there are five siva lingas in the temple, including Kasi Viswanathar, Arunachaleswarar and Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar, each having their own individual sanctum. This is just one instance for one to imagine the size of the temple. The temple houses a Dakshinamurthy, the god supposed to endow us with good brains and studies. The uniqueness about Dakshinamurthy here is that, the lord does a self-preaching. He is in the pose of teaching himself, which is extremely a rare sight. Everything about the temple is massive. The temple even has five wells within its compound. Towering pillars support the numerous halls in the temple, with each adorned with wonderful sculptures. The temple door (those familiar with the serial Annamalai would not have forgotten) is gigantic in size with intricate wooden carvings. Apart from the Siva lingas, the temple has separate sanctum for the reigning lordess Brahannayaki, Subramanya, Suriyan and Vigneshwara among others. A walk around the temple premises is by itself a great experience that helps one sense the magnificence of the temple. There are ten gopuras in the temple and there is one specific point within the temple compound from where all the ten gopuras of the temple can be witnessed. A truly breath-taking sight.

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