Brihadisvara Temple

Recently, the consecration (Kumbhabhishekam) ceremony was held at the Brihadisvara Temple after 23 years in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.

About the Ceremony

  • The ceremony was held after the Madras High Court settled an old argument over the ritual.
  • The ceremony got embroiled in the struggle for supremacy between the Sanskrit and Tamil traditions.
  • The court allowed the consecration to be performed in both Tamil and Sanskrit.
  • It argued that there is nothing either in the Agamas (canonical texts) or in any other religious script to prohibit the chanting of Tamil mantras in the temples.

About Brihadisvara Temple

  • Brihadishvara Temple is also called as Rajarajesvaram ....
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