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TIRUKKAZHUKKUNRAM |
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| The shrine is built
on 3 huge blocks of stones which form its inner walls and on these walls are cut the
relief sculptures, one of Siva and Parvati with child Subrahmanya and another of Siva as
Yoga Dakshinamurthy with two Rishis. These two Rishis are the ones who at present visit
the site as kites. A third sculpture on the southern wall represents Siva as Chandeswara
and Nandikeswara. There is a huge Lingam in the centre of a cell, which is the central
shrine at the top of the hill. There are two
routes to reach the top of the hill, one by steep steps and the other by moderately
sloping steps. For the invalid or infirm Dollies carried by four persons are available on
payment. Down the hill is situated a beautiful tank, known as Sankha Teertham in which
Valampiri (right-turned) chanks, held as highly auspicious by Hindus, are said to appear
once in 12 years. Possession of this right-turned chank is considered as an indication of
good luck. Such chanks are very rare and if perchance found accidentally by anybody that
incident becomes the turning point in the finder's life. These chanks are extremely costly
too. A modest size chank usually costs five hundred rupees and a big size rarity is
generally valued between 5 to 10 thousands. |
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