Temples of Munnur (Historical Study)

by R. Muthuraman | 2016 | 67,784 words

This essay represents a historical study of the Temples in and around Munnur, situated in the Dakshina Kannada district in the state Karnataka (India). Munnur is regarded as an important religious city for the followers of both Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The ancient history of Munnur traces to the reign of the Chola, from whom the city derives it's ...

Sub shrines

In large temples there are a number of subsidiary shrines around the central shrine called parivaralayas for parivara devatas. This can be observed in the Kailasanatha temple at Kanchipuram and Talagirisvarar temple at Panamalai.

During the early Chola period, sub shrines were demarcated from the central shrine and formed separate shrines in the prakara. In the succeeding periods the number of these shrines were increased commensurate with the formation of the main temple. It can be seen that in Munnur Adavalleswarar temple. Various sub shrines are located admirably in the prakara.

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