Local Puranas (Sthalapuranas)
Historical background
Literary genre narrating the foundation myth of a temple. A mahatmya (glorification) may be composed in honour of the site, e.g. Chidambaramahatmya, as well as of a deity, such as the Devi Mahatmya.
Date: 17th century
Description: Indra asks Vishvakarma to make six identical images of Tyagaraja. Vishvakarma presents them to Indra, who gives them to Muchukunda. Muchukunda rejects them one by one saying that they are not the real Tyagaraja. Indra gives the real Tyagaraja to Muchukunda (top centre), who worships it. Lower left: Muchukunda sends Vishvakarma to earth to find a suitable home for Tyagaraja.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: Vishvakarma, shown here seated opposite the Valmikinatha shrine in Tiruvarur, weighs Tiruvarur against all the other holy places in the world. Having the proof that this is a suitable place for the Tyagaraja icon, he returns to inform Muchukunda.
Location: Tamil NaduTemple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: Vishvakarma returns to inform Muchukunda that Tiruvarur is the suitable place. The original Tyagaraja and the other six images are taken to earth in a superbly decorated chariot; The celestials throw flower petals on the conveyance. On the left, the Valmikinatha shrine.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: The seven images are transported to earth on a chariot under a shower of flower petals. Muchukunda carries Tyagaraja to Tiruvarur. At the centre,the Valmikinatha shrine. The nine heroes carry the remaining six images with great pomp to other nearby temples.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa,ceiling, second bay from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: Under a shower of flowers strewn by the gandharvas, Muchukunda carries Tyagaraja to Tiruvarur and installs him in his shrine to the south of Valmikinatha. Vishnu, Brahma and the sages, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali among them, come to Tiruvarur for the Panguni Uttaram festival.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: Under a shower of flowers strewn by the gandharvas, Muchukunda carries Tyagaraja to Tiruvarur and installs him in his shrine to the south of Valmikinatha. Vishnu, Brahma and the sages, Vyaghrapada and Patanjali among them, come to Tiruvarur for the Panguni Uttaram festival.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second aisle from the east
Date: 17th century
Description: Panguni Uttaram festival. On the extreme right, the hoisting of the flag, and the gods floating on a cloud pay homage to Tyagaraja’s icon; The images carried in procession under a shower of flowers.
Location: Tamil Nadu Temple;Tyagaraja Temple;Tiruvarur
Positioning: Devasiriya mandapa, ceiling, second bay from the east
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