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| Side view of Rajagopuram |
Pulikal Munivar (saint with tiger legs), A great Shiva bakthar (devotee) performs daily Shiva Pooja by offering flowers and Vilva (bell tree leaves) from a nearby forest, In order to avoid attacks from the wild animals and requested the Lord Shiva to change his legs to tiger legs so that the movements of the saint will not be noticed by the wild life. |
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| Amirthakalasam (bowl of nectar) floating South direction towards Kumbakonam from Maha meru . | Shiva (Kirathamurthy) aiming the Amirthakalasam with bow and arrow |
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| Banapureeswarar Vimana (view from prahara) | View of Rajagopuram and Somakalambigai shrine |