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Palli Kondeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Surutapalli,〔Subburaj 2006, p. 26〕 a village in Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh state close to the border of Tamil Nadu, India. Surutapalli is located 55 km away from Chennai on the Chennai Tirupathi highway. ==The Temple== Palli Kondeswarar translates to reclining deity. Shiva as Palli Kondeswarar is seen in reclining posture in the lap of his consort Parvati as Sarva Mangalambika, which is typical of Ranganatha form of the god Vishnu. The temple was built during the late Vijayanagara period and the deity here is termed as ''Bhoga sayana Siva''.〔A. Satyanarayana, Pedarapu Chenna Reddy, ''Recent trends in historical studies: festschrift to Professor Ravula Soma Reddy'', p. 253〕 This icon of Shiva is unusual; most Shiva temples contain a Lingam, his aniconic symbol, as the central icon. The gods Ganesha, Kartikeya, Surya, Chandra, Indra and sages such as Narada are seen standing around Shiva. The performance of Pradosha here is noteworthy. The temple has countless icons, besides the central icon: # Gods: Brahma, Vishnu, Chandra, Kubera, Surya, Indra, Ganesha, Kartikeya with consorts Valli and Devayanai # Sages: Bhrigu, Markandeya, Narada, Agastya, Pulastya, Gautama, Tumburu, Vashista, Viswamitra, Valmiki # Adhishankara, another form of Shiva, in a separate niche. # Navagraha deities in a shrine # Sanganidhi and Padumanidhi with their consorts Vasundara and Vasumadhi respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Palli Kondeswarar Temple, Surutapalli」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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