About the CD
The film documents Brahadisvara temple, built of granite by Rajaraja chola (985-1012 AD) to
honour Shiva as Adavallan an accomplished dancer, and his various manifestations. It has a
central shrine. 150 feet square, a vimana 200 feet high, a huge inner courtyard, 250 by 500
feet, wall paintings done under Nayaks, and 108 dance poses of Shiva.
The temple is sanctified periodically, at 12 year intervals, by a celebration of
Mahakumbha Abhishekham at the 1000-year-old Chola Temple of Brhadisvara Temple at Thanjavur
in Tamil Nodu. The film records rare footage of all the stages of Abhishekham starting from
Sankalpa to the pouring of sacred water from the top of the temple. It delves deep into the
process of sanctifying the 132 sacrificial parts of Yagyashala. The Kumbha worship and
appeasement of nine planets, sanctification of pitchers and Dik puja or worship of cardinal
directions are covered in this film. This rare documentation records the great orality and
ritualistic heritage of Mahakumbha Abhishekham, and should become a reference milestone in
future.
veces desde el 10th Jan, 2012
