A Day for Nandi

Today we received several photos from across the world that all related to Nandi, Siva's most ideal bhaktar. First, a photo from the carving site in Bengaluru, which shows the new Nandi being carved for Iraivan Temple. For those unaware, the current Nandi which had been carved, turned out to be 8 inches too long to fit inside Iraivan's Nandi Mandapam. But don't fret, he may have a bright future nonetheless. This new Nandi is quickly progressing. Here at the Aadheenam the Siplis continue to make progress in the Nandi Mandapam as they work on the foundational stones for the Kodimaram. Also in Bengaluru, the stone cladding for Kadavul Temple's Nandi Peedam and the base of Kadavul's Kodimaram are nearing completion. This somewhat unknown project has been progressing for some time, and soon Kadavul Temple will have some of its own beautiful stone work. On another note, in Mysore, India, several giant 16th century Nandi's, dating back to the post-Vijayanagar period, have just been unearthed. Must be a day for Nandi!

Iraivan Temple\

s Nandi being carved in Bengaluru'

Back at the Aadheenam, the silpis work on the Nandi Mandapam

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re working on the base stones for the Kodimaram'

In Bengaluru we also have the stone cladding for Kadavul Temple

In is nearly complete

And just recently in Mysore, two large Nandi\

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description:'One of the Nandi statues measures 15 ft in length and 12 ft in height with another statue of smaller dimensions facing it.'

The presence of buried monoliths had been known for a long time but only recently were fully unearthed by local villagers

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