Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription, also known as Umai Andar or Umaiyandar temple, is a rock cut cave temple with inscriptions at the foot of the Thirupparankundram rock hill's south fac
Thirupparankundram rock-cut cave temple entrance
The Nataraja panel in the mandapam.
The Ardhanarisvara with Nandi panel in the sanctum; the decoration above the head has been variously interpreted as leaf-like or floral or clouds.
One of the inscriptions at the temple.
Subramaniya Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu god Murugan, located in Thiruparankundram, a suburb of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Six Abodes of Murugan, a set of
Thirupparankundram Rock-cut Cave and Inscription
…cave temple at the northern foot of the hill, which expanded between the 7th and 15th centuries into what is now a major temple complex known as the Thirupparamkunram Murugan temple. On the western edge of this hill are some of the oldest known Jain beds with a few Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions dated between the 2nd century BCE and the…
View of the main gopuram
A painting depicting Murugan facing off Surapadman
Gopuram of the temple
Gajasurasamhara, form of Shiva