History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s11.5
History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c19.s11.5
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¹ In the north, the affix *swâmin* to the names would indicate a Vaishnava cult, but not so here where the chief images—Râmâlingêsvaraswâmin and Pârvatavardhinî in the central temples, and Visvanâthaswâmin and Visâlâkshî in the secondary shrines, are all essentially Saiva, and the Linga occupies the chief cell. The shrine of Sabhâpati—a name given to Siva at Chidambaram — is ascribed to Dalavây Setupati. For an account of the ritual of the Râmêsvaram temple, see ‘Indian Antiquary,’ vol. xii. (1883), pp. 315-326.