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Konerirajapuram Uma Maheswarar Temple – The Chola Nataraja Marvel
📍 Location: Konerirajapuram (ancient Thirunallam), Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
🕉️ Deity: Shiva as Uma Maheswarar (Lingam) with consort Mangala Nayaki / Mattuvar Kuzhal Amman

Historical & Architectural Highlights
Originally built in stone during the 10th century CE under Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi, the widow of King Gandaraditya, it was later expanded by the Madurai Nayaks and Vijayanagara rulers

Recognized as a Paadal Petra Sthalam, praised by saint‑poets like Sambandar and Thirunavukkarasar in the Tevaram hymns . The temple walls feature intricate miniature bas‑reliefs and vegetable‑dye paintings, showcasing Chola artistry in fine detail

The Iconic Nataraja Idol
Home to what is believed to be the world’s largest bronze Nataraja statue still in worship—standing around 5 feet tall, larger than the one in Chidambaram . Cast in pancha‑loha (five metals: ~82% copper, 15% brass, 3% lead), the idol follows a dramatic legendary origin: the sculptor, under pressure, angrily tells a stranger to "drink molten metal"—those strangers transform into the final divine figures of Nataraja and his consort . The king initially rejected the sculptor’s work and struck the figure hard, causing it to bleed. He then developed leprosy, which was miraculously cured after divine intervention by Shiva as Vaidyanatha

A visible scar on the idol’s raised left foot reportedly marks the place struck by the sword—a powerful mark of divine grace

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