page_title: Melakadambur
section_title: Dasa Bhuja Rishaba Thandavamoorthy
hierarchical_section_title: Melakadambur / Dasa Bhuja Rishaba Thandavamoorthy
caption_attribution_description: English: This is victory symbol of King Rajendrachola-I
context_page_description: Melakadambur is a village located 31 kilometres from Chidambaram, and can reach at 6 km from Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for Arulmigu Amirthakateshwarar Thirukkoil temple, constructed during the reign of Cholas by Kulothunga Chola. The temple and the village are well known in Ponniyin Selvan history, as they are more than 1,000 years old. The Sivan temple at Melakadambur is a paadal petra thalam. This Sivalinga is self-manifested or Swayambhu Linga.
context_section_description: A special idol kept in this temple, called Dasa Bhuja Rishaba Thandavamoorthy, depicts Lord Shiva dancing on a bull with all ten hands spread and holding weapons, with all Devas surrounding his feet.  This is believed to be a Pala dynasty idol that came to Tamil Nadu-Melakadambur along with victorious King Rajendra Chola I of the Bengal war.  After Rajendra this idol has been kept in this Melakadambur temple built by the king Kulothunga I, who donated this idol and some Vidangars in 1110 AD. Devotees can see this idol only on Pradosha days.
  Kadamba tree
  The Kadambu tree is the sthala vriksha of the Siva temple situated here. This village is named as Kadambur because of the Kadambu tree, named in botany as Anthocephalus Cadamba of Rubicea family.  This Kadambur then bifurcated into Melakadambur and Keezhakadambur.
caption: Pala dynasty image of Nataraja
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