Nellaiappar Temple at Tirunelveli(Cosmic Dance Hall - Tamra Sabha - Paadal Petra Stalam)
http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/nelltiru.html
Antiquity: The temple dates back to 700 AD and has been sung by the Saivite saint Tirugnana sambandar. Supposedly there were two distinct temples for Shiva and his consort both built by the Pandyan kings and the Sangili Mandapam linking these two were built in the 17th centuries. The towers also date back to early 17th century. There are inscriptions dating all the way back to 950 AD in the temple.
Architecture: Vast in area, this temple never ceases to surprise visitors for the wealth of detail it has to offer. The musical pillars in the Mani Mandapam which produce sound in various pitches when struck (7th century AD by Nindrasir Nedumaran or Koon Pandyan), the Somavara Mandapam, the 1000 pillared hall, and the Tamra sabha with intricate wood work, and the Vasantha Mandapam are some of the noteworthy points in this temple. Lifelike sculptures adorn several of the mandapams in the temple, noteworthy ones being in the Sangili Mandapam which links the temples of Nellaiappar and Kantimathi in this vast temple complex.
http://www.newparadigmjournal.com/Sept2006/seedsyllables.htm
While columns are quite common as the central pillars of most temples, in Tirunelveli there are ten basic stone pillars within a total of 48 columns, all of which are part of a single piece of rock. Tapping the columns produces the important basic intervals (shrutis) of Indian music. Known as Shruti pillars these columns are said to produce a series of hymns and formulas connected with cosmic sounds of truth. Each pillar has clustered within it numerous smaller pillars for a total of over 160 columns, all of which produce sounds and beats much like a natural stone pipe organ. Many other temples in Southern India also have special musical pillars (e.g, Azhavar Thirunagari, Kalakaadu, Kuttralam, Madurai, Shenbagarama Nallur, Suseendaram, Tenkasi and Thiruvananthapuram).
http://www.indiantemples.com/Tamilnadu/nelltiru.html
Antiquity: The temple dates back to 700 AD and has been sung by the Saivite saint Tirugnana sambandar. Supposedly there were two distinct temples for Shiva and his consort both built by the Pandyan kings and the Sangili Mandapam linking these two were built in the 17th centuries. The towers also date back to early 17th century. There are inscriptions dating all the way back to 950 AD in the temple.
Architecture: Vast in area, this temple never ceases to surprise visitors for the wealth of detail it has to offer. The musical pillars in the Mani Mandapam which produce sound in various pitches when struck (7th century AD by Nindrasir Nedumaran or Koon Pandyan), the Somavara Mandapam, the 1000 pillared hall, and the Tamra sabha with intricate wood work, and the Vasantha Mandapam are some of the noteworthy points in this temple. Lifelike sculptures adorn several of the mandapams in the temple, noteworthy ones being in the Sangili Mandapam which links the temples of Nellaiappar and Kantimathi in this vast temple complex.
http://www.newparadigmjournal.com/Sept2006/seedsyllables.htm
While columns are quite common as the central pillars of most temples, in Tirunelveli there are ten basic stone pillars within a total of 48 columns, all of which are part of a single piece of rock. Tapping the columns produces the important basic intervals (shrutis) of Indian music. Known as Shruti pillars these columns are said to produce a series of hymns and formulas connected with cosmic sounds of truth. Each pillar has clustered within it numerous smaller pillars for a total of over 160 columns, all of which produce sounds and beats much like a natural stone pipe organ. Many other temples in Southern India also have special musical pillars (e.g, Azhavar Thirunagari, Kalakaadu, Kuttralam, Madurai, Shenbagarama Nallur, Suseendaram, Tenkasi and Thiruvananthapuram).
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