Teacher trainees get a first hand feel of Chola marvels
Awesome: Trainees of Ponmari Teacher Training Institute visiting the Moovar temple at Kodumabalur in Pudukottai.
PUDUKOTTAI: For the budding teachers, it was an interesting field visit to ancient temples to understand the art and architecture of the early Chola period.
A total of 120 students, including 38 women of the Ponmari Teacher Training Institute, as part of celebrations of the Educational Development Day were exposed recently to what is considered the earliest forms of temple architecture in Tamil Nadu.
The students were awestruck to see the brilliant efforts of the ancient rulers in designing and constructing the Moovar temple at Kodumbalur, the rock-cut cave temples in Kudumiyanmalai and Chiththannavasal.
Documentary on temples
To kindle their interest a resource-person, S. Swaminathan, who had brought out a documentary on these temples, screened the CD earlier.
The fact that the Moovar temple finds a reference in ‘Silapathigaram’ speaks volumes about its architectural beauty.
The students, who recorded their observations at the Moovar and Muchukundeswarar temples, were surprised to note that the architecture dates back to the 10th century A.D.
Mr. Swaminathan explained the construction techniques evolved and introduced by the Cholas.
In-detail descriptions
The advisor to the institute, B. Krishnamoorthy, described the minute carvings of the idols and their meticulous placing in the temple.
Carvings on the fundamental notes of music at the rock-cut temple in Kudumiyanmalai were a mystery for many students.
Similar were the paintings at Chiththannavasal.
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