Tanjore Big Temple and the proportions of 33
Source: Dailythanthi (a Tamil News daily published @ Chennai) dated 27th June, 2010 Sunday issue. Website: dailythanthi.com. The websites archive is only for previous one week. Nothing more.
Im giving the details here which arent available in any other web forums. Also, I am not giving any other info. which are already available on such forums.
The below details are based on French groups(the groups name is not given) detailed inspection of Tanjores Big Temple in 1980.
Here we go! The report begins
During King RajaRaja Cholans period, they had their measurements which is based on keeping eight (8) rice grains next each other and this was termed as VIRAL and this viral is equivalent to one inch of modern times
Units of Measurement:
8 rice grains (next to each other)(with each belly touching the next one) = 1 viral
10 such virals = 1 alavai = 33 cms in metric.
Base factor of Temples measurements as per research:
The Sacred Sanctums walls have pillars. These pillars are coated with plaster works. The French study group found that these plastering (not the pillars) measured 1 alavai (33 cms).
Various measurements of the Big Temple:
The Deity Shiva Lingam = 12 x 33 = 3.96 m
The circumference = 5 x 33 = 1.65 m
Sacred Sanctum (L x B) = (24 x 33) x(24 x 33)=7.92 m x 7.92m
Heights from
Ground to 1st tier of Gopuram = 50 x = 16.50 m
2nd tier to 13th tier = 50 x = 16.50 m
The Neck ( called GIREEVAM) = 6 x = 1.98 m
Ball shaped stone at the top = 18 x = 5.94 m
Kalasam (at the top) = 6 x = 1.98 m
Total Height =180 alavai= 59.40 m
The height of the entrance Gopuram named after Raja Raja Chola = 72 x = 23.76 m
The Big picture:
The entire temple courtyard can be arranged as 3 squares stacked next to each other. And each of these squares measures, guess what, 360 x 360 alavai (twice the height of the temple) i.e., 108.40 m x 108.40 m
The Raja Rajan Gopuram at the entrance is built exactly at the centre of the first square.
The Deity is at the exact centre of the third square.
As RajaRaja Chola had left innumerous stone inscriptions of his and his familys contributions to the temple, there isnt any info. regarding how (the logic behind the measurements) the temple took shape. Still its a mystery.
And The report ends.
DISCLAIMER: This info is a translated version (from Tamil to English by me.
My query:
Coming to the financial markets, the FIBOs 0.618 is termed as golden ratio. Can any of you take the lead from here to work it out for RajaRaja Cholas 33?
Regards,
Babu Kothandaraman
Source: Dailythanthi (a Tamil News daily published @ Chennai) dated 27th June, 2010 Sunday issue. Website: dailythanthi.com. The websites archive is only for previous one week. Nothing more.
Im giving the details here which arent available in any other web forums. Also, I am not giving any other info. which are already available on such forums.
The below details are based on French groups(the groups name is not given) detailed inspection of Tanjores Big Temple in 1980.
Here we go! The report begins
During King RajaRaja Cholans period, they had their measurements which is based on keeping eight (8) rice grains next each other and this was termed as VIRAL and this viral is equivalent to one inch of modern times
Units of Measurement:
8 rice grains (next to each other)(with each belly touching the next one) = 1 viral
10 such virals = 1 alavai = 33 cms in metric.
Base factor of Temples measurements as per research:
The Sacred Sanctums walls have pillars. These pillars are coated with plaster works. The French study group found that these plastering (not the pillars) measured 1 alavai (33 cms).
Various measurements of the Big Temple:
The Deity Shiva Lingam = 12 x 33 = 3.96 m
The circumference = 5 x 33 = 1.65 m
Sacred Sanctum (L x B) = (24 x 33) x(24 x 33)=7.92 m x 7.92m
Heights from
Ground to 1st tier of Gopuram = 50 x = 16.50 m
2nd tier to 13th tier = 50 x = 16.50 m
The Neck ( called GIREEVAM) = 6 x = 1.98 m
Ball shaped stone at the top = 18 x = 5.94 m
Kalasam (at the top) = 6 x = 1.98 m
Total Height =180 alavai= 59.40 m
The height of the entrance Gopuram named after Raja Raja Chola = 72 x = 23.76 m
The Big picture:
The entire temple courtyard can be arranged as 3 squares stacked next to each other. And each of these squares measures, guess what, 360 x 360 alavai (twice the height of the temple) i.e., 108.40 m x 108.40 m
The Raja Rajan Gopuram at the entrance is built exactly at the centre of the first square.
The Deity is at the exact centre of the third square.
As RajaRaja Chola had left innumerous stone inscriptions of his and his familys contributions to the temple, there isnt any info. regarding how (the logic behind the measurements) the temple took shape. Still its a mystery.
And The report ends.
DISCLAIMER: This info is a translated version (from Tamil to English by me.
My query:
Coming to the financial markets, the FIBOs 0.618 is termed as golden ratio. Can any of you take the lead from here to work it out for RajaRaja Cholas 33?
Regards,
Babu Kothandaraman