Thirukoodal Azhagar koil ref:
Keerthana tarangini the Maharashtra Harikatha in Nagari script of four volumes.
Once Sri Krishna noticed Garuda had become very haughty as he was the divine vehicle for Vishnu. so Perumal created a situation which necessiated a duel between Hanuman and Garuda. Garuda was throughly defeated, he got scared of Hanuman and ran from god to god for protection. finally he sought refuge at the feet of Krishna, Lord Krishna assumed the form of Pattabhisekha Ramar and pacified the angry Hanuman. The icon in the azhagar koil is said to represent this scene of compromise between Hanuman and Garuda. Hanuman is standing majestically with half sarcastic smile playing on his lips. Garuda is seen kneeling down by his side in a very humble apologetic pose with hands folded as if he is asking to be excused for hie earlier haughtiness. The bronze image of Garuda is seen as a beautiful male figure with a pair of wings. he is kneeling on both the legs. he is seen wearing ornaments of serpant and sarpa kundalam. this the icographic experts say is in variance with the way normally garuda should be shown. viz kneeling his left knee and the crown should be adorned with snakes and the body like that of a human anjali. similarly also the iconographers say that Hanuman too is not moodled in the conventional manner. here he is shown as a well devloped youth with yagnopavetha and other ornaments, the only garment he is wearing is the waist band. he is seen standing at great ease. His right hand touching the wounded mouth of Garuda, his left hand is holding the upper garment that apparently got loosened during the fight. he has a monkey face his ears are also like that of a monkey. unlike the usual figure of Hanuman, five jatas are falling down from the head to the neck. this resembles the jatas on the figure of Nataraja. there is also a srivatsa mark on the bronze figure of Hanumar. perhaps the sculptor while sculpting this icon might have marked it on the chest of Hanuman as an indication of the auspicious nature. hanuman is depicted as a stalwart with well developed body and limbs full of energy. the Hanuman image is ten inches tall wheras that of Garudar is half in size. a similar image is also seen in Sriperumbudur on a pillar in front of udaiyavar shrine.
Keerthana tarangini the Maharashtra Harikatha in Nagari script of four volumes.
Once Sri Krishna noticed Garuda had become very haughty as he was the divine vehicle for Vishnu. so Perumal created a situation which necessiated a duel between Hanuman and Garuda. Garuda was throughly defeated, he got scared of Hanuman and ran from god to god for protection. finally he sought refuge at the feet of Krishna, Lord Krishna assumed the form of Pattabhisekha Ramar and pacified the angry Hanuman. The icon in the azhagar koil is said to represent this scene of compromise between Hanuman and Garuda. Hanuman is standing majestically with half sarcastic smile playing on his lips. Garuda is seen kneeling down by his side in a very humble apologetic pose with hands folded as if he is asking to be excused for hie earlier haughtiness. The bronze image of Garuda is seen as a beautiful male figure with a pair of wings. he is kneeling on both the legs. he is seen wearing ornaments of serpant and sarpa kundalam. this the icographic experts say is in variance with the way normally garuda should be shown. viz kneeling his left knee and the crown should be adorned with snakes and the body like that of a human anjali. similarly also the iconographers say that Hanuman too is not moodled in the conventional manner. here he is shown as a well devloped youth with yagnopavetha and other ornaments, the only garment he is wearing is the waist band. he is seen standing at great ease. His right hand touching the wounded mouth of Garuda, his left hand is holding the upper garment that apparently got loosened during the fight. he has a monkey face his ears are also like that of a monkey. unlike the usual figure of Hanuman, five jatas are falling down from the head to the neck. this resembles the jatas on the figure of Nataraja. there is also a srivatsa mark on the bronze figure of Hanumar. perhaps the sculptor while sculpting this icon might have marked it on the chest of Hanuman as an indication of the auspicious nature. hanuman is depicted as a stalwart with well developed body and limbs full of energy. the Hanuman image is ten inches tall wheras that of Garudar is half in size. a similar image is also seen in Sriperumbudur on a pillar in front of udaiyavar shrine.
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