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Tiger Cave

Built in the rock-cut architecture tradition. Tiger Cave is recorded at Chengalpattu district in the rock-cut architecture tradition. This page keeps the public facts visible and leaves timings, ticketing and fulfilment to the shrine itself.
Tiger Cave, photographed

What the record can honestly say.

The record1 min read

Photograph of Tiger Cave by Sichu7, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The route inside the town — which shrine first, which tank, which tree — is not recorded for Tiger Cave yet.

What this page records

Presiding deity
Not named in the source
Tradition
rock-cut architecture
Map pin
12.6570, 80.2093
Festival named by the source
Not named in the source
Recorded inception
Not stated by either source

No timing, fee or ticket rule is published in this registry record. Confirm opening hours with the shrine before travelling.

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The form

Indian rock-cut architecture

Read Indian rock-cut architecture

Indian rock-cut architecture is more various and found in greater abundance in that country than any other form of rock-cut architecture around the world. Rock-cut architecture is the practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. Rock that is not part of the structure is removed until the only rock left makes up the architectural elements of the excavated interior. Indian rock-cut architecture is mostly religious in nature.

Excerpt from Indian rock-cut architecture by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How a temple is commonly read 12 sourced parts
  1. Gopuram

    Where the walk begins — the gate tower you pass under to enter the enclosure.

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  2. Dhvajastambha

    The flagstaff facing the sanctum; the line it marks points you at the deity.

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  3. Mandapa

    The pillared hall you cross before the sanctum, where devotees wait and gather.

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  4. Pradakshina

    The circumambulation path around the sanctum, walked keeping it to your right.

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  5. Antarala

    The short vestibule between the hall and the sanctum doorway.

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  6. Garbhagriha

    The sanctum itself — the innermost chamber holding the presiding image.

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  7. Murti

    The consecrated image in the sanctum that darshan is sought of.

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  8. Vimana

    The tower rising directly over the sanctum in southern temples.

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  9. Shikhara

    The tower rising over the sanctum in northern temples.

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  10. Amalaka

    The ribbed stone disc crowning a northern tower, below the finial.

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  11. Kalasha

    The pot-shaped finial at the very top of the tower.

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  12. Prasada

    The consecrated offering handed back to the devotee on the way out.

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  • Darshan optionsRecord a request for helpNo payment is taken. A request is not a bookingReference
  • Plan the visitSourced guidance, cited line by lineEvery section there names the page it was read fromPlanner
  • The map pin12.6570, 80.2093The coordinates on the registry record, opened in MapsMap ↗
  • The source articleen.wikipedia.orgWhere the facts above were read fromWikipedia ↗