Ramaswamy temple

Achutha Nayaka of Thanjavur constructed the Ramaswamy temple during 16 th century. Maha Mandapam are enriched with intricate stone carving works of Rama-Katha.Vamana Avatharam, Meenakshi Kalyanam , Sukreeva Pattabisegam are some of the famous carving works of this temple.The outer Prahara consists of all 219 wall paintings , which explains the series of incidents from the great Epic “Ramayanam”.Alwar Sannathi , Sreenivasa Sannathi , and Gopalan Sannathi are the other temples located within the temple complex.

The temple has a 3-tiered gopuram surrounded by walls. The central shrine houses the image of Rama in a seated posture with his consort Sita. The other images are of his brothers Lakshmana, Bharatha and Chatruguna in standing posture and Hanuman in worship posture. The pillars in the hall near the gopuram are sculpted with exquisite finesse depicting various episodes of the epic Ramayana. Each pillar is carved out of a single stone and the delicacy is very prominent.

Rama in the temple is depicted with Vyakarna Mudra, while Hanuman is depicted holding manuscripts. The other important aspects of the epic like coronation of Vibishana, coronation of Sugriva, relieving Agalya from her curse and Hanuman playing veena. The temple is atytpical of Nayak style of temples.