User:Ssriram mt/South Indian Siva temple Iconography
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Agama (Sanskrit आगम) means, in the Hindu context, "a traditional doctrine, or system which commands faith".[1]. The Shaiva Agamas revere the ultimate reality as Shiva (Shaivism). Temple worship according to Āgamic rules can be said to have started during the Pallava times, but they were fully under estbalishment during the Chola period[2]. The temple complex was expanding with niches for various deities on the stipulated sides of the sanctum. Lingas were universalised and prakarams(precincts) with subsequent deities came up. The temple parivara(consorts) expanded considerably during the Chola period.
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