Literature and Religious Sculptures

The records of the sculpture exhibited in the classical literature are carried forward here. Although direct visual records about the sculpture are not found in the songs, we can know the data about the sculptures through the Thalavan, Thalavi, friends, and others featured in the songs. A separate place has been given to Lord Shiva and it is also known that Balarama, Surya, Cupid, Shiva, Chaman, etc. were worshipped. It can also be seen that the worship of Balarama that existed during the Sangam period disappeared in the later days. Sculptures of Lord Shiva, who bent the Himalayas into a bow and has the Ganga as his hair accessory, are seen in the temples built later, with goddess Parvati on the high Kailaimalai. When the Lord intended to create the world, it is conveyed that the old man Ayan was the first person to do the work of creation and that he was not given a special place. It is evident that there is an ancient custom of celebrating Kamavel in the period of Ilaveni, which is the time for Cupid