Brihadeeswarar Temple – Dakshinamoorthy Shrine
Sri Dakshinamurti sanctum, with image as originally
enshrined in one of the niches of the Vimanam, abutting the south wall of the
main temple and approached by a steep flight of 21 stone steps is distinctly a
later addition.
One can go up a very steep, narrow stairway to enter a
small shrine where there is sitting Dakshinamurthy, who is the Lord of the
South, meaning Shiva of the South. Dakshinamurthy is Shiva the Teacher,
who has an extraordinary presence of great peace and kindness.