dear arun photos were great. these were taken during high tide and all land mass gets into the water. the photo in madras musings is in low tide when water levels are said to drop by 1- 2 metres. the 22 islands are seen in the pic.
Dear Sps i think this dance of shiva in kadambur is called the pradosha murthy
year before last ( on new year)when i went to kadambur i was told some fanatic got in on dec 6th and with a hammer and broke an idol or two within the temple. i could not see this famous idol because they had locked it up for safety.
kadambur the god is called amrithakadeshwarar. the same in kodikarai( also called kulagesar). the first and last place mentioned in ps book one. both these temples are linked with the churning of the parkadal. however the more famous of the amritha kadeshwarar's is in thiru kadavur. a temple in chola land that was built by a sinhalese and the pandyans.