seshadrigokul

kaali
> Dear Gokul > > that was a clear differentiation between kali and amman > > but arent kali statues generally those ferocious looking goddesses > with no other deity like shiva in the temple. > > mostly with a demon below th…

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
thiruvengadu
I unfortunately missed the trip to thiruvengadu last time. The Kali you are quoting - is it a bronze statue or stone sculpture ?

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
Uoorthuva thandava moorthy-pallava and chola
Dear SPS You should add the "Dancing kaali" of tanjore paintings though it is not a sculpture. The anguish and anger in her eyes - the way she dances and looks at shiva - the kaaraikkal ammaiyar in an extremely rare posture just near her…

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
Uoorthuva thandava moorthy-pallava and chola
The photograph is available in photos section kailaasanatha folder

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
Inscriptions from Mysore Publications - URL
Dear SB I'll refer these inscriptions but I vividly remember N.Sethuraman in Early cholas quoting a Vikrama chola Moovenda velan or Vikrama chola pallavaraiyan changing his name to rajaraja pallavaraiyan.

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
is vandiyadevan had a daughter
> But it cannot be a Rashtrakuda king also. So far, it is not found that > any Rashtrakuda king had the name Vallavaraiyar. It is found. Krishna II or III I forgot. The inscription is referred in Early cholas by N.Sethuraman I even sent an e…

Comment by seshadrigokul August 2005 permalink
SIVA SARANA SEKARAN @ RAJENDRA CHOZHA !
> Means all the aforesaid speculations of incomplete Big temple are > wiped off in single go " Siva Sarana Sekaran !" > > And .. we are beginning to REALISE of a soft RAJENDRA - Unlike the > RUGGED ONE depicted in Hattur (Ra…

Comment by seshadrigokul July 2005 permalink
SIVA SARANA SEKARAN @ RAJENDRA CHOZHA !
What a great news ! Siva paadha sekaran means one who bears the feet of lord shiva on his head. So what does siva sarana sekaran means ? "sarana" - what is the exact meaning of this word ? While I personally miss participating in thiruv…

Comment by seshadrigokul July 2005 permalink
Special issues
Dear sri Many interesting thoughts from your side. I'll just respond for few. > Virtual Tour of Periya Koil This is really an excellent suggestion. SPS can take it forward. > Are we not moving away from a paperless society...Do we rea…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
PS Facts and Fiction : Aazhvar Kundavaip Pirrattiyar -1
Dear swetha Thanks for the kudos. Almost everything you have written about udaiyar is purely an imagination by Balakumaran. Atleast there is no evidence to support any of the theories. The other side of the story is that sometimes imaginations ar…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
varalaaru.com June Issue has been released
> For instance, we take a quote for current e-issue of varalaaru. Shall > post the details within 3 - 4 days. > > anbudan / sps Dear SB It's a very good idea. We should work out the cost we as well as how to distribute / sell the …

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
varalaaru.com June Issue has been released
Dear VK Very good idea. Can somebody with contacts in press help to do a basic feasibility study in terms of costs and how the printed copies can be circulated ? Probably we can make it as a book so that it has longer shelf life We need to think …

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
PS Facts and Fiction - Ravidasan Panchavan Brahmadhirajan
> > athellam sari, innum namma G-yai kANumE. avar kunthavai series-ai > innum mudkkave illaiye. Dear swetha Thanks to your efforts - I had the pleasure(!) of reading my own early writings. The true historic Arulmozhi varmar - It is rath…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
PS Facts and Fiction - Mr.Gokul's attention
Hi Swetha Thanks for the feedback. Really nice to see that people are going back to very old mails and reading it - I remember reading almost all earlier mails when I first joined PS group. Reg. Continuing facts and fiction...hmmmm... varalaaru.co…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2005 permalink
Koparakesari - meaning... (Sanskrit?)
There are two titles worn by later chola kings - Parakesari and Rajakesari. Para - Kesari means a lion to enemies or outsiders Raja - Kesari means king among lions Para - kaala meant kaala to enemies or outsiders Ko-Para - Kesari simply means Ki…

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2005 permalink
Pallipadai
> Incidentally, any ideas on how many such Pallipadais have been discovered..? Aditya-I's Pallippadai by name Kothanda Rama Iswaram has been identified near Kalahasthi. It was built by his son Parantaka I Arinjaya chozha's Pallipadai …

Comment by seshadrigokul April 2005 permalink
Greatest ruler of Tamilnadu
> kambana was the cofounder of vijayanagar empire along with Kambana was not the co-founder. He was one generation next to Bukka - if I remember correct. G

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2005 permalink
ART GALLERY in Tanjore Big Temple

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2005 permalink
RRs inscriptions : Kuthalam
:-)))) You are the master in this - always looking for interesting pieces of info. "Amarabujhangadeva":-))) - it might not have caught anybody else attention !! Other that sethuraman no other serious study is available on ambalavan along…

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2005 permalink
New Inscriptions at Thiruvalanchuzhi

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Big bang and Time
Very informative mail, sampath! > advaitha rejects the existence of a second entity. A=no, dwaidha=-

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Doubt about Vedas- Sanskrit not having script at that time
> I have one doubt about the Vedas- and Sanskrit not > having script at that time. Vedas are not just a > rudiment or young/initial/developing literature in > sanskrit. They are more advanced, complex, grammatical > with extensive voc…

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Mamallapuram experiments : New (Ancient) township
> 1. another elephant - Lion - Peacock etc., stone carved; > 2. Five temples (other than the two shore temples); and > 3. A township (may be palace or place of worship) of about 500 meter radius. What a great news SB ! Do you all know tha…

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Civilisation
> Earth (Prithvi) - Water - Fire - Air - Space - I was not able to arrive at > as the which one of these five existed first .. in the beginning .. then > which was the beginning .. ? Our scriptures have gone even one step beyond this and …

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Script found inside urn at Adichanallur..
Really a very exciting discovery. Had a very very brief glimpse of what has been bought over from adichcha nallur - when myself and SPS was in ASI office 2 weeks back. ASI scholars were studying the urns when we went. Never thought it had writings…

Comment by seshadrigokul February 2005 permalink
Tsunami - after effects
Such cruel tsunamis are not new to tamil country - we have lost the old (original) madurai, the first capital of pandiyas as well as kapaatapuram, the second capital as well. Those I believe are still waiting under the sea to be discovered and studi…

Comment by seshadrigokul December 2004 permalink
Narasimha Pallavan's body gaurd!
Guardian deities are usually housed within the capital city - well within the range of the main palace so that kings can worship every day. Consider nisumbha sudhani of thanjai. So I am not sure about this deity near pulik kugai in mamallapuram whi…

Comment by seshadrigokul December 2004 permalink
Kanaka(u) Vinayagar
This is a different news because usually chandikeswara is deputed as the person responsbile for maintaining all the accounts of a shiva temple.

Comment by seshadrigokul November 2004 permalink
Did Rajendra Cholan go...(Saanthimath theevu)
> Telugu kings ruled tamilnadu till 18th century.The last queen was > rani meenakshi.after that it was british Dear priya That was an excellent narriation. "Thiruvarangan Ula" a masterpiece by sri venugopalan - 4 parts covers the w…

Comment by seshadrigokul November 2004 permalink
INJUSTICE TO KALKI IN PSGROUP HOMEPAGE
Hi Sri I think the hyperlink " All new members click HERE" is not working. Pl correct this as well.

Comment by seshadrigokul October 2004 permalink

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