injamaven

South Indian temple styles
Dear SPS, no, I don't have many photos of U or P, other than the REACH photos of U. And when at Thirukogarnam, 1/07, I was still upset because the museum was closed that day, and somehow missed seeing the saptamatrka there. Didn't realize …

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Difference b/w North Indian (Nagara) and South Indian (Dravidian) temple styles
Uthiramerur or Panamalai? kathie

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Power of Raja guru's
Dear Sankar, thanks for clearing that up. No "Madam", please. Hope we can get to know ea other through Ponni. emails. Teach me. Take any photos you'd like from Picasa albums [injamaven] kathie

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Power of Raja guru's
Are Thirukkadavur & Thirukkadaiyur the same place? kathie

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For heritage enthusiasts
Thank you SPS, Sankar & Chandra, for alerting me about Keezhaiyur article. Very interesting about vimana mirroring form of the ShivaLingam. No mention about repairs planned, but nice that it's brought to publics attn. I recommend you visit …

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Photo of the Year - Lesson for a human being
dear Sankar, that's amazing! kathie

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Rishikesh
Dear Sankar, All I think of is the place of Daksha's sacrifice : Kankhal -- 2 miles down from Haridwar, Ganga / Niladhara Sangama. kathie

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Introduction of a new member
Welcome, Saurabh. You've come to the right place. Nice people welcomed me. kathie

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Musukunda chakravarthy
Thanks, it was the spelling. Chisel. kathie

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saptamatrika
Dear Gokul, Where is the murthi you refer to? It's common for Virabhadra to be with the SaptaMatrkas - Him at one end, Ganapati at the other. Kathie

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Musukunda chakravarthy
dear SPS, I don't know what 'chistle' is. Can you explain? Do you mean carved? like not carved = Svayambhu? kathie

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Ramayanam before Kamban -29 - pallava scluptures
We've got so many good photos coming in from all sides, can we join forces somehow? I find Picasa easier to use than our Ponni. group, Yahoo site photos. kathie

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Ashoka and Tamils
Mbh has been added to over the centuries hasn't it? Or is that heresy to think? Certainly there were So. Indian dynasties, but were they actually called Chozha, Pandya & Cera way back then? ca 900 BCE? Please educate me. Kathie

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Ashoka and Tamils
wow, SPS, how can I ever keep up? kathie

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Ashoka and Tamils
Sorry to be so stupid, but did Chozha Dynasty exist that long ago? to fight Mauryans at ThiruMogoor ? Is that 3rd cent. BCE? I don't know my chronology that well. . . kathie

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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Trichy Lower Cave - " its not worth seeing!!' | திருச்சி
dear vj, do you or Arvind have a photo of them? kathie

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Be ready to be humbled
might as well throw in the towel. kathie

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Ramayanam before Kamban -28 - Kadikai
Dear Sankar, wonderful! My favorite subjects. kathie

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Power of Raja guru's
Dear Vijay, Does this middle India Saiva group have anything to do with Lakulisa of Karvan GUJ, sect? similar to Kapalikas? I'm having trouble wording my question. Kathie

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Sri Krishnadevaraya
Thanks for the explanation. Kathie

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Sri Krishnadevaraya
Dear Jeevan, Is crowbar what its called, or is it a shovel/spade? Crowbars are for very hard material, like dismantling a building. Spades & trowels are used in gardening. Just want to get the picture straight. kathie

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Many happy returns
Dear Sridhar, I'm not very good at languages. Glad you had the clam chowder. There are two common kinds: New York is red, w water base, tomatoes and other vegetables, New England is white, milk/cream base, w only potatoes, onions & season…

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Ramayanam before Kamban - 9
I have in my notes that Bithur, Kanpur Dt., UP claims to be the site of Valmiki's asrama, therefore the birthplace of Lava/Kusa. Very ancient site. They claim arrowhead w which Lava wounded his Father in fight over Asvamedha horse found in Gang…

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Ramayanam before Kamban -12 Deekshidars
Thanks, Sankaranarayanan, for your many translations. I really appreciate it. kathie

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Ramayanam before Kamban -12 Deekshidars
Dear Friends, You're all using so many Tamil words in your posts lately, that I can't understand the recent emails. Can you help me out? I want to understand, like to learn new Tamil words, but can't keep up. kathie

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Sri Krishnadevaraya
that's a good story, sps. kathie

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pallava :: Mallai - Talk by Dr. Balusamy
You are very Devout, aren't you Thiru SPS? Saiva? As a Mhlek-i, I can't be a Brahman, as you know. . . . I'm very touched that you say I'm a Deshi, I feel like one. Kathie

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Ramayanam before Kamban - 4
. . . is Poosai, really a name meaning 'CAT' in Tamil? That's very interesting, because one of the common pet names for 'CAT' in English is Pussy, as in " here -- Pussy, Pussy, Pussy", a way to call any cat. &quo…

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Sri Krishnadevaraya
Who cares? are we correcting each other's grammar? We are most comfortable in different languages, cut ea other some slack, please. kkb

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Thirupachur
Dear VJ, here's the Badami tiger [?] belly. Someone else will have to provide it's location in front of which of the 4 south cliff caves, I forgot to record it. kathie

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