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Professional approach needed for monuments
He mentioned while explaining on the ramayana scluptures that the loss in last 20 years is much more than what was lost in the 700 years. Unless some time of punishment, responsibilty is given, it will be diificult to protect the balance. Sthapath…
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
- Friends Some member have asked - Our temple also have pillars with Vali Sugreeva fight, Ravana sclupture. Then why the Kailasanatha and Vaikunda Perumal temples are so impartatnt. Because - earlier temples were made of brick or wo…
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Power of Raja guru's
Both are same
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
Thanks arvind. I failed to mention - The indra and soorya are in bhaja caves - near lonavala
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
Lonaval caves 2nnd BC Bhudhist caves Contain hindu deities too 2nd BC scluptures of soorya and Indra
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
As far as i know, 1. the countrywas divided into 10 groups. 5 - pancha dravida and 5 Pancha Gowda. Dravid is common name for the area - including Maharshtra Many people have Dravid name with them ( like Rhaul Dravid. They were Tanjore Marathi se…
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Varalatru Peruvizha 2010 :: 20.6.2010 Chennai
what is written in the temple kalvettu?
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Varalatru Peruvizha 2010 :: 20.6.2010 Chennai
Just returned from chennai museum - as some one told me about a 10th AD Rama there ( but turned out to be 14th- as per the board) ( Thanks to Vj - can now differentiate nardana krishna vs sambandar) Good crowd. Many children and parents going thoru…
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saptamatrika
Kadmbar koil and sapta kanya http://flutteringandwandering.blogspot.com/2010/01/kadambar-koil-trichy-tamil-nadu.html
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saptamatrika
Thanks Vijay Kadambar Koil http://www.thevaaram.org/thirumurai_1/koil_view.php?koil_idField=60 There is a small pannel of saptamatrika behind the lingam. Thevaaram site is not mentioning this. I have seen that personally in Kulithalai temple an…
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Ramayanam before kamban - 32- valivadam in kanchi
Thanks Vijayan - That will also help to add to the compiling list. The vaigunta perumal is much older and hence the presence in that temple is a pointer toknowledge ramayana in olden days. Request members to post all the Pallava and early chola te…
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saptamatrika
Thanks Gokul By seeing the hair style, yoga pose and the belt - thought as sastha Sastha as dandanayaka
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cheyyar vedapuriswarar
தலைவாயில் கோயில் வரலாறு அருளியோர் வரலாறு குருஞானசம்பந்தர் வரலாறு தட்டச்சுத் தேடல் நன்கொடையாளர் நன்கொடை வழங்குக பண்களும் இசையும் திருமுறைக் கட்டுரைகள் பல மொழிகளுக்கு ஒலிபெயர்ப்பு ஓத்தூர் …
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
The Velanjeri Copper plates - which we saw earlier in the same series, shows them as the family of Simhavishnu's Cousins. I have read that in Vaigunta Perumal temple, there is an epigraph that the Mahasabha from Kanchi, going to his father req…
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
Thanks Arvind Actually this image is not in the list suggested by Dr R.N It is theONLYby me and that lone also turned otherwise. Thanks for the correction. The image looks like Ravana and Brahma.and misleading. But Pallavas call themselves Brahm…
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Musukunda chakravarthy
--- Musukunda Chakravarthy The Legend is - Once Shiva and Parvathi were sitting under a Bilwa tree. A monkey sitting on the tree unknowingly plucking the vilva leaf and dropping down, which fell on lord Siva. Siva was pleased with the Vi…
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May 2010
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Ramayanam before Kamban -33 - pallava Raman
Thanks for the posting Ravana attcking Patala - any details on that Becasue the figure has four heads, kamandala , akshamala - symbols of brahma.
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Ramayanam before kamban - 32- valivadam in kanchi
Ok, will post detials slowly.
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saptamatrika
--- Saptamatrikas I mentioned earlier that i have noticed in most siva temples, saptamatricas are with a ganesh also. In kailasanatha temple a pannel has saptamatrikas figure. In the same enclosure, we have a Ganapa…
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saptamatrika
i said kadambar koil not kadambur Kulithalai appar's - Nam kadambanai petraval panginan, then kadambai thirukkarak kovilana of en kadan pani seidu kidappade song fame. Not mela - keezhak kadambur.
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Ramayanam before Kamban -28 - Kadikai
There is a song outside the sastha shirine in kamakshi temple. It says karikala when went for himalayan expedition took the flower from the kamakkottathu sastha. I remeber seeing this board procaliming as Silappadikaram long back. I could not trac…
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Ramayanam before Kamban -28 - Kadikai
A. Pallava scluptures: The three places one thinks immediately are 1. mamallapuram 2. Kanchi kailasanathar temple 3. Vaikunda perumal temple As far i know Mallai is ruled out. Only the other 2 have to be searched. So, i approached Dr Nagaswami sir, …
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Ashoka and Tamils
The observations made - whose observation is this any proof on a. Kerala did not follow vedic system - siva worship different from vedic? which is that literary proof referred? b. Bhikshu order - commenced only after Bhudha? where did this idea o…
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Ashoka and Tamils
The Ramayana f valmiki - ( refer the link i have given) referes Chola, Pandyas Mahabharata refers a Pandya king participating in the war. Kharavela syas 1300 year alliance Is there any comprehencive details - Like Age of valmiki ramayana - vyasa…
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Ashoka and Tamils
also any reference on Ravana a tamil?
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Trichy Lower Cave - " its not worth seeing!!' | திருச்சி
Dear Vj But thevaram refers him as son of siva any other cave image of ganesha in pallava period.
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shankypriyan
April 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Trichy Lower Cave - " its not worth seeing!!' | திருச்சி
Dear Vj Cave period is 640 -670 as per ASI. Vatapi attack - 642 hence pillayarpatti is the only pre vatapi so far.
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April 2010
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Ashoka and Tamils
Wonderful sir Is Mogur at the border of Pandya countery is Thirumogur? any idea? ergards
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April 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Trichy Lower Cave - " its not worth seeing!!' | திருச்சி
Please give more info on ganesha Mamalla and ganesha Before Vatapi or after vatapi. Please - we have left him long back. Still saluvankuppam ganesha is pending. Now one more - mamalla ganesha.
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April 2010
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Satakarni's and Tamil language
--- For the Rama search, was going through Dr Nagaswami's article on pandyas. Ariyappadai kadanta is placed before 2nd BC. ( before mangulam inscription) Any article on Ariyappadai kadanta nedunchezhiyan and the Karavela's insc…
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April 2010
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