the novel moonstone revolves around the efforts of a britisher who steals an eye of ranganathar.how generations of priests haunt his family.
the other eye was made of paste i guess
the first historic mention of kohinoor was in warrangal 1314 when malik kafur invades. from there to delhi to malwa to delhi to kabul to lahore to london. my the gem has indeed travelled.
but then it is also rumoured to be the samanthaka gem of lord krishna.
pandiyan rathina haaram is mentioned perhaps only once in rajendrans meikeerthi.( any more plese tell me)
golconda before it dried up was the source of fabulous gems.
please discuss the gem and its powers in sandilyans novel for those who havent read it.
This "Sen Kathi Malai" looks something special... If it reached the Moghuls, there must be a mention of it somewhere...
Or it is still burried somewhere waiting for an archeologist ?
While I lived in Madurai, a sub-editor in Dinamani magazine told me that the last Pandian king at Madurai left his crown and sword hidden in a temple at Alagar Kovil and to be recovered yet. Infact they were planning an expedition of that sort!