abhivencat

Men's mind set about women's self-respect
> Also, you seem to already assume that there are only men in this group > (apart from Malathy, of course ;). Hi this group is known for very active feminine participation.not that i want to differentiate. a couple of years back uma, swet…

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Trip to Thanjavur!!!!!!
HI all as much as I m perturbed by the visuals of the big temple we need to remember the ASI is the best bet we have to preserve our heritage. its of no use to pull them into contreversies or discourage them. some of the jobs they have done are r…

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mythological quiz
of course Kathie it was r.k narayan and his malgudi.

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mythological quiz
-Hi some more kaikeyi was the mother of baratha. whose mother was kaikesi? who designed the city of lanka?

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SS-Munnam aval Naamam....
Pirakka mukthi thiruvaarur thiruvaarur pirantha ellorkum adiyEn- sudarar 5 of the 63 naayan mars other than sundarar are associated with this town though by birth sundarar came from nadu naadu he is associated with this birth place of his wife. …

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mythological quiz
> > Oops.. i remembered.. Vaideha was the country... hence Vaidehi! > > yes and rams country was not ayodhya which was the capital. his land was kosala. there are records of both mahavira and buddha having crossed and stayed in vaide…

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: Messages from New members / Silent members
dame agatha christie is one. i think we should ad more quiz uestion on other historical topics to spice up life venketesh

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
, > I've always wondered about that bear on the Mallai frieze, also. > The only other site in India with several bears I know > of is wonderful, crazyTala[gaon] in CG, thought > to be built by the Vakatakas, 6th century. Hi Kathie…

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: Messages from New members / Silent members
> One more GANABADIGAL of PS. If gentleman are called GANABAADIGAL what is the > equivalent for ladies. reminds me of a quiz question of the yesteryears. what is the feminine equivalent of the term SIR( when some body is knighted) venket…

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Ponnaar MEniyanE.....MiLir KonRai ANindhavanE
abirami anthathi starts with tharamar konraiyum senbaka maalaiyum saaththum thillai oorar tham paakathu umai mainthanE

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Vaaram Oru Alayam #74 Arulmigu Lalithambigai Thirukkovil , Thirumeeyachur
The ambition of most shaivaites is to vist the shrines sung about by the holy trio. there are 275 temples and NINAICHAALE MALAIKKUM. but there are something that we call as bonus temples. two songs within for 2 shrines within the compound. thiru…

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quiz
> 3. Louise Brooks was that answer for bob cut. the answer they gave was joan of arc.

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Damage to Big Temple ?? Does somebody have info ?
Hi vijay i may be sounding off the note but before we panic we should take into mind some points. we do have some members who are ASI officers - working and retired. we have found them most sincere and knowledgable. the big temple is in perfect …

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
> Not only that we have Ram pettai, which turned to Chromepet Hi chrome pet is named after a private company, just like parry's corner the Chrome Leather Company (CLC) was established in this area in 1912 by one European Merchant named …

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
Hi on the same note I went to a fort in pune maharastra whose elephant proof gates are posted in our photos section which is named after saturday- saniwargard or something. venketesh ven--- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, "S

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
-Hi even in colombo we have areas called kottte, and pettah i always assumed the walled areas were the kottai and the surrounding villages called pettai? venketesh

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Ponnaar MEniyanE.....MiLir KonRai ANindhavanE
KOnrai Trivia 1. The golden shower tree is the national flower of Thailand; its yellow leaves symbolize Thai royalty. 2. The golden shower tree is the state flower of Kerala in India. The flowers are of ritual importance in the Vishu festival…

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Ponnaar MEniyanE.....MiLir KonRai ANindhavanE
> > Kondrai = Vishu Poo. Yes it seems so. The photo of Kondrai can be > seen in the link seen in the first message of this thread. > indian laburnum, golden showers is the common name. botanical name should be cassia fistula.lin t…

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
Hi valmiki and kamban have connections to madras. no other place in india has an association with valmiki as thiruvanmiyur which for 1300 years has a connection with the poet. to my extent of knowledge there is a temple to valmiki only here till …

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
-The story of Rama has inspired great amounts of latter-day literature in various languages, notable among which are the works of the Tamil poet Kambar of the 13th century, Molla ramayanam in Telugu and the 14th century Kannada poet Narahari Kavi…

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma

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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma

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happy madras day....
nice article in rediff on madras day http://specials.rediff.com/money/2008/aug/22slide1.htm

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happy madras day....
Hi to the chennai the city that colours those who live in it and atleast adds a small tint to those who travelled by to the city which which trobs with life and creativity to the lode stone that attracts talent thank you for everything and happy …

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mahabaratha quiz

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mahabaratha quiz
-Hi great. shalya commanded the kauravas on the ultimate day only bu then how was shalya related to the pandyas? venketesh

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mahabaratha quiz
bheeshma, drona, karna and shalya what does this order indicate?

Comment by abhivencat August 2008 permalink
mahabaratha quiz
There is one more half brother of the kouravas who fought on the other side...who. yuyutsu???? you know what . in my school and college days those without knowledge of hindu mythology were finished in the quizzes. couldnt even cross the prelims…

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mahabaratha quiz
krishna blessed her with the sari during her disrobing. Draupadi WRONG how do we remember was the question malathi. first name was krishnaa as she was divinely Sri krishnas sister. name is right but she wasnt his sister. that was subadra. ( b…

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mahabaratha quiz
hi udanx right you are and i am deleting your mail so that others can have a chance right venketesh

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