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Ramayana and Tamil Nadu!
Hi all I know sps not only talks about these temples but has already visited them. very little to add but some snippets > > THIRUPPULLANI ramar statue lies on darbai grass ( of stone) here. he did a penance that way. when I went the…
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June 2006
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Ramayana and Tamil Nadu!
-Hi the ideal place to look for ramayana leftovers is south east tamil nad kandadevi( kanden deviyai) the natural adam's bridge reputedly built by the vanaras. iragu seri where the wing of jatayu was cut and fell but valmiki reports only …
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June 2006
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Walls Stronger than concrete!
Hi some of these ethnic formulae for building material cannot be disregarded totally. though they may not be the apt ones to use in today's high rises. wall plastering using egg whites was the vouge in chettinad of the late 19th and early 2…
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June 2006
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Kannagi - Review
Hi kannagi remains a contreversial topic even today.now I am talking about the statue. how she courts contreversy even today????? I am sure most of us have heard the juicy stories about the origin of the kannagi statue and the person who modell…
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June 2006
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Grama Devatas :: Kannagi and Kodungollur Bhagavati - Siruvachur
hi all though not directly connected with this argument i was reminded of a nice incident i happened to witness once in govt arts college mount road a couple of decades ago I happened to witness a college programme in which naavalar nedunchezhia…
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June 2006
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Grama Devatas :: Kannagi and Kodungollur Bhagavati - Siruvachur
hi all are the citizens of a country responsible for a unjust king whose rule they have no power to control( not having elected him or not able to dismiss him)? forget the era it happened. they just cant be held responsible. in some versions of …
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June 2006
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Grama Devatas :: Kannagi and Kodungollur Bhagavati - Siruvachur Madurakali
Hi sorry I dont remember too much. I just remember there were hills on the north on the plot. and the road was leading to the north of madurai( could be melur road or the other one) and these wells were in the east of the busy highway. there w…
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May 2006
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Grama Devatas :: Kannagi and Kodungollur Bhagavati - Siruvachur Madurakali
some info on kannagi six months ago on the trichy madurai road very close to madurai i happened to walk into the fields say some 200 feet from the busy high way. the man who took me pointed out to many ancient stone lined wells all in one line a…
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May 2006
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Grama Devatas :: Ayyanaar & other details
hi all the habit of worshipping some grama devathas with cigars is happening. frequently. i wonder when it started taking into account that tobacco came into india 350 years back only
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May 2006
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Grama Devatas
hi all anscestor worship is very organised in chettinad from where i hail. jewels and clothing of the anscestor is tied in a cloth (pelai)and hung from the ceiling beam of the puja room. its taken down only on the day of the " padaippu"…
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May 2006
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Nandhipurathu nayagi
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May 2006
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Paradise Lost: Kaveripoompattinam!
not even ponsei punjai is actually thirunanippalli birthplace of bhagawathi ammaiyar the mother of sambanthar as a small kid sambanthar sang a devaram from the shoulder of his father and mentions this in the last stanza i went there long back a…
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May 2006
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Paradise Lost: Kaveripoompattinam!
hi all its not just worth going to pumpuhar its a concrete jungle- a creation of some misguided architect however where kaveri joins the sea is a scenic place. you can drive right up to the river on the sandy track you have some devara paadal pe…
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May 2006
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Uttaramerur-IV
> > "so-called duel between Thirugnanasambandhar and Thirumangai alwar" ? > > This is not possible. Gnana sambandar is a contemporary of > ThiruNavukkarasar - Mahendra period. > > > Hence the duel is imaginatio…
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May 2006
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Grama Devatas
> Elsewhere I saw Renuka devi - mother of parasurama - being worshipped > as a village goddes (in uttaramerur !!) above the shiva shrine entrance in pazhuvur I remember seeing renuka and parasuraama venketesh
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May 2006
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Uttaramerur-IV
thanks gokul from your words cholas seem to have been cosmpopolitan but predictable. no about turns like the pandyas and the pallavas, who jumped from jain to hindu or vice versa. on the elephant vahanam for muruga remember he was the son in law…
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May 2006
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Uttaramerur-IV
Hi gokul can you please list the chola kings and their religious affliations in order it would be most useful to study the trend in their affliations
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May 2006
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Uttaramerur - I
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May 2006
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Uttaramerur - I
Hi gokul I dont think we can restrict metrali koils to being vishnu temples alone a famous devaram paadal petra sthalam in kanchi puram is called kachi metrali even shiva is called metraleeshwarar the road is also called thiru metralitheru fro…
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May 2006
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Neolithic stone axes found in TN village
hi all other presses have taken up this story. a full article in junior vikadan ( a week before the election) tells us how much importance everybody is giving this issue can we discuss about kandiyur as a place? I guess this is the one on thiruva…
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May 2006
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Vikrama chola alias Uttama chola
hi all there is a legend that all chola coins were confisicated and molten by the pandyas. when the pandyas seeking revenge for the destruction of their land by cholas,( after waiting for 2 centuries) captured chola land all traces of chola cultu…
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April 2006
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More on The Sapthamatrika Group of Raajarajeswaram
Hi gokul the persistent rumour is that the thalikulathar aalayam was in the nearabouts of the sivaganga tank but i always used to wonder on the shallow foundations of the big temple which historians boast about. JUST SOME LOUD THINKING could it …
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April 2006
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More on The Sapthamatrika Group of Raajarajeswaram
hi all The Vaarahi of Raajarajeswaram > is older than the temple itself !!!!! quite possible appar sang about this very site (thalikulathaar aalayam) 300 years before rrc started his construction some of the idols in the vicinity could have…
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April 2006
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Murder of Aditha Karikalan
Hi all so kalki was perhaps right the uthama as he portrays is a pious gentle person many of us kalki lovers always beleived it to be true. so who realy was the power behind ravidasan??????
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April 2006
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Have there been efforts to dig around Periya Kovil?
Dear All i guess a part of the moat around tanjore temple is a natural stream but I guess we musnt dig too much for a popular legend goes to say the periya koil was built over another temple- the thalikulaththaar aalayam( mentioned by appar) th…
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April 2006
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Kaarthikaeya , Ganesa, Sasttha & Peychiamman - Siva Family
Dear Sps pillaiyar patti is still a privately owned shiva temple the god is called thiruveesar it is one of the 9 temples of the nagaraththar community. Iraivan: Desigavinayaga Pillaiyar (Karpaga Vinayagar) Other Dieties: Thiruveswarar Consort…
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April 2006
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Kalki
hi all in the latest edition of ananda vikadan in the article vikadan 81 two snippets about kalki pseudonymns of kalki 1.vazhipokkan- arasiyal kannottam 2. yaman- about societies problems 3.also used names like "bramana ilanyan" vi…
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April 2006
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"O Podu" - social awareness movement for Indians
great everybody should remember BAD GOVERNMENTS ARE ELECTED BY GOOD VOTERS WHO DONT GO TO VOTE AND MAINLY THIS TIME there is an option NONE OF THE ABOVE you can click it if none of the candidates interest you. thats a strong message you can sen…
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April 2006
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Kaarthikaeya and Muruga
muruga's twin sister??? i read a paper submitted by a senior UN official(retd) on a theory of muruga's sister. we NEED to discuss this. exerpts Jyoti is a member of the Shiva family. She is a part of the eternal Godhead. When Shiva (st…
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April 2006
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Kaarthikaeya and Muruga
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