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what is the signifiance of these lizards
or maybe could be a particular aritists or a sculpture schools sign...signature...maybe since they didnt allow them to sign their works, they left these.. have heard among techies - that programmers often do such things, intentionally leave a si…

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About Rarajan Pallipadai :: Annaul Epigraphy Report
http://drs.nio.org/drs/bitstream/2264/180/1/IJNA-+Herostones-+2006+35+ (1).pdf Ships on Hero Stones from the West Coast of India interesting work....

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some questions
1015 Chalukya reclaim Raichur after the Chola army leave for Rajaraja Chola's funeral at Thanjavur. River Tungabhadra become almost a permanent border between the two kingdoms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola-Chalukya_wars this is a…

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wives of PS
when i was searching for the prev thread of RRC marrying kundavai+ VT daughter in agathiyar - chanced on this interesting thread ...again from the great man .. Prof JB We have the Banas, who originated in Persia. In a few centuries, >they were…

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Kundavai-VT's wedding
kalki - describes this in the chapter -vasantham vanthathu - in the dialogue between kundavai and VT - saying her parents wanted to go to kanchi soon and that as PS spurned the throne - inorder to appease kodumbalur periya velalar as well. it als…

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Kundavai-VT's wedding
if rjc mother is vanadhi, how about the other siblings Kundavai Madevadigal who were their mothers

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wives of PS
incidentally what does danti sakthi vitanki mean

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About Rarajan Pallipadai :: Annaul Epigraphy Report
hi, how would you read this inscription...him taking the name of rajaraja http://whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_ 2/no_1_north_west_walls_upper_tier.html the lord Sri-Rajarajadeva gave to the supreme lord of the S…

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wives of PS
Hi sir find below ref of soramahadeviyar... http://www.whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/vol ume_2/no_41_to_48_on_a_niche_west_enclosure.html Translation 1. Hail! Prosperity! The following copper images, which had been se…

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wives of PS
Hi SPS sir and Gokul - traced the original post from agathiar - its prof JB's.... quote: an interesting topic 2) Is there any reference to uncle - niece marriage in ancient Tamil literature? Rajaraja Chola's elder sister was Kundhav…

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wives of PS
Got this as a forward....think its from Agasthiyar group posting.. quote: Rajaraja Chola's elder sister was Kundhavai I. She was married to Vallavaraiyan Vandhiya ThEvan. Rajaraja had 15 known wives. One among them was the daughter of Kundhav…

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Lovely sir... apart from whatinindia.com, can you refer any other source for chola inscriptions.. > This is a very very important inscription NOT only because it > confirms the date of Kudamuzhuku (25th yr of RRC (985 + 25 = 1010 > AD)…

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read tent dob of RJC as 964. working the other way round, assume RRC married after AK death - 969 - say by 970 - so RJC dob between 970-972 --- giving him 42 years when he was crowned.. in 1014 and 35 when he went to battle ( huttur)1007

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wives of PS
The mother of Rajendra I- was Vanavan Maha Devi ( short for vanathi??), Princess of Velir also called tribuvana mahadevi. RRC other issues ( where they Uteral siblings of RJC??) Kundavai Madevadigal apparently he had one more daughter whose name …

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from below ...did PS marry before his elder brother...against the norm. so was AK a bachelor or married when he was killed.

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wives of PS
correction - list stands at 11 > > 1) Tribuvana mahadevi ( mother of RJC) > > > 2) Lokamadevi ( Danti Sakti Vitanki) - pattmahishi > > > 3) Panchavan-mahadevi ( fav of RJC) > > > 4) Trailokyamahadevi > > …

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wives of PS
> 1) Tribuvana mahadevi ( mother of RJC) > > 2) Lokamadevi ( Danti Sakti Vitanki) - pattmahishi > > 3) Panchavan-mahadevi ( fav of RJC) > > 4) Trailokyamahadevi > > 5) Cholamahadevi > > 6) Abhimanavalliyar >…

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Dear sir Please refer below http://whatisindia.com/inscriptions/south_indian_inscriptions/volume_ 2/no_1_north_west_walls_upper_tier.html 18. On the two-hundred-and-seventy-fifth day of the twenty-fifth year (of his reign), the lord Sri-Rajaraja…

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some more what was Rjc age when he was crowned in 1014...heard he must be around 50..so places his date of birth around 1964...ie 5 years before AK's assasination - would'nt tie up with PS storyline though. Also a small doubt - seen pr…

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The earliest reference of this temple occurs in the 19th regnal year of RRC ( 1004). The stupik-kudam was handed over to the temple authorities on the 275th day of the 25th year of his reign ( 1010), and hence assume the consecration of the temple …

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hi sir, the consecration of the big temple took place on the 275th day of the 25th year - adding that to rrc's year of coronation. 985 gives 1010

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Contributions to the time line are very much needed - for eg, what was AK age when he died ....we need to work back to what was his age when he fought veera pandiya at chevur...since it is mentioned that he was very young ( KN says AK though a b…

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Legends across panels
Not sure of our team's presence in singapore..last night fortunate to chance on a tamil book exhibition behind the perumal temple uin singapore. Lot of good works on hindu religion, our ( historical stuff) sandilyan, akhilan....managed to pi…

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958 Sundara chola crowned 959 Chevur battle - against pandya/srilanka army 969 AK assasination 970 UC crowned 973 Sundara chola demise 985 RRC crowned,UC demise 993 RRC Srilanka campaign 994 RRC kerela /chera campaign ???? Maldives campaign 999 RRC …

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
no puthaikarathu ...only erikkarathu... so turning in the grave problem illai....even if they do, atleast will give you the location of their graves....

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how does this time line look...need to fill in more dates related to GKC 958 Sundara chola crowned 959 Chevur battle - against pandya/srilanka army 969 AK assasination 970 UC crowned 973 Sundara chola demise 985 RRC crowned,UC demise 993 RRC Sril…

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
welcome - further reading Udayar portrays Sembian Madevi as dying just as RRC does Boomi pooja for the big temple ---as already discussed based on this she died between RRC ascending the throne 984 and 989 ( RJC ascension 1014 - approx 26 years f…

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
hi, not able to get it...can you elaborate. also RRC queen Panchavan mahadevi RJC queen Pancavan Madeviyar Raja than ore perai thirupi thirpi vechu vechu confuse panrangana, raniyuma...

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
> > aditya had many enemies. the list of those wanting to murder him > could have been endless. > venketesh > Very true - seems to be the case with most ruthless warriors... read this about genghis khan's death... On August …

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