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Pidari: Wiki article - Not much details http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pidari Pidari sannidhi in arunachaleswara temple - ( hearing for the first time) and a stone trishulam

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Thirupachur
One more Lingodhbhavar from net. seeems to be an old temple renovated in Chettinad style. The brahma,vishnu,boar,hamsa and thazhampoo are all there. But as per the story only a petal fell and in Thirupachur that petal wrooming fast is shown.

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1000th YEAR OF RAJARAJECHARAM :: 22.04.2010
These scholars mostly place their theory on 2 things 1. By 8th Century the Bhudhism and Jainism have lost their sheen 2. The period is post Sundarar in south and Big Hindu dynasties were established not only in India but in the far east too. 3. T…

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1000th YEAR OF RAJARAJECHARAM :: 22.04.2010
Gandagopala copper plate to 47th Head: 47) Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati - otherwise known as Chandrachuda. He was the son of Suka Deva, a native of Kundini riverside. He was a Dravida Brahmin and his pre-sannyasa name was Srikantha. He went …

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1000th YEAR OF RAJARAJECHARAM :: 22.04.2010
1. Chitsuka epigraph http://www.tamilartsacademy.com/articles/article21.xml 2. Kamakoti guru parampara http://www.kamakoti.org/peeth/origin.html#appendix2 3. Copper plates of kanchi mutt has been published. 4. Times group has also published a book

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1000th YEAR OF RAJARAJECHARAM :: 22.04.2010
go to www.kanchikamakoti.org. Deivathin kural volume 5. Adisankara story. Kanchi Mahaswami had dealt this subject extensively with literary and epigraph proofs

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Sculpture Park
great news vj congrats

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village deities: Grama Devatas
1. ayyanar - sastha 2. karuppuswamy - Vishnu. We had seen the story and songs used for worship call him Kusa ( of Luv Kush) 3. Kali/durga/Pidari 4. Mariamaan/seethala devi/renuka devi - wife of jamadgni 5. Draupadi amman/panchali amman/dharmara…

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1000th YEAR OF RAJARAJECHARAM :: 22.04.2010
---Dates of Sankara: The records of Kanchi, Dwaraka and Puri Mutts - All denote to 6th BC. Sringeri record is different but again it isnoth 6th AD. Joshimutt records - not available as for the past 200years it was w.o a head and in between for 20…

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Padavancheri function on Sunday Sun 04, 2010
Close to Mathur Mahishasuramardini, good to hear another news. Recently i read an article of Sri AMR. In Peruvelur ( Manakkal aiyampettai) there is a vishnu temple Oneday in chennai, in the dream of a person who is native of thatvillage lord vishnu…

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village deities: Grama Devatas
Dear Gokul. Is it kooram? Varaheswarar temple? One that was renovated recently on the kanchepuram vellore highway. there are 2 ancient siva temples side by side.

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Thirupachur
these dwarapalakasbelong to chola period or nayak? any idea on annamalayar? is thazampoo shown in any other temple?

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village deities
The root word for ayyan is arya. again this arya dose not denote any race. Arya is a type of adjuctive. Ayyanar is sastha. Sastha is a son of siva. " Sathanai maganai vaithar" - appar thevaram. Sathan is one of the oldest name and many san…

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village deities
a better image of mahishasura mardini of mathur mahishasura - with body of a buffalo and head of rakshas. the mahisha head had fallen below. The line is attcking the back of buffalo. Is thisidol is of tamilnadu origin? further any details on the…

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Thirupachur
Annamalayar: The Vishnu as bore - with his conch and chakra-searching under the linga. His face and body language- deeply engrossed in the work - an expression of sincearity Brahma - Flying as a Hamsa - Thazhampoo falling down. You can see the spe…

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Vattara vazhakku in ancient songs
Appar thevaram of Tirupachur Koodal = Kulir - வேதமோர் நான்காய்ஆ றங்க மாகி விரிகின்ற பொருட்கெல்லாம் வித்து மாகிக் கூதலாய்ப் பொழிகின்ற மாரி யாகிக் குவலயங்கள் முழுதுமாய்க் கொண்ட லாகிக் ( Thanks to our member Mr Muthiah who advised me to find out …

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village deities
Thanks madam. Please send

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village deities
Yesterday visited Mathur Mahishasuramardini temple: This temple is on the tiruttani - nagari highway. You have to take a left turn - cross the level crossing just before Kasi Hotel. In the year 1954, a group of labours were working near mathur for…

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village deities
Friends: trying to get more info on the village deities. ( have one lead on Muni) and was advised to wait for some time to take authentic photos. On karuppu there is an intresting info ( surprisingly when i opened the mail box after 2 days and saw d…

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pallava : Shiva - Rudra
Sampath sir need not refer deivathin kural The one i sent is the essence of swami's view on the subject ( where else you will get such authoritative info?)

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village deities: Grama Devatas
Dear Gokul If you give some more info on the kala pidari temples, that will help us to undertsand these worship.

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village deities
In the meantime , members can tell me the difference between the entrance and border of the village. ergards

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village deities
Intresting question. I will reply on sunday. today is annual closure and 2marrow is a visit to tpt. will try to clsoe on secon if i could return. Otheraise on sunday.

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Vattara vazhakku in ancient songs
Thoothu is common before any war. Mahabharata has krishnan toothu The Soorpadman killing is much older legend. The Purana phase is after 14th century. It is the period of resettlement in South after the Sultanate. ItMAY BE to boost the morale and…

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Vattara vazhakku in ancient songs
Just on the busstop Big temple. on the main road. Gajabrushta vimanam like thirumullaivoyil, Vadapalani nengeeswaram. Swami and ambal in a sitting posture behind the lingam like Thiruverkadu siva temple.( pallava temple?)

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village deities
We will collect. These Gods will not have any attributes of the name that indcates. In many places the idol will be a symbolic stone or an "Aruval" Only sastha - ayyanar has retained many of the original attributes.

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pallava - rudram meaning -link
Rudram is in both rig and yajur vedas. There seems to be a detailed article on siva/rudra by a scholar. will revert in details

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pallava : Shiva - Rudra
the lingam in Thirukkazhippalai ( near chidambaram ) is horse shoe sahped. The Madurai appanur lingam is hinge shaped. Kodumudi lingam looks like the peak of a mountain ( in a miniature form) trying to recollect more

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Vattara vazhakku in ancient songs
There are two temples near chennai which are very clsoeby. Both siva temple. One is thirumullaivayil and another is thirumazhisai. In both a king ( tmlvl - Thondaiman and tirumazhisai - karikal cholan) was returning on elephant. The leg of elephan…

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Vattara vazhakku in ancient songs
Excellent Even the Theevalam with the help of a Marayavar and showing arundadi are mentioned in silappadigaram during marriage. Simillarly in Varanam ayiram of anadal Mandirakodi udithi manamalai is mentioned for the Koorai saree and manamalai. …

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