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Valasaravakkam - ARE - 1940-41 No 111 - 4Ry of Virarajendra - Simha Month, Punarvasu star Agreement by a Sivabrahmanan - Tazhuvakkuzhainda Pandian Idar Neeki Bhattan -to burn a twilight lamp in the temple of Tiruvelvisvarmudaya nayanar at Valliser…

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Ramayanam before Kamban 63 - Valmiki in Inscription
Thanks Raj sir. The credit goes to Saurabh. The ref of valisvaram in the caves will be discussed separately,as the temple name changes in the subsequent epigraphs.

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Mamandur - a cave workshop?
Valisavaram, Raman - namma subject ( I will come to this later . The name valisvaram changes in the subsequent inscriptions)

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
The athur - On the way to tiruchendur seems to have a wealth of Inscriptions right from early pandys - 625 AD. How much is available now - no idea. Not an ASI temple. If TN Arch temple, we will be lucky.

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
I have now resigned to the fact that - the best thing is to make them afresh. We can work on a projcet of keping info on the various inscription of the temples as a information board. Pazhayadi meendum boardil ezhudiyapadi" But this require …

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malayadikkurichi - tirunelveli
Sir, The book i have mentions Malayadikuruchi, Sankarankoil The inscription is 642 AD. hearing for the first time

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
kazgumalai vettuvan koil? There are lot of early pandya temples in Tirunelveli - like Attur ( more than 50 inscriptions). I dont know whether they survive.

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
It is equally shocking to see that most of the early pamdya inscriptions of sadayan Maran, Maran sadyan have disappeared in removations The Cholan Talaikonda inscription of both Thirumelveli and Ambasamudram have disappeared.

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
Another image of an inscription downloaded from a travlogue

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Vallam - Vasanteshvaram Cave Temple
Is the temple under ASI. How they allowed people to paste a poster on inscription? How they allowed 2 speakers ( was it hanging or drilled to the wall) on the inscriptions? Shocking!!!

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Ramayanam before Kamban 58- Manimangalam- Kamakoti Vinnagar
Manimangalam Where Narasimha pallava defeated Pulikesin II. mentioned in Kooram plate. Has 2 siva - kailasanatha & Dharmeswara - 2 vishnu temples -1 temple to be identified - whether lost or moortis kept in some other temple. Inscriptions of …

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Udayar - Novel
Dear Sir, Though i dont subscribe to his views, i think the Brahmin ref is not right. His writings on Andal in Om Sakthi shows that he has his own views even on Andal and that has nothing to do with Brahmin - Non Brahmin. ( I dont subscribe to his …

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மணிரத்னத்தின் காவியப் படம்!
I read in Tamil weekly today that this movie will be the " modern version" of Ponniyinselvan novel. Trust Vandiyathevan dosenot end up marrying Nandhini i =n the modern version.

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I Wish i could get hold of this guy!!! - need for serious Condemnation
Times of India carried an article today. Because of 4 continuous flops, he need a success. An astrologer suggested to give 108 Go Dhanam ( gifting of cow) . In TN one has to show outwardly as a rationalist. So the Go Dhanam is done in a different fo…

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Seeyamangalam - Avanibhajana Pallaveshvaram Cave Temple
Dear Gokul any books on the Early Pandya stone temples - other than cave. Thirupathur, Ambasamudram .....

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Seeyamangalam - Avanibhajana Pallaveshvaram Cave Temple
Defenetly we will help. Since i am going epigraph by epigraph for the Ramayanam series, i will take a simultaneous notes of early pandya temples and give you the list.

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Seeyamangalam - Avanibhajana Pallaveshvaram Cave Temple
Dear Saurabh wonderful. As suggested once you complete Pallavas, please focus on Pandyas. Both caves and structural temples of early ( Pre Kadunkon) and second pandyas ( till aditya Karikala's conquest). Please consider this request.

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[ponniyinselvanvaralaatruperavai] Happy Deepavali
Vijay What ever knowledge we gained on scluptures is because of vijay. Now whenever i see a bronze, i check the rings now.

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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] If this is the case in a Gallery then ....| என்ன கொடுமை
we have to takeit up with Tn archeology

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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] If this is the case in a Gallery then ....| என்ன கொடுமை
recently i was talking to a scholar on removing the cement from 4 panels in dharmapuri, He said the most difficult one is removing th cement Mostly nasons repair the temple. Now due to lak of manpower, worker from Bihar are employed. In takkolam a…

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மணிரத்னத்தின் காவியப் படம்!
i will be happy if the film creates an awareness and our temples are saved from the "Thiruppanik Kuzhus" regads sankar

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2010 – உலகின் தலை சிறந்த ஹீரோ ஒரு தமிழன் - இணைய நண்பர்களிடமிருந்து கிடைத்த செய்தி.
well said- Aged, Challenged and vulnarable/orpahned young need our support- irrespective of nativity.

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Ramayanam before Kamban 60 - Dharmapuri Nolamba Ramayanam
His name is ayappa only i will give the list of kings tomarrow

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Ramayanam Dharmapuri Nolamba - Chicago university
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralaguppe It says Tumkur dt

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Ramayanam before Kamban 60 - Dharmapuri Nolamba Ramayanam
yes - Appar thevaram clearly mentions him as Siva's son

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Ramayanam before Kamban 60 - Dharmapuri Nolamba Ramayanam
with Ashtadigbalaga is the signature of Nolambas.IInterestinglyin Dharmapuri both the Siva sshrineand parvati sshrinehas the panel. That is one of the major source to prove them as Nolamba. I should have done the research before going. I have not ta…

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Kuranganilmuttam - Kal-mandakam cave temple
I don't know why many lines are stricken off. Looks some technical mistake. Please read them full ( or is that any indication that i am going to get the proof in future)

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Kuranganilmuttam - Kal-mandakam cave temple
Hi Saurabh The word Kuranganilmuttam - in epigraphs காளியூர்க்கோட்டத்து இருகழிநாட்டு மாவண்டூர்ப்பற்றத்துப் பல்லவபுரமான திருக்குரங்கணில் முட்டம் என்று குறிப்பிடப் பெறுகிறது(290 of 1902). கடவுள் திருக்குரங்கணில் முட்டமுடைய நாயனார் என்றும், ( Pall…

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Ramayanam before Kamban 60 - Dharmapuri Nolamba Ramayanam
Some Nolamba panels in other temples for comparitive study. http://huntington.wmc.ohio-state.edu/public/index.cfm?fuseaction=showThisDetail&ObjectID=30005067&detail=large

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Study uncovers interesting details of cave temple architecture
What about Pillayarpatti? We can argue whether Pillayar is earlier or later. But the Siva and hariharaof pillayarpatti are defenetly pre Mahendra - as per the inscription style. Is this understanding right?

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