Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

> I need one clarification. The article given in Outlook says that
the bodh vihara described in Ponniyinselvan was destroyed recently
(just couple of centuries back) by jesuits. Is this true?

Atleast the one in Nagai - the choolamani vihara of PS was indeed
destroyed by Jesuists. I don't know whether it was intentional - or
whether they really knew that it was a historic monument.

Ref The cholas by KAN

--- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, Re: Chozhas Vs Mutharayas
"Sivapathasekaran" wrote:
> > > > You (Srihari) have said that Vijayalaya defeated sattan
> > pazhiyili, the Muttaraiya. This is a news to me. No early books
> could quote the name of the muttaraiya defeated by vijayalaya.
> > Muththaraiyars were the kings of Thanjavur prior to the
emergence of the Cholas.
> >
> > possession of Thanjapuri" from the Muththaraiyars
> >
3rd
> > > year captured Thanjai. (853 AD)
> >
> > Sattan Paliyili was the son of Videlvidugu Muththaraiyan, was a
> > Muththaraiyar king even though the inscription has not
specifically
> > mentioned of same. This inscription was issued in the 7th year
of he Pallava king Nirupathunga, that is in (862+7)A.D.869.
RR CHOLA REPLIED:
> > VERY MUCH INFORMATIVE.
> > Dr. Nagaswamy, in his Mutharayar - defines them as Ganga Kings
of Kongani belonging to Tamil Mudhu Velir kudi. Vridharaja @
> Mutharayas!
> > In 3rd & 4th AD - ancient Tamil & Kannada were similar.
> > Dr. Kudavoil says Niyamam was an important town under
Mutharayas.

Quotes Sendalai Sundareswarar temple inscriptions : "Perumbidugu
> > Mutharayan @ Kuvaran Maaran; his son Elango Vadhiyaraiyan @
Maaran Paremeswaran; his son Perumbidugu Mutharayan @ Suvaran
Maaran. Suvaran Maaran was also known as Vallakkoman.
> >
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DEAR FRIENDS,

LAST SUNDAY I HAD THE WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT Senthalai
Temple -12 KMs West of (Tanjore) Thirukkandiyur - 6 Km East of
Nemam - with Dr. Kudavoil Balu and saw the 4 pillars containing the
inscriptions :
Srimaran @ Chatrukesari @ Sri Kalwarkalvan @ Adhisahasan @ Suvaran
maran @ PERUMBIDUGU MUTHARAYAN is praised by the Poets 1.PACHILVELL
NAMBAN 2.KOTTATRU ILAMBERUMANAAR 3. KIZHAR KOOTRATHU KUWAVAN KANCJAN
& 4.ACHARYAR ANIRUDHAR..
The Pillars belonged to the Pidari temple constructed earlier by
Suvaran maran..before 775 AD
(Also Ref: Epigraphia Indica Vol xiii pp 142)

We have seen Vageesar and Manolnmani in nearby Thiruvedhikudi
temple. Thiruvedhikudi is one of the Sapthasthanams (7 temples)
surrounding Thiruvaiyaru! -Fondly -sps
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> > Because of the above, there was no concrete information to the
> effect
> > that it was SATTAN PAZHIYILI who was conquored by Vijayalayan.
We
> > will discuss it with present day historians..
Thanjai - Nemam was under Mutharayars till 853 AD.
> > Thirukkandiyur @ NANDHIPURAM was Pallavas Capital with Golden
> Palace.
> > Vijayalayan (Pazhayarai) fought Pandyas under Pallavas.
> > For having won the War at Thirupurambiyam (ref P.S.) Vijayalaya
was
> > given back Cholanadu. In the process of establishing his own
Land,
> > he should have fought with Mutharayas also and expanded to
Vallam
> to
> > Niyamam and retained Thanjai as his Capital.
> >
> > Beginning of a 400 yr long Glorified Golden Era!
> >
> > Tail piece: The Series of Lingas located on the Northern prakara
of
> > Big Temple are the left overs of Niyamam Aayirathali (Sahasra
> Lingas!)
> > - positioned during Nayaks period..!- after Malikafur invasions.
> > ===========================================================
> Dear Srihari & Gokul,
>
> Thanks for kindling interest in Mutharayas. We - Kamal - Ram -
> Lavanya - Krupa & myself, under the guidance of Dr. Kalaikkovan
and
> Dr. Nalini - visited Narathamalai (near Pudukkottai) (they have
> visited Kurangunathar Temple of Srinivasanallur on previous
Saturday)
> on Sunday. We have spent the entire fore-noon session over there
and
> studied the two cave temples of Nandhivarman - one rock temple by
> Pazhiyili. Ram / Lavanya / Kamal will put more details in their
> travellogue. This was a mercantile town in those days.
>
> In the down hill, Kadambar malai is located. The entire stretch of
> about 50 feet x 50 feet surface of the rock is filled with Sundara
> Pandiayan's inscriptions! Rajaraja / Rajendra inscriptions are
found
> on the cut / dressed face of a rock panel - similar to the one of
> Ashoka's near Bhuvaneswar - Orissa! The entire scenerio is spell
> bounding and mystic!
>
> While returning, Dr.Kalaikkovan showed us a megalithic burial
place
> (much bigger than Adhichanallur / T.Veli) sprawled in about 20
acres
> (10 acres on either side of the village road!) - yet to be
excavated -
> even though ASI and Revenue Officials are aware of such existence
> for the past several decades!
>
> Fondly, sps
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:14:45 -0000
> From: "Sivapathasekaran"
> Subject: Re: Chozhas Vs Mutharayas
>
> --- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, "Sivapathasekaran"
> wrote:
> > --- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, "SB" wrote:
> > > > --- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, "S.Gokul"
> > > > > > > You (Srihari) have said that Vijayalaya defeated
sattan
> > > pazhiyili, the Muttaraiya. This is a news to me. No early
books
> > could
> > > quote the name of the muttaraiya defeated by vijayalaya.
> > >
> > >REFERENCE : MESSAGES 4087 / 4090 etc. Fondly, SB
>
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