GOVINDAPUTHUR IS MY VERY FAVOURITE TEMPLE - THOUGH I AM YET TO VISIT THIS. THERE ARE SOME EXCELLENT INFORMATIVE INSCRIPTIONS.. RELATED TO ONE NAKKAN VIKRAMACHOLA MOOVENDA VELALAN !!
THIS VIKRAMA (@ UTHAMA) CHOLA MOOVENDA VELALAN HAILED FROM KULAVALAM @ KOLAR / KARNATAKA .. HE WAS APPOINTED AS A MINISTER RE IRRIGATION / AGRI., ETC.
HE ASSUMED HIS NAME AS UTHAMA CHOLA MOOVENDA VELALAN.. IN ONE OF HIS INSCRIPTIONS - HE OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM UTHAMA - WHEN UTHAMA WAS IN KANCHI PALACE ( Kanchi Palace is NOT mentioned as Golden Palace - by the way - in the inscription !! ) TO DIG A SEPARATE PRIVATE IRRIGATION CANALA FROM THE MAIN RIVER TO VIKRAMACHOLA MANGALAM VILLAGE TO IRRIGATE THE LANDS HE GRANTED TO THE TEMPLE MOOLAVAR AND THE PERMISSION WAS ACCORDED !!
SUBSEQUENTLY IN RAJARAJA 3rd YEAR - STILL KNOWN AS UTHAMA CHOLA MOOVENDA VELALAN - HE CONSTRUCTED A TEMPLE IN OLAGAPURAM (NEAR MARAKKANAM / PONDY) AS DIRECTED BY OLAGAMADEVI @ DANTHI SAKTHI VIDANGI !!
INCIDENTALLY, DANTHI SAKTHI VIDANGI - IS ANOTHER INTERESTING NAME.
WE ARE AWARE OF SOMASKANDAR - MURUGA @ KARTHIK SITTING BETWEEN SIVA & UMA.
THE VAKRADANTHA - GANESA - SITTING BETWEEN SIVA & UMA AND IS KNOWN AS DANTHI SAKTHI VIDANGA !
THE SAME UTHAMA CHOLA MOOVENDA VELALA SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED HIS NAME AS RAJARAJA MOOVENDA VELALA IN 7TH YEAR OF RRC !!
THE GOVINDAPUTHUR WAS WITHIN VIKRAMACHOLA MANGALAM AND THERE SEVERAL INSCRIPTIONS OF THIS MOOVENDA VELALAN GIVING MORE INTERESTING DETAILS !!