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Tallest Gopuram in India/World
Gopuram and Vimaanam are two different entities. Gopuram is nothing but the structure built on the entrance. Vimaanam is the structure built on the sanctum. There are a very few temples have their vimaanam taller than it's gopuram like Periy…
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Chola Pandya branches..
****************** There is not much information about the sucessor. Some say, he had been kidnapped and killed. Thus giving room to Vijayanagara Samrajya, to interfere in Tamil Nadu. ****************** There is a thodarkadhai (Vengai Vijayam) based…
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Udyarkudi inscriptions
I think it's an inscription in the back wall of sanctum and not copper plate. SPS is the best person to describe about Udayarkudi inscriptions.
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Chennai Members meet
************************************** Kamal, Is there an agenda already on your mind, or shall we take it ad hoc? ************************************** We can discuss about the places and convenient dates for the trip.
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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what happeend to vandiya devan?
****************** By the way, UC had a son called Mathuranthakan Kandaraathiththachozhan. He was incharge of a team responsible for overseeing temple funds as well as their operations. ****************** Yes. Right. Madhuranthakan Kandaraadhithan …
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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chennai members we need to meet - update
I propose our usual place (near Gandhi silai on Marina beach) on 20-Nov-2004 (Saturday) around 6 pm.
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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More on Tamil History
************************ Can you please inform me the reason for the 'Poonool aruppu porattam' against the brahmins? Any genuine reasons for the same. I agree that Brahmins went too far as far as untouchability is concerned. But Bharathi h…
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Tamil History
I can take the initiative, but i am too busy to make trips due to my MBA exams till Dec 31st. So, someone else can take initiatives if any trip before Dec 31st. I think it should be Madambakkam and not Madippakkam. The places worth visit around ch…
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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More on Tamil History
************** The great 'Periyar' E.V.R. who started the DK and 'nathigam' movement, served as 'dharmakartha' for a very big temple(i dont remember the name of the temple) through out his life.. dont you think this is …
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Guided Tour of Tanjore / Kumbax area
After the Irandaam yaathirai, we planned for Moondraam yaathirai. But due to poor response. we gave up.
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adhitha_karikalan
November 2004
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Rajendra's expedition to Ganges
Interesting information. Can you post the Meikeerthi of Rajendra?
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adhitha_karikalan
October 2004
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HAVE ANY OF YOU FELT LIKE THIS ?
Yes. I also felt the same when i read for the first time. But we have the facility/privilege of DREAMING. So, i used to go back to those (g)olden days virtually and forget the present day depression.
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adhitha_karikalan
October 2004
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Why I said Tamil is Dying?
Makkal virumpuvadhaal naangkal appadi edukkiRom enpathellaam suththappoy. Bharathi pola padam eduththaal paarkka maatten enRu solli viduvaargalaa enna?
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adhitha_karikalan
October 2004
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How to save Tamil Language?
Studying in thamizh medium doesn't mean that the guy should not learn english. We should keep English just as a language for communicating with the non-thamizh speaking people. So, everyone should be able to converse in both thamizh and english…
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adhitha_karikalan
October 2004
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Kalki's Charecterisation was Humane
Another reason for Kundhavai to marry Vandhiyadevan is to live in the Chola land itself. Please do not bring reality into the PS related discussions and characters. Let them be separate from each other. Most of the fantasy things will get evaporate…
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adhitha_karikalan
September 2004
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How about a comics on PS????
Idhaithaan 'Sarithiram Thirumbukiradhu' endru solvaargalo? Old topics (Suitable actors for PS, PS Comics) are coming again.
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adhitha_karikalan
September 2004
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Kallanai
This may be a shocking news. But fact. Karikalan never built kallanai. Kaverikku iru puramum karai eduppiththaan. That's all. Kallanai was constructed during Nayak period. That was very small dam and today what we see is the expansion by briti…
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adhitha_karikalan
September 2004
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Was India really Aryanized????
( remember that eventhough tamil kings were civilized, 'meikeerthi' was first released by Rajaraja. and land was first measured by kulothunga. Their precedors didnt think about these things. ) It is not so. The land was first measured by …
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adhitha_karikalan
September 2004
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http://www.varalaaru.com/
Kalpanasruthi, Thank you very much for your comments. 1. KalvettugaLai padippathu eppadi(detailed aaga)? , kalvettu ezhuthukkaL, mozhigaL etc.[ ithai illam orE naaLil solla mudiyaathu dhaan . aanaal oru thodaraaga konduvaralaam ] Andha thodarth…
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adhitha_karikalan
August 2004
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http://www.varalaaru.com/
Rajni Ramki, Konjam porunga. Krupa is working on it.
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adhitha_karikalan
August 2004
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Veerapandian&Vandhiyathevan
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adhitha_karikalan
August 2004
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PS Audio Version & Overseas expeditions of South Indian Emperors
Rangarajan, Can you burn it into an audio cd? So that we can play it when the chennaites meet. (Looking forward this occassion).
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adhitha_karikalan
July 2004
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why rajendra cholan changed his capital?
Hi Friends, We cannot say The 'Periya kovil' doesn't resemble the Meenakshi temple or Srirangam temple. The main difference between periya kovil and other temples is that the Vimanam is taller than the Gopuram. (FYI, Vimanam is the s…
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adhitha_karikalan
July 2004
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PS Audio Version & Overseas expeditions of South Indian Emperors
Hi All, Very nice to hear that one of my dreams is coming true. We discussed this during our mudhal yaathirai itself. But due to other schedules, didn't get materialised. I am back from US last night and going to be in Chennai only. And i hav…
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adhitha_karikalan
July 2004
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Turning point / Event
Ondraa irandaa thiruppangal... Ellaam sollave oru mail podhumaa? The first turning point in PS is the murder of Veerapandiyan which caused the death to AK. Otherwise AK wouldn't have been killed and we wouldn't have got NANDHINI. :) Nandh…
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adhitha_karikalan
March 2004
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Tamil Numerals
Dear Sridhar, Yes. The kalvettukal contains tamil numerics only. Ka, U, Su, etc. The measures and units (like sandhi, kalam, etc) are mentioned in sanskrit symbols. During the initial period, it will be funny if we try to read a kalvettu. When we w…
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adhitha_karikalan
March 2004
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Questions on Chola history
> Gokul, isn't the image of Raja Raja and Karuvur Thevar an authentic one? > If not, any idea what period it belongs to? According to Dr.Kalaikkovan, Karuvur thevar who sang Thiruvisaippa (11th Thirumurai) lived only after 2-3 centuries …
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adhitha_karikalan
February 2004
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Kadigai by Balakumaran
> BTW...anyone know if Udaiyar is going to get completed? He is writing the 3rd volume of Udaiyaar. But i dont know whether that is the final part or not. It seems he is going to write 5 volumes like PS. In the chennai book fair, i heard the fo…
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adhitha_karikalan
January 2004
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KANDALUR CHAALAI
Dear Jaybee sir, Here is my assumption of planning the Kandalur chaalai war.
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adhitha_karikalan
January 2004
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KANDALUR CHAALAI
Dear SB sir, I have a doubt. Re 3507, Kandalur chalai, figures from RR Chola's 3rd Regnl yr inscriptions, known interpretations are : 2. Pandarathar opines this may be a food-court ?? Why can't the Kandalur chalai be a food-court as P…
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adhitha_karikalan
January 2004
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