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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Dear friend A camp was set up to facilitate movement of people to Sri Lanka, and that place was called Sinhalapet, which eventually became Chengalpet. Pallavas were friendly towards the Buddhists. Singaperumal koil should have been a Pallava creat…
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hemanarsi
August 2010
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Thirumurai.... Dissent of Vedas
Dear Sankar The Rig veda is not a static document. Upanishads were attempts to understand the Vedas. Maybe, the upanishads were created by Indo-Aryans. "Shva"means brightness; the sun. Then came Shiva, sawant, shwant etc Out of this is sai…
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hemanarsi
August 2010
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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I
The Pallava king was also so much impressed by the Jains that he agreed to ban sericulture in Kanchipuram, though Kanchi is still famous for weaving silk sarees!! R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
July 2010
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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I
The name, Mahendra, added to it, Varman, means he is a follower of Vardhaman...the Jain thirthankara. He sems to have destroyed the Jain temple at Pataliputra and named the deity Pataleswara!!
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hemanarsi
July 2010
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Pallava Dynasty - Simhavishnu
Narayan is a coined word. It is a form of getting an identity by the non-aryans. You should go by the projected meaning of their new identity for their god That is why the word..na-aryan-mars..closed in as nayanmars!! Manickavasagar is an aryan, hen…
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hemanarsi
July 2010
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Pallava Dynasty - Simhavishnu
Coining of the word Narayan..na..aryan was the result of a backlash against sanskrit/aryan domination. Therefore, eistence of any temple before the nayanmars/alwars is improbable. We should not labour under the impression that Dravidians invented Go…
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hemanarsi
July 2010
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Vepathur - bringing out the temple from ruins...! latest photos
Vepathur There were no temples then..the first temple built was for the Sun at Kanchipuram, known as kailasanatha temple. Christians may have made prayer halls out of brick, which might have been converted into temples later on. R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
July 2010
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Amadhyar
Dear driends Please consider the possibility of the use of NARI-PARI as a prevalent proverb to describe a person's versatility. Sakalakalavallabhan!! It is totally absurd to imagine there was any miracle. Mind you, I have great regard for Man …
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hemanarsi
May 2010
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manickavasagar
Herewith a small note on Chdanbaram and Manekvasagar R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
May 2010
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Amadhyar
I am very happy that Sambandhar has come to my rescue!! I had earlier said Man Ek Vasagar was a great scholar and belonged perhaps to a period, eariler than the na-aryanmars, but I was pooh pooed by the PSV pandits!! R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
May 2010
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Sri Krishnadevaraya
It is a temple of the Sun. No kidding about Murga etc R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
April 2010
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Chidambaram - Golden Roof
Sempon should mean only an alloy of gold snd copper. Why should we look for some other meaning? R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
March 2010
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Chidambaram - Golden Roof
Dear friends Siddharthapuri became Chidambaram..thiru chittar ambalam..the high seat of Buddhist learning. The golden roof for the Hall was made even then.The Pallava King, King Rajasimha, erected a golden pagoda in Nagapattinam which Thirumangai A…
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hemanarsi
March 2010
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Is it true or superstitious???
Sorry, I made a mistake..the population of Madras Presidency according to 1901 census was one crore odd. Where did RRC have 9,00,000 troops? My argument still holds. R Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
March 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Where it all began in South India - Stone Circles| கல்தோ
It is my conviction that sculpting on granite was tried in Mahabalipuram; before that no work was attempted on granite..only sandstone, marble, brick, wood. I disagree with Dr Nagaswami that the art of sculpting on granite came from north. This is a…
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hemanarsi
March 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] Where it all began in South India - Stone Circles| கல்தோ
Why do we prostrate before another? This takes us to the origin of behaviour. Recognise the existence of a supernatural power. Good and Evil exisit side by side. Man must make his own choice. You are a co-worker of God; indeed every one is. Nota sla…
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hemanarsi
March 2010
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Sri Halahasti
The main deity is Kailai Agateeswarar corrupted to Kala Agatheeswaran This should answer your doubt. R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
February 2010
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Sri Halahasti
It is Kaila Agastya..corrupted to Kalahasti. Kailasanatha. The temple, dedicated to the Sun, was built by the Pallavas. The sun was worshipped in the form of a flame.... the atash. That is why the sanctum is down under. R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
February 2010
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Tiruvengadu
Thiruvali and Thirunagari, Annankoil, Mangamadam, Keezhachalai --cluster of villages near Thirunangur--have all ancient temples. In fact, every year a festival is held at Thirunangur where twelve uthsavamurthis from nearby temples assemble. R Narasi…
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hemanarsi
January 2010
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Is Jainism an offshoot of Hinduism
Hinduism is an evolved religion. It is infantile to say it existed much before Buddism. Buddism explained what is "right way of life". It did not shift responsibility for your behaviour to someone like God! Buddism pinpointed the right way…
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hemanarsi
January 2010
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Paramacharya on caste System
I wrote about the caste system in The Hindu a year ago. I am sending you a copy whcih may throw some light on the system. R Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
January 2010
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Can we safely send Pillayar/Ganesh to Sangam age now?
Have you been able to decide when the granite age started? Pillaiyar/Ganesh can be construed as a product of the granite age. Sorry, Ganesh, your date of birth is being auctioned!! R. Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Ancient Tamizh religion
Yes, vedic Hinduism was brought to south India by the dravidian migrants. They were under the influence of the aryans. That is why, we should seek more information on migrants. For instance, who was Thiru Kachi Nambi? He came from Kutch, a migrant w…
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Ancient Tamizh religion
Who brought Vedic Hinduism to South India? Please do not bring in the gods or Shiva for an answer. R Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Vathapy Ganapathy - what is the conclussion?
I am glad that there is support for my "wild and unsubstantiated theories". R Narasimhan
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Ganapathy
Chalukyas learnt sculpting on granite from pallavas.. And Vathapi Ganapathi In Bombay, they say Ganapathy Appa Maurya!!
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Vathapy Ganapathy
I am amazed that you reject an argument just like that. Earlier statements were surmises and assumptions based on the background and knowledge of the persons. Research is based on logic. I have been studying for years and I am still a student. I que…
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Vathapy Ganapathy
According to me, the two Kailasanatha temples (one is now called Ekambareswarar temple) were pre-mahabalipuram..they were sanstone structures. Mahamalai was an experimental station for sculpting on granite...yes, the Pallavas succeeded to sculpt the…
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Vathapy Ganapathy
Pathu Pattu and Ettuthogai will be the answer. Thirumurugattupadai is the first one to talk about muruga. Dating each of these should be done scientifically, but we always proceed on an assumption. For instance, Tamil was not used in administration …
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hemanarsi
December 2009
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Vathapy Ganapathy
Here is an exposition on Ganapathi R. Narasimhan
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December 2009
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