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Thiruchendur and Skandasashti
Sankar - Thanks for the references. A very timely post, and the historical references. It is interesting to examine how this festival - Sashti - is celebrated. It is a 6th day celebration of Murugan's victory over Soorapathaman. At home- su…
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November 2010
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Invitation to view sankaranarayanan ks's Picasa Web Album - Dharmapuri - nolamba Ramayanam
Thanks for sharing this. Excellent clarity, and excellent and careful photography ! Beautiful panels. Raj Mutharasan
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October 2010
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Numismatics
Thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures of old coins. VJ’s interview with Raman was a delight to read. I wonder if someone (VJ, Raman or anyone else) who might shed some insight on the non-symmetrical shape of the coins. Is it due to wear o…
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r_mutharasan
October 2010
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Aryans - Vishnu Image found in russia - photo
Hi I wonder if someone would enlighten the rest in this group why this idol is interpreted as Vishnu. Thanks. Raj Mutharasan
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r_mutharasan
October 2010
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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு
Hi Saurabh’s question is an excellent question. It is always good to question the premise of an argument so that you test all possible counter hypotheses. I agree with Sash’s reasoning. The retro-migration has occurred in human hist…
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r_mutharasan
October 2010
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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு
Hi Sankar - I do agree with your conclusion. I was responding to your question - may be wonderment - "Now - Were Aryans came from Russia?" Raj Mutharasan
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October 2010
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Poompuhar - 11,600 years older
I believe that his argument is that -- for a port it must be adjacent to a land, and he supposes that mainland India is the landmass that port served. If that be the case, then the last time such a port at such a distance from current day shoreline…
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October 2010
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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு
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October 2010
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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு
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October 2010
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Lemuria !!!!
Hi To add to this thread, following evidences based on human genome cannot be ignored. 1. Human species as we know it emerged in the continent of Africa some 240,000 years ago. Approximately 60,000 years ago, they wandered out of Afr…
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r_mutharasan
October 2010
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Why didn't Tamil Language spread in Rajarajan's conquered lands ?
To add to Sash’s comment, you will find a fair amount of detail in the following scholarly article: http://stateless.freehosting.net/TAMILINFLUENCEMALAY.htm The influence of Indian culture in SEA has been well studied. Recently I finished r…
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r_mutharasan
October 2010
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New file uploaded to ponniyinselvan
Thanks, VJ. Amazing details ! Raj Mutharasan
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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Thanjai Periya Kovil - 1000th Anniversary Celebrations
Thanks, Shriram. Wonderful pictures, indeed ! Raj Mutharasan
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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Value of a signature
Very interesting observations. Being in 21st century and having received western education (all of us), it is pretty difficult to understand the way the artists "owned" at their creations. My understanding is that including the artist…
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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Value of a signature
Would you not take " / perunthachchan/ " as a karanapeyar, meaning a descriptor-name? In other words, we do not quite know his real name. The name "Lalithaalaya " sounds like a personal name. But is not inscribed near the art …
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September 2010
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Mookambika temple-size matters in temples too!
Thanks for your insightful comment. Raj Mutharasan
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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Mookambika temple-size matters in temples too!
Hi Sankar - You appear to be saying that AP and Karnataka were dysfunctional dynasties due to external threat stress much earlier than TN. Thanks. Raj Mutharasan
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September 2010
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Mookambika temple-size matters in temples too!
Thanks for the broader comparisons. My original query was comparison to adjacent regions. My logic being that culturally, linguistically and religiously the adjacent regions - Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra - are fairly close. Yet large temple build…
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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interesting article by Michel Wood
Hi Arvind Thanks for sharing this article published in 2006. Vijay's post today tells us his favorite is the same bronze Wood describes. Interesting. The Smithsonian in Washington DC has several of Chola Bronzes. The article refers to Semb…
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September 2010
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Mookambika temple-size matters in temples too!
Dear Mr. Gandhi You make important observations. Large temples appear to be present only in Tamil Nadu. Temples in the adjoining states tend to be smaller, most of them any way. Is this because of the Chola/Pallava tradition ? Or, it is somethin…
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r_mutharasan
September 2010
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A story of conservation/message to Mr Chandra
Sankar - Thanks for taking the initative on this noble cause. I will gladly support and contribute. Regards, Raj Mutharasan
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Hi Raja Dikshithar of Chidambaram has collected a wonderful gallery of what he calls as "Purushamirga" or Indian Sphinx. It is worth a look. The collections are from India and SEA. http://www.sphinxofindia.rajadeekshithar.com/sphinx_egy…
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars
Dear VJ That sounds like a large development project. As Sankar suggested, small regular donation from Heritage Lovers could potentially provide funding of some sorts. There must be talent in this group to develop a preliminary business plan to d…
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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(no subject)
Dear Vijay- Thanks for your response, references and links. Raj Mutharasan
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August 2010
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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars
Hi Kathie - I don't believe money is a serious issue. That can always be garnered. I think it is an issue of leadership. Perhaps influential members of this forum can suitably initiate such and other ideas with appropriate administrators/sci…
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|à®à®²à¯à®²à®¿à®²à¯ à®à®²à¯à®µà®£à¯à®£à®®à¯ à®à®£à¯à®à¯à®®à¯] There is o
Dear Shah- I do not disagree with you at all. Nor, do I see any viewpoint that disagrees with my note. The question addressed by the paper was not about Chola sculpture, art, music and dance, at all.
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars
Another option is to train folks who are artists in India in restoration science taught in several Italian and French universities, particularly the one in Bologna. I also wonder if that science developed for European paintings can be easily extrap…
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] There is only one Raja - and that's Raja Raja, but is th
Dear Vijay I don't hold a particular view on matters such as the article I shared. I overlooked the Sri Lanka - Tamil sensitivity. If it inflamed any hard feelings, I do apologize. I prefer to read broadly and share what I encounter. I was …
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August 2010
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] There is only one Raja - and that's Raja Raja, but is th
Hi Vijay - Hate to spoil the fun with RRC. External observations of the Cholas has been less than generous, for obvious reasons as they were defeated. Here is an article that examines Chola and Pandya dynasty interaction with Eelam, and the record…
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r_mutharasan
August 2010
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Numbers in tamil
Impressive ! I thought it would be interesting to examine the etymology of some of the terms. Since I have heard kaani as a measure of land area, I thought I would look it up. The entry for kaani which is equal to 1/80 in the Lexicon has three ent…
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August 2010
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