Sri Jambukeshwara Temple

Built in the 10th century CE, this temple, dedicated to Shiva and Parvati, is known for its fine gopurams. Gopurams are the entrance gateways to temples in South India. They grew in size from the mid-12th century CE until the colossal ones came to dominate the temple complex, surpassing the main sanctum for architectural elaboration. Often a series of gopurams are to be found at a shrine, each providing entry through a new enclosure The gopuram is...

Read More

Kailasanathar Temple

Kanchipuram is a pilgrimage city. A former Pallava capital (7th - 9th century), Kanchipuram is filled with temples dating from the 8th - 17th centuries. These temples are the perfect study of the evolutionary changes that the South Indian architecture underwent while different reigns made their impressions on them. Among the oldest temples in the temple city of Kanchipuram is Kailasanath Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva. King Rajasimha, of the Pallava...

Read More

Kanyakumari Beach

At the southern most land tip of India, where the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal meet, lies Kannyakumari, an important pilgrim centre. Kannyakumari is famous for its beach and the spectacular sunrises and sunsets, especially on full moon days. Kanyakumari is also famous for its vast green stretches of paddy fields, rich forests, coconut groves and mineral sands. The Kanyakumari beach is a beautiful sight with multi-coloured sand....

Read More

"YOU STAND WHILE I SIT"

A long time ago, there was a country called Thuvarapathi. It was ruled by a very ancient dynasty called the Thuvapathi VELir. The country occupied a very strategic place in between the major kingdoms of the Pandyas and the Cholzas. This country was crisscrossed by a network of forts, jungle-barriers, and fortified mountains and hills. In addition it also contained cantonments and ninty-six settlements...

Read More

THE DREAM OF MARUDHU 'S...

Sivaganga was an off-shoot of the Ramanathapuram Samasthanam at first. It was divided into 5 parts. 3 parts were made into the Ramanathapuram proper and the northern 2 parts were composed into the minor Samasthanam of Sivaganga. This was given away as dowry to Sasivarna Thevar, when he married the daughter of Sethupathy of Ramnad. The last Raja of Sivaganga was Muthu Vaduga Natha Thurai Thevar.Vellai Marudhu alias Periya Marudhu Servai...

Read More

THE WAR OF THE NOSES

South India was a very prosperous region. In the 14th century, there was an Empire of the Hindus, called VijayaNagar. The visiting Portuguese have mentioned that it was the richest country in the world. This empire was divided into several provinces. These in turn were ruled by governors and vice-roys. But in due course, the empire fell apart and the Sultanates of Bijapur an Golkonda captured most of the territories....

Read More

HOW DID HE DO IT?

In the 2500 years period of available Tamil history, the rule of the Imperial Cholzas was an important factor. The Cholzas were ruling over the whole of Tamilnadu and parts of Andra for the better part of 3 centuries lasting from 9th to 12th centuries. It took the Cholzas immense repeated efforts lasting a century to overcome the Pandyas. Rajendra got so fed up that he abolished the rule of the Pandyas and appointed his sons...

Read More

நாடி ஜோதிடம்

இறந்த காலம், நிகழ்காலம்,வருங்காலம்ஆகியவற்றைக் கண்டறியும் ஆற்றல் படைத்த நிபுணர்கள் இருந்தனர். அவர்களைத் "திரிகால ஞானிகள்" என்று அழைப்பர். இவர்களில் பலர் முனிவர்களாகவும்,¡¢ஷிகளாகவும், சிலர் சித்தர்களாகவும் விளங்கினர். அவர்களுக்கு "ஞானதிருஷ்டி எனப்படும் விசேடப் பார்வை இருந்தது. அதை வைத்து அவர்கள் எக்காலத்திலும் நடக்கும் நிகழ்வுகளைக் கண்டறிந்தார்கள். ஜோதிட விதிகளையும் யாத்து, நிகழ்வுகளுடன் ஏற்ற முறையில் தொடர்பு படுத்தி...

Read More

THE FOURTH THAMILZ SANGAM OF MADURAI

Pandithurai Thevar (1867-1911 AD) was a great and versatile scholar and poet belonging to the royal house of the Sethupathis of Ramanathapuram. He was the Zamindar of Palavanatham. He was also a patron of arts, literary works, scholasticism, and poesy. He was invited to many places to give talks. A detailed biography can be seen at Panduthurai Thevar page. One day, he was invited to Madurai. For his speech, he needed...

Read More

THE FOUNDER OF THE FOURTH TAMILSANGAM

The Founder of the Fourth Tamil Sangam Tamilnadu is divided into several regions. One such region is known as Sethu Nadu. Sethu means a bridge or a dam. The region got its name because of the Land Bridge which once upon a time connected Tamilnadu with Ceylon. Rameswaram was part of the land. During historical times, it formed an integral part of the Pandya country. It was ruled by many small feudatories and war lords. When...

Read More

ஆட்டுத்தோலும் ஆங்கில ஏகாதிபத்தியமும்

பிரிட்டிஷ்காரர்கள் தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கு வந்ததைப் பற்றி ஒரு பழைய அம்மானை இருந்தது. அதில் பிரிட்டிஷ்காரர்கள் எப்படி தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கு வந்து கடை விரித்தனர் என்றதைப் பற்றி ஒரு வேடிக்கையான விபரம் இருக்கிறது. பழங்காலத்தில் நிலவிய கற்பனையை - செவிவழியாகவும் மரபுவழியாகவும் வந்த கதையைஅடிப்படையாக வைத்து அம்மானையை இயற்றிய புலவர் எழுதியிருக்கிறார். அம்மானையில் கண்ட சரிதத்தை என்னுடைய பாணியில் - நடையில் எழுதியிருக்கிறேன். மேலே படியுங்கள். பிரிட்டிஷ்காரர்கள் சிவப்புக் கோட்டுப் போட்டுக்கொண்டு வந்தார்களாம். வந்தவர்கள் சென்னையின் அருகில் இறங்கினார்கள். அங்கிருந்த மன்னர் ஒருவரை வந்து பார்த்து...

Read More