DindigulDindigul (en tamil: திண்டுக்கல் ) est une ville de l’état de Tamil Nadu, en Inde du Sud, et le chef-lieu du district homonyme. En termes démographiques c’est la du Tamil Nadu, comptant 292.132 habitants au recensement de 2011. Même si les industries textiles et les tanneries y sont importantes elle n’en demeure pas moins une ville dont la majorité des habitants sont agriculteurs. Se trouvant entre les monts et la région forestière de , Dindigul possède une zone forestière de 85 hectares.
KadungonKadungon or Kadunkon was also the name an earlier Pandya king, mentioned in the Sangam literature. Kadungon was a Pandya king who revived the Pandya rule in South India in the 6th century CE. Along with the Pallava king Simhavishnu, he is credited with ending the Kalabhra rule, marking the beginning of a new era in the Tamil speaking region. Kadungon's title was "Pandyadhiraja", and his capital was Madurai. He was succeeded by his son Maravarman Avanisulamani. Most historians, including R. C.
EllalanEllalan (tamoul : எல்லாளன், Ellāḷaṉ ; cinghalais : එළාර, Elara) est un roi tamoul de la dynastie Chola qui s'est emparé du trône d'Anuradhapura, dans l'actuel Sri Lanka, où il a régné de 145 à 101 avant notre ère. Ellāḷaṉ est traditionnellement présenté comme un bon roi, même par les cinghalais. La Mahavamsa affirme qu'il a régné , et explique comment il a même ordonné l'exécution de son fils après s'être rendu coupable d'un crime religieux odieux.
Mutharaiyar dynastyThe Mutharaiyar was a south Indian dynasty that governed the Thanjavur, Trichy and Pudukottai regions between 600 and 850 CE. The origin of the Mutharaiyar is shrouded in mystery. Historian T. A. Gopinatha Rao equates them with the Kalabhras as Suvaran Maaran, a prominent 8th century Mutharaiyar king of Thanjavur is styled KalavaraKalvan in one of his inscriptions. Few historians like Rao read the epithet it as KalabhraKalvan interchanging the letter v with b.
VenkateswaraVenkateswara (alternatively spelt as Venkateshvara) is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu and is the presiding deity of the Venkateswara Temple, located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India. Venkateswara is also known by various other names. Venkateswara literally means, "Lord of Venkata". The word is a combination of the words Venkata (the name of a hill in Andhra Pradesh) and iswara ("Lord"). According to the Brahmanda and Bhavishyottara Puranas, the word "Venkata" means "destroyer of sins", deriving from the Sanskrit words vem (sins) and kata (power of immunity).
Airavatesvara TempleAiravatesvara Temple is a Hindu temple of Dravidian architecture located in Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple, built by Chola emperor Rajaraja II in the 12th century CE is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur, the Gangaikondacholisvaram Temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram that are referred to as the Great Living Chola Temples. The Airavatesvarar temple is one among a cluster of eighteen medieval era large Hindu temples in the Kumbakonam area, Thanjavur District.
VishnuvardhanaVishnuvardhana (r. 1108–1152 CE) was a king of the Hoysala Empire in what is today the modern state of Karnataka, India. He ascended the Hoysala throne after the death of his elder brother Veera Ballala I in c.1108. Originally a follower of Jainism and known as Bitti Deva, he came under the influence of the Hindu philosopher Ramanujacharya, converted to Hindu Vaishnavism and took the name "Vishnuvardhana". His queen Shanthala however remained a Jain.
Tamil JainTamil Jains (Tamil Samaṇar, from Prakrit samaṇa "wandering renunciate") are ethnic-Tamils from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, who practice Jainism, chiefly the Digambara school (Tamil ). The Tamil Jain is a microcommunity of around 85,000 (around 0.13% of the population of Tamil Nadu), including both Tamil Jains and north Indian Jains settled in Tamil Nadu. They are predominantly scattered in northern Tamil Nadu, largely in the districts of Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Villupuram, Ranipet and Kallakurichi.
Rajendra IerRajendra I (/rɑːdʒeɪndrə/; Middle Tamil: Rājēntira Cōḻaṉ; Classical Sanskrit: Rājēndradēva Cōla; Old Malay: Raja Chulan; c. 971 CE – 1044 CE), who is often referred to as Rajendra the Great and Gangaikonda Cholan (Middle Tamil: Kaṅkaikoṇṭa Cōḻaṉ; Bringer of the Ganges), and Kadaram Kondan (Middle Tamil: Kaṭāram Koṇṭāṉ; Conqueror of Kedah), was a Chola Emperor who reigned from 1014 and 1044 CE. He was born in Thanjavur to Rajaraja I and his queen Vanathi and assumed royal power as co-regent with his father in 1012 until his father died in 1014, when Rajendra ascended to the Chola throne.
MuthurajaMuthuraja (also known as Mutharaiyar) is a [ people|] and Telugu speaking community found in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The etymology of the community name is unclear. The names Muthuraja and Muthuraiyar may be derived from two words, the Tamil name muthu meaning "pearl" and raja or raiyar both meaning "king". Muttaraiyar may also be derived from mundru meaning "three" and tharai meaning "earth". Their title Ambalakkarar is derived from the Tamil word ambalam meaning panchayat or "village council", as they served as the heads of these councils.
