Father Constanzio Beschi (1680–1747), an Italian Jesuit who spent 36 years in Tamil Nadu, was given the pseudonym Viramamunivar. Beschi le...

  The landlord community throughout much of traditional Tamil Nadu. Although technically the Vellalas were of shudra status, their con...

  Vaikasi is the second month of the Tamil calendar, and corresponds to the northern Indian solar month of Vrishabha (Taurus), which occurs ...

  Temple town and sacred site (tirtha) in the Tanjore district of Tamil Nadu, about 170 miles south and west of Madras. Thiruvaiyaru's...

  Tanjore is a city and district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is bordered on the east by the Bay of Bengal. The Tanjore distri...

  Tamil Nadu is a state in India. The name means ("Tamil Land") or a place where Tamils live. On the Bay of Bengal, at the south...

  The tenth month of the Tamil solar year, which corresponds to the northern Indian solar month of Makara (Capricorn's zodiac sign), w...

  Swami Malai is a Hindu sage who lives in India. Temple and holy location (tirtha) atop a hill in Tamil Nadu's Tanjore district, clos...

  (The "Handsome Lord")  The deity Shiva's epithet when he appears as the goddess Minakshi's spouse. Minakshi, the pre...

Table Of Contents   Who Were The Sangama? The Sangama Dynasty    is a family dynasty in Ancient India. See the Vijayanagar ...

  Rajendra I. (r. 1014–42) was a Hindu king who reigned from 1014 to 42. The Chola dynasty achieved its pinnacle of strength during his le...

  The Nilgiri Hills   are a range of hills created by the confluence of the Western and Eastern Ghats, and are situated in the crossroads of...

  Kumbhakonam is one of the several temple towns in Tamil Nadu's Tanjore district, reflecting the territory's importance as the seat...