had asked this earlier. In Vengaiyin Mainthan VT makes appearance as old man, but still with old wit - but some doubts, while the hero jokes about VT, he says maama, how do you manage with two wives!. is there any inscriptional basis for this claim. Cant imagine Kundavai allowing him !!! sure we discussed this before, but forgot the result.
WITHIN NEXT 4 - 5 DAYS POST THAT INSCRIPTIONAL EVIDENCE OR PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THIS.
BUT THIS IS FACT- DEAR VIJAY.
KUNDAVAI IS A VERY VERY INTERESTING CHARACTER ..
OK... THERE ARE SOME INSCRIPTIONAL REFERENCES - SUPPORTING HER CHARACTERISATION !!
HER CONTRIBUTION TO NALLUR near Sundara perumal koil.. ( which lead Kalki to think Nandhipuram near that was Sundara's capital. you know Kudavoil's references on this.. )
Her Constructing RAJARAJESWARAM at Dadapuram ( near Tindivanam) constructing (1) KARIVARADA PERUMAL TEMPLE (2) RAJARAJESWARAM SIVA TEMPLE (WITH the help of the same Krishnan Raman - who constructed the Thiruchutru of the big temple .. what a brillinat person... He put all the stone wastes around the compound inside, elevated it, constructed pillar mandapam and later on lingas were erected.... prior to that definitely there should have been Art gallery - because we find Nayak's paintings too.. and all the stone contain inscriptions of valuable details ..
Krishnan Raman's sons served under Rajendra I... Esalam CP identifies two of them !!
and OF COURSE KUNDAVAI "JINALAYAM " .. !!
THIS JINALAYAM lead to speculation that RRC's daughter became Madhevadigal (like Manimegalai - unmarried and adopted Jainism etc., ) and so Kundavai built ( one to satisfy her or the monks around her !!! )
*Udayar by sri Balakumaran one of the central characters is played by him. * * vj* *http://www.poetryinstone.in Here the language of stone surpasses the language of man
*The inscription is dated in the 12th Year of Ko parakesarivaraman, alies udayar Rajendra chola devar...
......The inscription mentions Tirumalai, ie, "the holy mountain," and records a gift to the temple on its top, which was called Kundavai.Jinalaya, i.e., the Jina temple of Kundavai. According to an Eastern Chalukya grant((and an unpublished Chidambaram inscription), KaudavA (or Kundavai) was the name of the daughter of Rajaraja of the suryavamsa ,younger sister of Rajendra-Chola, and the queen of the Eastern Chalukya king vimaladitya. The Tanjore inscriptions mention another, still earlier Kundavai, who was the daughter of tho Chola king Parantaka II, the elder sister of the Chola King Rajaraja deva and the queen of the Pallava king Vandiyadeva . *
At kaniyakumari near partivapuram and vizilanjam there is hill called Tirumalai birth place of tirumalai naiyakar.this hill is surrounded by Thamiraparani river (kulithurai aaru)
This place was important place for their maritime activity with lakshadeep and maladive.
nearest this place only a place called kalingarajapuram where we can see a kotheswar temple, which was revocered from the sand dune at the depth of 7 meters.temple site is 3 km away from the sea .
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Munchiarai - Thirumalai Siva Temple:Legend says that Sri Rama worshipped here. History records the association of Thirumalai Nayyakkar's birth with this temple. Top of a small hillock (where Purusha Mirugham originally worshipped Siva) twin temples in one temple complex reside - one for Siva and the left one for Vishnu. There are beautiful carvings and sculptures. http://www.ruinsofkumari.com/tours.html#name