Gokul, My mom told that.. "Tanjore temple" has some vaastu problems. When any politician come to that temple... he may face many problems..!(he may be vanished from his career, life,etc).
u Know... the indian politicians dont want come for tanjore temple...i'll give some reasonable examples...
1. during karunanidhi's(X-chief minister)period(kumba abishekam)...a fire accident has occured..many people died on that saint place.After this moment karunanidhi faces many problems ....he getback from his post.
2. Indiraghandi(x-prime minister)..she got fired after the visit of tanjore temple.
3. Even M.G.R also got death after visiting this temple..
so...I conclude that...Rajaraja also a politician... even..he also face many problems..( coldwar with his son Rajendran...why rajendran go for build(ing) another temple similar to tanjore temple.& quitted the finishing activities of the temple...such as some dancing movements of siva hasnot been finished...).
So that it gives some assumptions (or Moodanambikkai)... that..something was happened for that great king.So that his life was vanished..& his death was hided from the history.
Everyone in this world is facing problems. So I think, this is moodanambikkai. Even before visiting Tanjore, Karunanithi was facing some problems.
Even if Indira Gandhi had not gone to Tanjore, She would have been killed. So these are all moodanambikkaikal.
Another thing, there was no cold war in between Rajaraja and Rajendra. If there was cold war between them, certainly Rajendra would have captured power or would have been put-off from the power by Raja raja. He would not have waited till his 50's to get power.
Another thing, I think the people of this group are praising Rajaraja ( yet another debate ) - undoubtedly HE is the GREATEST of tamil kings but like other north Indian kings Harsha & Ashoka.
But there are some fade sides in his life. Some what he encouraged the caste system indirectly.Eg, He didnot kill the persons who killed his brother because they were Brahmins. So he respected caste system than his brother.
So friends do not praise this king as the illiterate people praise politicians. Praise the novel - the way in which it is written, the describtions, historic events it gives etc.,
Dear All As I understand, there never was a caste system in the real Hindu religion. There were distinctions or divisions beacuse of the professions practiced by the Individuals. Anyone who was an exponent in Scriptures (Veda) and its practice was a brahmin, anyone who was in the seat ruling and those who fought under him were all Kshatriyas, those who were permitted or practiced Trade were Vysyas and other menials were designated as soodhra's. Caste was not bestowed due birth, but it was a divisional nomenclature. However in latter years, it was unerstood in the reverse manner. That is all. I have not yet had the opportunity to study the Vedas, but I hear that it is said in "Shukla Yajur Veda" which clarifies not only that all Hindus are equal, even men and women are equal.
For example, the Yagnopaveedham (worn by men of particular divisions in the Hindu society) was to be worn both by men and women and women were equally required to perform the vedic rites three times, which we today assume only a brahmin, (who is either a brahmachari or a grihastha) has to perform.
Thus Rajaraja left off certain accused, for reasons of his own, and not because they were pracrticing as brahmins. It is difficult at this distant date, and with the limited epigraphs available, what his intentions or motives were, this I am sure
If some one has the time and resources he can follow this lead and prove to everyone that there really was no caste system under the Hindu religion, and we may remove the wrong faith, atleast after a few centuries of wrong beliefs.
My intentions are clear and based on what little I have read so far. To all those who enquire if I am a brahmin I have always replied that I do not know, except that I was born to parents who call themselves brahmins. I may be wrong in my above conentions and I am open to be corrected.