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Thiruvarur - Somaskanda
Viswanath, great collection! Thank you. kathie

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Ramayanam Before Kamban 50- Koliyanur ( Villupuram) Valeeswarar
whoa, I'm not very confident doing any dating. Dvarapalakas, late 9th cent., ca 884 as Balasubrahmanian says for Keezhaiyur, one D. there has a small lion [details worn] on crown. No idea about murthis in niches. They're in very shallow …

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Ramayanam Before Kamban 50- Koliyanur ( Villupuram) Valeeswarar
Dear Sankar, Is a 'singa magudam' an arm bracelet w lion face? Must look for the one at Thiruppasur. See my Picassa album on Keezhaiyur for more; also dvarapalakas there have similar, unusually tall crowns with ribbons. Done by the the…

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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Given that panel w the PanchaViras, how early it is, I am of the theory that Narasimha originated around Andhra. kathie

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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Dear Sankar, Those are the Vrisni, the heroes, all later simply becoming forms of Vishnu -- but at one time individuals of the Yadava clan. Vasudeva became Krishna [not His father], Samkarsana, Pradyumna, Aniruddha & Samba. I've never s…

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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Dear Arvind, You mean this kind of image, don't you? kathie

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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Dear Saurabh, I suppose you've seen this earliest known Narasimha, from the Krishna Valley. We don't yet seem to know the dynasty there, building Undavalli Caves, Mogulrajapuram, etc. This frieze is from Kondamotu, Guntur Dt., too. D…

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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars
That's for sure. Kailas. looks terrible in areas where figures have been reshaped--- All that beauty underneath, covered in uninspired features. I feel fortunate to have seen most of it before that was done. kathie

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Request for picture - Somaskanda panel of the Vedagirisvara temple
Thanks, Sankar, I just looked it up and saw a photo of a fang-y Devi who looks like she could be Sri Hanuman mother. Thanks for exact directions, always like to know, tho think I can skip that koil. Sounds like a scary place. kathie

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Thirumalaipuram - Pallava connection
I tried googling it and couldn't find it, another spelling? kathie ps . . . . .and of course I'm always plugging for Keezhaiyur, if your GKCP is the big one in Ariyalur Dt.

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Discovery of ancient cave paintings in Petra stuns art scholars
Great ideas! But where would the money, for training & painstaking time involved, come from? kathie

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Request for picture - Somaskanda panel of the Vedagirisvara temple
Thanks for the address of your blog on great Thirukkalikundram photos / yours & Arvind's. My atheist friends were embarrassed by being included in the puja, so I was distracted from the sculptre. Noticed I'd said I'd send yo…

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Request for picture - Somaskanda panel of the Vedagirisvara temple
Dear Saurabh, Boy, I'd like to see that, also. I was up there in '07 but not polite to photograph GarbhaGrha during puja [or maybe ever?] kathie

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Happy Birthday- Mr.Venketesh
Dear Venkat, most happy wishes for your day. Eat some of the delicious Chettinad food I love. . . . . Is it also a sants' day? love to know more about Nayanmars & Alwars. . . . kathie

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Thirumalaipuram - Pallava connection
I have that this cave is 6.4 km from Kadaiyanallur Rwy Sta., 16 km. from Tenkasi, facing the Podiyal Mts. kathie

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Thirumalaipuram - Pallava connection [3 Attachments]

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Gangai konda Choleswarar temple near Vandavasi
Thank you, Arvind. kathie

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Thirumalaipuram - Pallava connection
Dear Saurabh, I have a stolen photos of the Siva Nataraja, Ganesa, and Vishnu from AIIS. Location: Vannachchipparai Hill, near Tenkasi. Will that help? That it has a Pallava connection but is definitely Pandyan. 7th century. Very realistic Dwarfs…

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Sthala Varalaru :: Arakalur :: near Thalavasal
THe temple referred to w 8 Bhairavas, "Thamal" in Kanchipuram Dt., can be found under "Damal". Please give variant spellings so references in Google can be found. kathie

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ஒரு நதியின் நசிவ
One of the things I really enjoy, when in Bharat, is filling a bucket w warm water & up-ending it over my head. Guess that's ecologically a no-no, but look forward to doing it whenever I'm going to come. Just wet toothbrush when br…

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Ramayanam before Kamban 46- More Copper plates/Inscriptions
Dear Sankar, No, it seems Pillayar worship existed long before Calukyas of Vatapi, in TN, at Pillayarpatti. ca 7th century, or much earlier. Siva's shrine is 4th cent. there. I know there have been many notes in our Ponni. grp. on this wo…

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Historic photographs
Great collection! particularly liked Brit dude getting pedicure, and Rajkumari w leopard. Learn to kill early. . .

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Mahabalipuram - Mahishasur Mardini cave
Thanks for listing, Arvind. It'll help me consolidate my info. Just didn't want people to forget the beauty of Pallava bronzes -- or of Chola stone murthis. By the way, nice wiki on Panamalai, your photos look super. kathie

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VERY INTEREST NEURO TEST !
What a relief ! I don't have Alzheimer's. I've just come back from an E. European trip w an older woman, and she was most clearly losing it. So many things she couldn't identify : called ducks geese, roses, lilies, like that.…

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Mahabalipuram - Mahishasur Mardini cave
There are late Pallava bronzes, aren't there? kathie

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Mahabalipuram - Mahishasur Mardini cave
Chola stone ain't too bad, either. . .

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Mahabalipuram - Mahishasur Mardini cave
Dear Mr. Raman, The granite of the TN coast & inland may have been much harder to work [what do you mean by 'kike' quartz, by the way?] than the Steatite available to the Hoysalas; but to my mind, the artistic quality of carving …

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Qaum-e-Aad
Probably fake, but it sure is startling! Must be Goliath. kathie

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Mahalingam's Book on Lower Kaveri Excavation 1962-62
Dear Raj, This is a great service. Thank you very much. kathie

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ITEMS WORTH KNOWING DETAILS ABOUT !!!!
14. North America, South America ?

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