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  • Thanks Venkat for the Link
    Dear SPS did you notice the absence of Rajaraja in the Write up....Have I goofed up because Remember we Criticised the UNesco write stating Rajajraja Founder of Chola Dynasty built this....
    Now they have removed Rajaraja completely what a shame
    Sri
  • Dear Sri
    I think unesco lifted rrc's name when they changed the topic from
    brigadeeshwarar temple to living chola temples. then they would have
    to mention 3 kings and that would complicate matters.
    why they changed the topic is another matter.
    I personally feel that somebody in the comittee found it
    similar in structure and name sounding to two other temples in the
    unesco list
    cholula pyramid( mexico- 217 ft) and choga zanbil pyramid(iran- with
    dravidan kalvettu).
    we never know the actual scenarios those times. with a
    turbulent world, slaves were moving from one corner of the world to
    another and similarities were being installed in far corners of the
    world.
    for example there is a statue of a giraffe on the towers of konarak
    in orrisa.to my knowledge the girafee became extinct in india a few
    thousand years back.
    the maha bodhi pyramidal temple is built on a two tier flat
    structure and has a bell shaped pinnacle.( so much like our own big
    temple)
  • Dear Venkat
    For arguements sake if they had difficulty in having three kings with their timeframes they would have given Rajaraja !! a miss
    The History is the original writeup had Rajaraja as the Founder of chola Dynasty and We protested...
    I ll see if I can find the old message for you
  • Dear Venkat
    please check message 4515
    Thanks Sri

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