Jithan .. chithan are bound to remind us of the contemporary Tamil movies.
Visithra Chithan is wonderfully woven Fiction by our beloved Vizag Dhivakar.
Mahendra Pallavan s/o Simhavishnu was known by several other names and he has named the caves he made under various such names, the last one being Mahendra Caves - described Dr. Kalaikkovana / Mu. Nalini in their Mahendra Caves Book.
Just prior to 600 AD, Mahendra @ Visithramuni was professing Jainism - - was to have become its Religeous Head, under the guidance of his maternal uncle Vajrathanthi. Vjthnthi's daughter Kadambari falls in love with him and it is this love, which was used as a bait by Exile Pandya Heir-apparent Maran & his Saiva Guru, to bring out Visithramuni of the Jain Pasali.
The Pulikesin, with the help of a sect of Jinars, plotting against Pallava King, b/o Simhavishnu, and Visithra coming to know of this realising the fact that protection of his Motherland is more important than relgious affliations and thus helping his paternal uncle in protecting Kanchi.... with the epilogue on conversion to Hinduism.
Whole story takes place outside Tamilnadu - more in Andhra and Karnataka locations.. with lots of supporting evidences for very interesting detail.
Hearty Congratulations Dear Dhiwakar, Very interesting work.
1) is this the same sima vishnu who is supposed to have defeated the kalabaras. he also claims to have invaded srilanka.
2) appar's ( Marulnikkiyar then) sister Tilakavathi lost her bethroed Kalippakaiyar in a battle with a northern king ...where was this battle and who was it against.