Dear Kamal, There are additions. I started seeing mails for the past 5 - 6 months only. In this span, our discussions were around : 1. PS characters 2. SS Characters; 3. Tanjore Tample 4. Laguleesam etc., 5. Vaishnavism 6. Trips to Pullamangai, Gangai Konda Cholapuram (GKC) 7. Pallava cave temples 8. Mamallapuram 9. Reference of Articles / other sites pertaining to the above 10. Madhan page etc.
Our First Trip was related to PS only. This time, I think we should slightly other places also in place of the few ones. My suggestion is : We should again see Udayarkudi - Veeranam - GKC - Darasuram - Bigtemple - Pazhayarai etc., but omit Kodikkarai - Thirumayam - Pudukottai etc. Instead we should visit :Thiruvaiyaru, Thirukkandiyur (1000 Lingas), Rajarajan Manimandapam etc.
I opine that we should also interact with : Kudavoil Balu at Tanjore and Krishnamachariar of Srirangam. (of course we will meet Dr. KKvn) Kudavoil has done extensive work on Udayarkudi & Big Temple recently. Krishnamachariar is likely to be a role-model of an ardent PS (Kalki) Fan!
As Diwakar pointed out rightly, merry Christmas to every body. That reminds me of the foreigner on Big Temple Vidhanam!
There is one Mr. Ramachandran IAS - Secretary in Orissa Government - heading Bharathi Tamil Sangam. He has specialised on Chola study and done research on Rajarani temple - Bhuvaneswar. (I think there are Rajendra's inscriptions avl in Orissa and Naga Temple Bhuvaneshwar drew its inspiration from BT.) This Officer has brought out a book on Name - Similarities between Tamils & Orissa. I remember to have read a Tamil similarity for Jesus. Shall let you know.
there is a perumal temple in Mathura which is aKattralli like the chola temples and houses balaji( the northis primarily built only krishna vigrahams not balaji and not in black stones likes us)Remnants or influence of rajendras invasion?
Chola inscriptions in orrissa is not surprising because it was kalinga nad vengi in those days wasnt it