Dear Friends, recently in Thanjai Rajarajan manimandapam (basement building where Tiruvalanchuzhi Kshetrabalara & RRCs "mummudichozha mandalam" inscriptions are stored - along with other Art assets by the State, I purchased the subject book (Thamizhaga Koirkalaigal) authored by Dr. Nagaswamy and Ma. Chandramurthy Published in 1973 - Third Edition (Not revised) - 2004. Contains only 105 pages devoted to Sangam Arts, Tamilnadu Temples, Koil ilakkanam, varalaru, gopurangal, sirpangal, bronze and paintings (all in Tamilnadu temples).
Sangam Arts deals with Vaasthu & Building designs (Noolari Pulavar - Nedunalvadai) - Koil (wood - clay Kottams) - Aranmanai - Entrance in which elephants with flags could pass through !) - Paintings (Chithira maadam) - Thugiligai - Oviam - Chithiram - Padam - Padaam - Vattigai seydhi etc. - Merkoorai (room top) oviyangal - Thjiraicheelaigal - Vattigai (paint box) - Punaiya oviyam (line sketches1) - Raasis - Stars etc., were painted - Sudhai (Manneettalar) (Poombuhar Sambapathy amman!) - Wood carvings / statues - Ivory statues - Yezhisai sangam to reaserch Music (12000 notes !)- Books - instruments - Literature - Dance - Drama - Koothu - Basic informations with Sangam literature support - compressed in just 17 pages ! ... to be contd .. 2