A few questions

[jayabarathi]

>>Subject: Re: A few questions
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>At 11:51 PM 9/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>At 08:42 PM 9/27/97 -0700, you wrote:
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>        Dear Members of the List/Ramani/AlvaPillai,
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>        Thank you.
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>>>(I'm assuming the
>>>original is a Tamil word, pls free to correct me if I'm wrong..the
>>>reason why I think this is true is because the Northern and
>>>North-Eastern Provinces are normally depicted as having been Tamil
>>>dominated) Trincomalee, I know was tirukkONAmalai....
>>Right; Again, myth says this as rAvaNan's capital; The legand for the root
>>of the name is,
>>Once AthisEshan and vAyu bahavAn wanted to test who the strongest; Then,
>>AthisEshan wrapped the mERu mountain by his body, and by his force vAyu
>>hurled three pieces; one is tirukkONamalai (aka tadshaNakailAyam), the other
>>two are thiruvaNNAmalai and thiruvAnaikkA (not sure of the third).
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>>Find today a fine day.
>>Ramani
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>3. Regarding the name of the third rock, I think that it should have been
>TirukkALatti. TiruvAnaikkA is on plain land- there is no rock.  But
>TuruccirAppaLLi Rock is situated within a few kilometres from the
>TiruvAnaikkA temple. There is a TAyumAnavar temple for Siva in the rock,
>but it is the Ganesa temple at the peak that attracts pilgrims.
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>Regards,
>A.Veluppillai
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>        Actually, Thiru KodungunRam @ PaRambu Malai of Pari VEL: is
>        one of the places that claim to have this sort of origin, i.e.,
>        the contest of strength betweem Aadi SEshan and Vaayu.
>        This story is found in the sthalapuraanam called "ThirukkodungunRa
>        Maanmiyam".
>        That is why it is also called "PrachaNda Giri" and "ChaNdaadri".
>        Vaayu is also known as ChaNda and PrachaNda.
>        There is an inscription which is in part Sanskrit,  belonging to
>        Jatavarman Sundara Paandiya ThEvar (1257 A.D.). It starts  "Samastha
>        jagadh aadhaara sOma kula thilaka etc". It mentions that the
>        Paandiyan Emperor built a lofty tower which stopped the sun
>        and the moon on their tracks. This tower, he built for the temple
>        dedicated to  "Chandaadhri Pathi" which is one of the names
>        for the Lord Mangai Baagar of the temple.
>        At present, the place is called Piranmalai and is situated in the
>        Sivagangai District of Tamilnadu.
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>        All the best,
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>        Jayabarathi
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>>>Regards,
>>>Krishna
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>>Find today a fine day.
>>Ramani
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