South India geography

[N. Ganesan]

1. mahAsurAlaya (in Kerala) - is this Sucindram?

2. anantaSayana (in Kerala) - Travancore?
            anantaSayana must be Thiruvananthapuram

3. darbhaSayana (in TN) - is this near Ramesvaram?
            Called as TiruppullaNai (TiruppullaaNi)
            Rama enshrined is called Teyvaccilaiyaar.

4. koTTalampAkkam (in TN) - somewhere near Cidambaram - kuRRAlam?
           In South Arcot dist., I think.
           Not near Kurraalam, Have to check though.
              koTTi is a water lily." koTTiyum aampalum pOl puutta"

5. pinAkinI (river in TN)
            In S. Arcot again

6. payonadI (  -do-  ) - somewhere in Salem-Coimbatore area? The context
mentions the village of Satyamangalam.


Regards,
N. Ganesan