Tamil Nadu Archive
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Brihadeshwara Temple (also known as the Big Temple) is an outstanding example of Chola architecture. It is another remarkable sacred shrine in Gangaikonda
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Konthagai in the Keeladi cluster in Tamil Nadu, India scientists made an interesting archaeological discovery. Among eleven burial urns that
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Keeladi (also Keezhadi) is today an important archaeological site, located on the banks of the Vaigai River, near the southern tip of India. Digging
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ramanathaswamy Temple (or Rameshwaram Temple) is a famous Hindu shrine dedicated to the god Shiva and situated on the island of Rameshwaram, in
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Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Vettuvan Koil (“heaven of sculptors” or “the temple of slayer”) is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the most popular deity
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ekambareswarar Temple (Ekambaranathar Temple) is an outstanding Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and located in Kanchipuram, an ancient city in southern India's
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Dravidian (or Southern-style) is the earlier of the two main styles in the evolution of sacred Hindu architecture. It is characterized by
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Ancient Technology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Scientists have discovered the oldest known human-made nanomaterials in the “unique black coatings” of ancient pottery shards — dated to 600 BC —
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Three antique idols depicting of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita have been returned by Britain to Indian authorities. The three bronze statues were
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A three-chambered rock-cut temple, believed to be 1,200 years old, has been identified on the banks of the Arjuna River at Sivakasi’s M
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Keezhadi (or Keeladi) is today an important archaeological site, located on the banks of the Vaigai River near the southern tip of India.
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Keeladi (Keezhadi) is today an important archaeological site, located on the banks of the Vaigai River near the southern tip of India. Once
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the area of Nangur village in Nagapattinam district, located in southern India, found evidence indicating the existence of human settlement
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Among three prominent Tamil dynasties that ruled in Southern India, the Chola Dynasty, which ruled for four hundred years, is considered to be the
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The famous Kailashanatha Temple in Kanchipuram, Tami Nadu India, was built in the 8th century during the reign of a South Indian Pallava Dynasty
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The Tiger Cave is an ancient religious site decorated with carvings of mythical creatures and ancient inscriptions and its name originates from tiger head carvings
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