Cholas

Who are Adheenams, Esamskriti, May 27, 2023: "The Adheenams of Tamil Nadu have come into the limelight because it is they who will hand over...

Sri Sthala Sayana Perumal Temple is among the 108 divya desams (Vaishnava temples) and is a part of the tondai naadu divyadesams. Tondai Nadu, is...

Lot of debates going on about the Chola dynasty's religious identity. Thankfully, the Cholas themselves have left plenty of surprising data that answer such...

Archaeologists have discovered inscriptions attesting to a fully equipped 15-bed Chola hospital that was constructed more than 1100 years ago under the reign of...

Uthiramerur, one of the historically important places of Tamilnadu recently found mention in PM Modi's speech about the electoral process. PM mentioned the Chola...

The TN govt decision to take over 35 acres of land belonging to Veera Cholapuram Sri Ardhanareeswara temple located in Kallakurichi district for constructing a...

Rajakesari Rajaraja I Chola was as much a connoisseur of letters, arts, and architecture as he was an expert in military strategies and administration...

Having learnt of (Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 here) Rajaraja’s ascendance to the throne and his military genius as well as...

It is very rare to come across a temple where the presiding deities are both Bhagwan Vishnu (protector) and Bhagwan Shiva (the destroyer) and...

For a person with interest in history and extent of Hindu Dharma in South East Asia, a visit to Jakarta’s national museum is a...