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Chola Warlords: Who Were the Paluvettaraiyars?

Ponniyin Selvan I movie poster showing actor Sarathkumar as Periya Paluvettaraiyar and actor Parthiban as Chinna Paluvettaraiyar. In 2024, Oxford University Press published  Minor Majesties: The Paluvēṭṭaraiyars and Their South Indian Kingdom of Paluvūr, 9th–11th Centuries A.D ., a groundbreaking study by historian Valerie Gillet. In the book’s opening chapter, A Tentative Biography of the Paluvettaraiyars , Gillet delves into the lineage and origins of this influential fami ly.  These Chola warlords traced their lineage to the formidable Maravars, an ancient warrior tribe renowned for their valor. However, I believe that while the Paluvettaraiyars were indeed of Maravar descent, they likely forged alliances through intermarriage with those of the Kallar and Agambadiyar clans, further solidifying their power and influence. Prominent figures in the medieval Chola era, the Paluvettaraiyars played a pivotal role in shaping the empire’s political and military landscape. Through st...
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Tirumantiram - The Journey Begins



I have decided to start a project on Tirumantiram. This project is specially for those who can understand Tamil but not able to read in the Tamil script. The project's aim is to enable them to read Tirumantiram in Tamil so that they too can grasp the message of Tirumular.

 In order to make this happen, Tirumantiram verses from several sources will be transliterated from Tamil text into Romanised text using the ISO15919 format. The Tamil verses will be taken from Project Madurai and Tamil Virtual Academy. It will be compared and posted in a readable format.

 Each Romanised Tamil verse will also contain the English translation done by Dr.B.Natarajan of the Sri Ramakrishna Math, Chennai. Although translations are included, it is advisable to seek guidance from ualified gurus as some verses are best read and explained in Tamil.

 The new entries will be updated on this page so that you can access it from here. You may also access it directly from its url once it is published. So please follow up with my blog.

 The work of transliterating Tirumular's 3,047 verses will not be easy as each transliteration must be checked and compared. I seek the blessings of satguru Tirumular to complete this project. 

 I would like to apologize in advance for any possible spelling error that may occur. I will check the posts from time to time and make corrections whenever necessary. I assume that the project may take approximately 200 days to be completed. 

 I hope this effort will be useful for the truth seekers out there. I take no credit for this as all credit goes to satguru Tirumular.
vināyakar kāppu

aintu karattaṉai yāṉai mukattaṉai
intiṉ iḷam piṟai pōlum eyiṟṟaṉai
nanti makaṉ taṉai ñāṉak koḻuntiṉaip
puntiyil vaittaṭi pōṟṟu kiṉṟēṉē.
Invocation to Vinayaka

He who has the five hands and the elephant's face,
Whose tusk is even as the crescent moon,
The son of Nandi, the Flower of Wisdom,
Him I cherish in thought, His feet adore.


Click below to access Tirumantiram in Romanised Tamil:

 Tirumantiram (Mantra 1-50) Preface: In Praise of God
Tirumantiram (Mantra 51-56) Preface: Greatness of Vedas 
Tirumantiram (Mantra 57-66) Preface: Greatness of the Agamas (coming soon...)

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