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	Puhar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Poompuhar is a town in Thanjavur district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
		The city, its port and the trade are fully described in the Sangam Literature and in the epics Cilappatikaram and Manimekalai.
		Somaya a Buddhist Pikkuni from Poompuhar donated one of the beautifully sculptured pillars that were erected by the Sunga-Kings of North-India during the second century B.C. The pillars carry the inscription Kaganthia Somaya Pikkunia Thanam ("This Pillar was donated by Somaya Pikkuni of Poompuhar"), proving that Buddhism flourished in Poompuhar two thousand years ago.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Poompuhar (823 words)

	Did tsunamis wreck Poompuhar? : HindustanTimes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in pearls and silk.
		Poompuhar was the port capital of the Chola rulers, one of the three most famous Tamil dynasties of ancient India, with a recorded history going back to 2nd century BC, when silk merchants and grain traders sailed out from here to the Far East, Greece, Egypt, according to archaeological evidences.
		Poompuhar was the capital of the Chola rulers, a Tamil dynasty with a recorded history going back to the second century B.C. It was a place where silk merchants and grain traders set sail for the Far East, Greece and Egypt, archaeologists say.
	www.hindustantimes.com /2005/Feb/16/181_1199185,00130154.htm (447 words)

	News Detail- Indlaw.com Pvt. Sector Cos. detain T.N. Govt. ship in Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Poompuhar filed a case in the Chennai high court pleading that action should be taken against Chowgule, since it was an unlawful held-up.
		Poompuhar was floated by the Tamil Nadu government for transporting coal meant for the Tamil Nadu State Electricity Board's (TNSEB) two thermal power stations along the eastern coast.
		Poompuhar owns three vessels and, on an average, it charters 13 ships for moving six million tonnes of coal per annum.
	www.indlaw.com /guest/Allnews/news2k-0235.asp (427 words)

	Excavation in Tamil Nadu
		Poompuhar is 24-km away from Mayiladuthurai in Sirkali Taluka in Nagapattinam district.
		A wharf belonging to the 3rd century BC was excavated at Poompuhar in 1962-63 and a similar wharf was unearthed in the subsequent excavation during 1997.
		The existence of such wharves corroborates the plan of ancient Poompuhar, which is splendidly explained by the Pattinappalai, one of the Sangam texts.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/excavations/poompuhar.html (314 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Poompuhar is a destination for domestic tourists and there is a symbolism about the place for all in Tamil Nadu.
		In Poompuhar, the officer is Bansal, an IIT Delhi alumnus and deputy secretary in the transport department.
		This morning, he is obstructed at Dharamkulam on the outskirts of Poompuhar, a short distance from the T-junction where the road heads for the seafront.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050114/asp/frontpage/story_4252973.asp (801 words)

	National Institute of Oceanography, India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Poompuhar known as Kaveripattinam also is one of the most notable ancient Chola ports and is located at the confluence of river Kaveri and the Bay of Bengal.
		Similarly, in the north of Poompuhar a lot of pottery of historical period was found.
		About 3.5 km off Poompuhar a shipwreck was discovered at a water depth of 19 m, a major portion of which is buried under sediment.
	www.nio.org /projects/vora/project_vora_5.jsp (915 words)

	Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu, Poompuhar Tourism in Tamil Nadu - Destination India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It used to be a planned city with cool and shady river banks bordered with dense trees, sacred passages from temples to the river for Gods to come and bathe, and the ring wells on the fringes of the town were salient features of town planning.
		As Poompuhar fell to ruin, a few small villages still bore silent testimony to is rich anceint culture and the cruelty of times.
		Karunanithi, the Honourable Chief Minister of Tamilnadu, gave an impetus to the restoration of Poompuhar, by reproducing it on the basis of the literary evidences.
	www.destinationindia.com /travel_guide/tamil_nadu/poompuhar.html (593 words)

	Tamil Nadu. Poompuhar, famous for temples around Poompuhar
		Poompuhar in Sirkali Taluk of Nagai district is also known as Kaveripoompattinam.
		The distance from Poompuhar to Mayiladuthurai is 24 Kms.
		Thiruvarur is at a distance of 65 Kms from Poompuhar and 20Kms from Nagappattinam.
	www.travelmasti.com /domestic/tamilnadu/poompuhar.htm (962 words)

	A Study of the Poompuhur "U-Shaped" Object
		It is off the coast of, what is today a small fishing village called Poompuhar by roughly five kilometers, and is situated at a depth of (according to the records from my now departed dive computer) 23 meters, standing roughly 1 meter out of the silt ocean floor.
		Poompuhar in ancient times was the port capital of the Cholas, and indeed puhar means "estuary" or "river mouth of the sea." It was also referenced quite heavily in the literature of the time.
		Poompuhar is also one of the centers if the Tamil epic story of Silapathikaram which is a wonderful story and you should read up on it if you get chance.
	www.bibliotecapleyades.net /ciencia/esp_cienciaindia_4a.htm (741 words)

	Poompuhar, Poompuhar Tamil-Nadu, Tamilnadu, Tamil Nadu Tours, South India Tourism, Tourism in Tamilnadu
		Poompuhar, also called "Kaveripoompattinam" is an ancient historic town situated in Sirkali Taluk(also spelt as Taluka) of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.
		Though Poompuhar became a prey of times, still a few small villages remain a silent witness to the cruelty of times.
		Thirusaikadu (Sayavanam), Pallavaneeswaram, Melapperumpallam, Keelaperumpallam, Keezaiyur and Vanagiri are mortal remains of ancient Poompuhar.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/poompuhar (1377 words)

	Talk History Forum - Indian town sees evidence of ancient tsunami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The toll in Poompuhar would have been worse, except that most of the fishermen had pulled their boats to shore when the waves appeared.
		Poompuhar was the capital of the Chola rulers, a Tamil dynasty with a recorded history dating to the second century B.C. It was a place where silk merchants and grain traders set sail for the Far East, Greece and Egypt, archaeologists say.
		There are references to Poompuhar in literature written after the ninth century, but none mention the grandeur described in earlier writings.
	www.talk-history.com /forum/showthread.php?p=7499 (829 words)

	Poompuhar with new identity : Birth place of civilisation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A submerged coastal city near Poompuhar in Nagapattinam district could well be the birth place of modern civilisation, archaeologists say.
		The Poompuhar site was swallowed by the sea 11,000 years ago, he revealed during a speech at an exhibition organised by the Mythic Society, Bangalore last week.
		Ironically though, the Poompuhar findings have evoked no interest among Indian archaeologists though Poompuhar town holds a pride of place in the history of ancient Tamil Nadu as the port capital of the Cholas and the location for the epic Silapathigaram.
	www.hvk.org /articles/1202/137.html (475 words)

	MCOT.NET
		Poompuhar is also linked by good roads to reach Nagai- the District Head Quarters, Chennai – the State Head Quarters and Samayapuram – the Head Quarters of Grace Foundation.
		Poompuhar is a Coastal Village in Nagai District.
		Nagapattinam – the Head Quarters of the District of Nagai is 45 Kilometers east of Poompuhar.
	www.mcot.net /tsunami/view.php?Qid=484&page_no=0 (1472 words)

	Madras Post
		POOMPUHAR, India (AP) -- For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to...
		POOMPUHAR, - For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in pearls...
		POOMPUHAR, India - For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in...
	archive.wn.com /2005/01/15/1400/madraspost (936 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Poompuhar, Jan. 14: Wisps of smoke rise from claypots heated by brick ovens in the frontyards of houses.
		She was at the temple in the morning, at the panchayat office later, and at the relief centre still later.
		Someone says she is at Vanagiri, a village south of Poompuhar.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050115/asp/nation/story_4256729.asp (677 words)

	varnam: Poompuhar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		It seems the ancient Tamil city of Poompuhar was also taken by the sea about 1500 years back.
		Undersea excavations and studies by historians show that Poompuhar grew into a big town during the reign of Karikal Cholan, the second-century Chola king who established trade ties with China, Arabia and the Roman Empire.
		Hey, poompuhar was early chola´s (cangam period cholas) capital and later cholas had tanjore as capital.
	www.varnam.org /blog/archives/2005/01/poompuhar.php (464 words)

	The Official Graham Hancock Website: Underworld
		After 1993, no further marine archaeology was conducted along the Poompuhar coast until 2001 when I arranged with the NIO to dive on the U-shaped structure with funding from Channel 4 television in Britain and the Learning Channel in the US.
		My own expedition to Poompuhar with the NIO in 2001 was limited to diving on the U-shaped structure and one neighbouring structure.
		The Cambay and Poompuhar discoveries are both reported in depth for the first time in Underworld and set into the proper context of the flood myths and inundation history of the broader regions to which they belong.
	www.grahamhancock.com /underworld/underworld1.php?p=4 (1045 words)

	Poompuhar Beach, Beaches of Chidambaram, Beaches Tour Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu Beaches, Beach Tours to Tamilnadu
		Just 40-km from Chidambaram, where the Cauvery, merges with the bellowing sea, it was formerly known as "Puhar", but due to the exquisite beauty of the port town, it came to be called as `Poompuhar'.
		Poompuhar beach has fl sand and rough surf, making it unsuitable for swimming.
		In order to conjure up the decorative ornamental scenic beauty of Poompuhar, an art gallery is made to present the environment and atmosphere of the 2nd century AD by the creation of the llanji Mandram, Paval Mandram, the Buddhist School, Arugan Kottam, Tirumal Kottam, Murugu Kottam, etc.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /tamil-nadu/beaches/poompuhar-beach.html (350 words)

	David Albert and Aliyah Shanti India Log: Poompuhar
		Poompuhar was the ancient capital and great seaport of the Chola kings in the first millennium AD, and is the setting for the great Tamil epics Cilapattikaram and Manimekalai about which I have written previously.
		I was sitting across from a 12th-standard girl of my own age named Hindumani, who remembered my sister from when we visited in ’98, and who had the best English of anyone on the bus.
		The children were obviously enjoying practicing their English on me, although they kept saying, right in the middle of the conversation, that they knew no English (or they would point at other people, who were trying to talk, and say “No English!”).
	shantinik.blogspot.com /2005/06/poompuhar.html (1229 words)

	The Hindu : Karnataka News : Poompuhar exhibition begins
		The Poompuhar Manager, R. Karunakaran, told presspersons here that the exhibition-cum-sale of craftsmen's products featured bronze icons, brass oil lamps, wooden carved items, Tanjore paintings, incense sticks and perfumes, jewellery and leather items besides various cloth material.
		Poompuhar was helping poor craftsmen to market their products through exhibitions in different parts of the country, he said.
		Poompuhar is offering a 10 per cent special discount on product price.
	www.hindu.com /2004/11/23/stories/2004112314120300.htm (166 words)

	IndiaLine Travel - find your paradise
		A big nandhi in front of the temple made of brick and mortar, a lion headed well with a flight of steps leading to the water level and gigantic Dwarapalakas are the other special features of this temple.
		The Kaveri, merging with the bellowing sea, was known as Puhar; because of the exquisite beauty of the port town, it came to be called 'Poompuhar'.
		The greatness of the city is brought out in some of the poems in sangam literature and also by silappathikaram and Manimekalai among the epics.
	www.indialine.com /travel/tamilnadu/chidambaram/circuits.html (779 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : An art festival at Poompuhar
		Sekaran, a speech and hearing impaired person, learnt the basics of creating batik prints at a training institute for the disabled in Santhome in the late 70s.
		Poompuhar officials say they never forget to call Sekaran and his working partner, Srinivasan, for an exhibition-cum-sale.
		Poompuhar's `Indian Paintings' exhibition offers a 10 per cent discount on items on display till February 18 at 108, Anna Salai, from 10 a.m.
	www.hindu.com /2006/02/11/stories/2006021116430200.htm (334 words)

	Poompuhar exhibition in Mangalore
		Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, representatives of Poompuhar's Bangalore unit said the Corporation, which has completed its silver jubilee and currently has a network of 20 showrooms, registered a turnover of Rs 13 crore during the last year.
		The turnover of the Bangalore unit alone was Rs 84 lakh and the Corporation hopes to do business worth Rs 10 lakh during the course of its `crafts mela' here which is on till January 30.
		Poompuhar has a total of eight production centres engaged in producing `traditional crafts' such as bronze icons, brass lamps, sandalwood carvings, Tanjore art plates and granite stone sculptures.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2001/01/24/stories/142460a9.htm (199 words)

	The Official Graham Hancock Website: Underworld
		Ever since the expedition last year, people have kept asking me (regardless of the discoveries at Mahabalipuram) about the U shaped anomaly at Poompuhar.
		It is off the coast of, what is today a small fishing village called Poompuhar by roughly five kilometres, and is situated at a depth of (according to the records from my now departed dive computer) 23 meters, standing roughly 1 meter out of the silt ocean floor.
		After the 6th century (AD) Kalabras, Poompuhar came under the rule of the Pallava, who built Pallavaneesswaram temple, but the city hit a decline until the rise of the Cholas in roughly 850AD when the city again retained some of its former glory.
	www.grahamhancock.com /underworld/smithMike_poompuhur.php (763 words)

	Emporias in Chennai - www.chennaibest.com
		Named after the legendary Chola seaport, which gave the world, the treasured heritage of Tamil Nadu handicrafts, Poompuhar is an artefact emporium.
		Available in sizes from six inches to six feet and weighing anywhere between 50 grams and 500 kilograms, they are made of high quality brass.
		The cosmic dance of Shiva or Nataraja (who is one of the three gods of the Trinity) is available in classic bronzes from Poompuhar's exclusive collection.
	www.chennaibest.com /cityresources/Arts_and_Antiques/emporia05.asp (234 words)

	Poompuhar Site Could Be Cradle Of Modern Civilisation: Study (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Based on research done by him in the area, Graham Hancock, an Edinburgh born marine archaeologist, claims that Poompuhar site could pre-date Sumeria in Mesopotamia, which is where civilisation is believed to have originated 5,000 years ago.
		According to some fascinating details made available to this correspondent, Graham came across evidence during an underwater exploration in the area in 2001 to show that it could have been swallowed up by a 400-foot tidal wave at the end of the last Ice Age somewhere between 17,000 and 7,000 years ago.
		Ironically though, the Poompuhar findings have evoked no interest among Indian archaeologists though Poompuhar town holds a pride of place in the history of Tamil Nadu as the port capital of Cholas and the location for the epic Silapathigaram.
	www.hvk.org /articles/1202/223.html (532 words)

	Ganesha exhibition
		An exclusive exhibition-cum-sale, 'Ganesh Darshan', has been organised by Poompuhar at their Chennai-Anna Salai showroom for Vinayaka Chathurthi.
		Here is one good chance to do that at Poompuhar because there are so many varieties of Vinayaka idols on display.
		The special attraction this year is a 4-foot bronze, dancing Ganesha and a Dhyana Ganesh (4 ft) made in one of the Poompuhar's unit at Swamimalai.
	www.chennaionline.com /specials/vchathurthi04/vfeatures.asp (331 words)

	Sangam.org - Ilankai Tamil Sangam, USA, Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		POOMPUHAR, India (AP) -- For generations, the people of Poompuhar have spoken of the days when their sleepy fishing town was the capital of a powerful kingdom, and traders came from Rome, Greece and Egypt to deal in pearls and silk.
		The archaeologists' findings are supported by ancient Tamil literature, which have frequent references to Poompuhar.
		The tsunami has historians and archaeologists calling for new research into the coastal civilizations of ancient India, and the possible affect of earlier tsunamis.
	www.sangam.org /articles/view2?uid=809 (674 words)

	Handicrafts World News » Blog Archive » An array of handicraft items on show at Poompuhar
		Poompuhar sources much of its bronze and wood craft from artisans in Swamimalai near Kumbakonam.
		Sandalwood statues are made by the members of the Poompuhar unit at Kallakurichi in Villupuram district.
		The sale at the Poompuhar showroom on Anna Salai will be open from 10 a.m.
	indonesia-handicraft.com /news/?p=323 (356 words)

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