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	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Silapathikaram is one of the five great classics of Tamil literature dealing with the ancient culture, literature, and life of the people of the time.
		Silapathikaram describes how by the curse of Akkathiya Munivar, Urvasi and Jayanthan were born as Mathavi, the dance heroine, and Thalaikol.
		Silapathikaram sets out the attributes of a dancer, a dance teacher, the composers of verses, the musicians including drummers, flautists and yal players and their uses are set out clearly.
	www.dailynews.lk /2003/12/31/artscop14.html (538 words)

	Kannagi - Kovalan - Silapathikaram a story by Ilango Adigalar
		Silapathikaram is an excellent Tamil epic written between 200 - 300 AD by Ilango Adigal, the son of a Chera King.
		The heroine of this southern ancient epic poem "The Jeweled Anklet" is Kannagi.
		When the news was brought to Kannagi, she went out into the town, with her eyes ablaze with anger, carrying the remaining anklet in her hand as proof of her husband's innocence.
	www.digitalmadurai.com /madurai/history/silapathikaram.htm (313 words)

	The Hindu : Homage to icon of chastity
		THOUGH THE Silapathikaram is one of the "aimperum kapiyangals'' (five great literary works) in Tamil that has characterised an icon of chastity,it has been the constant grouse among Tamil scholars that it has not been accorded the due recognition.
		An important aspect of the two-day programme was its homage to the Tamil savant, U.V.Saminatha Iyer, but for whom umpteen Tamil literary works including Silapathikaram would have been lost for ever.
		According to the organisers, Coimbatore is the only place where an Ilango Adigal Mandram has been functioning for years despite serious odds.
	www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/lf/2002/03/15/stories/2002031502970200.htm (540 words)

	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Silapathikaram, the Tamil classic, describes Santhi Koothu which consists of four main Koothu forms namely, Chokam, Mei Koothu, Abinaya, and Nadakam.
		The Mei Koothu consists of three main categories: Desi, Vaduku and Sinhalam.Desi was a dance form belonging to the Tamil country.
		Vaduku was a dance form belonging to Telugu Desam, and the word Sinhalam, was apparently a reference to a dance form belonging to Sinhala country.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/02/04/artscop16.html (743 words)

	Karur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The names of the early Chera kings who ruled from Karur, have been found in the rock inscriptions in Aru Nattar Malai close to Karur.
		The Tamil epic Silapathikaram mentions that the famous Chera King Cheran Senguttuvan ruled from Karur.
		In 150 Greek scholar Ptolemy mentioned “Korevora” (Karur) as a very famous inland trading centre in Tamil Nadu.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karur (1083 words)

	Madurai
		During their period, many master-pieces of Tamil literature were created.
		Silapathikaram, the great epic in Tamil was written based on the story of Kannagi who burnt Madurai as a result of the injustice caused to her husband Kovalan.
		In April 1311, Malik Kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji who was then the ruler of Delhi, reached Madurai and raided and robbed the city for precious stones, jewels, and other rare treasures.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/madurai.html (873 words)

	Venu Menon - Articles - Rites - Talk Dirty to the Deity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		A widely accepted notion connects the Kodungallur shrine with Ilamkovadigal's Tamil classic, Silapathikaram, whose date of composition is uncertain but is placed roughly between the second and ninth centuries AD.
		The temple is believed to be a memorial to Kannaki, the protagonist of the Tamil classic, whose husband was falsely implicated in a theft of royal jewels and then killed by the king's decree.
		Considering that Silapathikaram's author was believed to be a Jain, and that Kannaki is not described as a Hindu but is linked through personal and family ties with the Buddhist tradition, it may well be that the Kodungallur temple was once a Buddhist or Jain shrine which later yielded to Hindu influence.
	www.venumenon.com /articles/article_page.asp?catid=3&artid=12 (1240 words)

	Kannagi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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		Kannagi, a mythological Tamil woman, is the central character of the South Indian epic Silapathikaram.
		Legend has it that Kannagi took revenge on the king of Madurai, for a mistaken death penalty imposed on her husband Kovalan, by cursing the city with Disaster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannagi (452 words)

	INDIAN MIRROR - STRANGE INDIA - Strange Social Customs
		In the sixth century, Sati was practiced in the South as well.
		In the Tamil literary work Silapathikaram, it is mentioned that Kanaki went with her husband to Madurai.
		There Kovalan was wrongly accused of stealing one of the anklets of the Queen.
	www.indianmirror.com /strange/stindia1.html (1129 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Madurai News : Lawyers' grievances will be addressed: CJ
		The Chief Justice was replying to a welcome address by the Bar in the Madurai Bench on his maiden visit to the Bench after assuming office.
		Recalling the incidents in Silapathikaram in which Kannagi burnt Madurai to avenge the injustice meted out to her, the CJ said, ``Therefore, if you want peace and prosperity, justice should always be done."
		He also pointed out the first judgement delivered by him after being elevated as Chief Justice wherein he held that judiciary should exercise self-restraint and ought not to encroach upon the discretion of the administration.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2004/12/10/stories/2004121016620300.htm (385 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Bubbling over with devotion
		In this vision, the Goddess is believed to have instructed the devotee to construct a temple, dedicated to her, in a sacred grove at Attukal.
		It is also believed that Attukal Bhagavathy, the deity of the temple, is an avatar of Kannaki, the heroine of the Tamil epic Silapathikaram.
		Legend has it that after destroying Madurai, Kannaki travelled to Kerala, where she rested for a while at Attukal before moving on.
	www.blonnet.com /life/2004/03/15/stories/2004031500160300.htm (1139 words)

	Beaches Of Tamil Nadu
		Yet another beach resort created in memory of erstwhile "Kaveripoompattinam", a legendary Port city, washed away by the sea.
		The present complex was designed on the basis of the information available in the Tamil epic 'Silapathikaram'.
		The historical happenings depicted in Silapathikaram and the land marks mentioned therein are brought back to life here in stone.
	www.india-travel.com /tamilnadu/beaches1.htm (432 words)

	Pearl Fishery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The fishers dived in the deep sea asthe pearl fishers dived with their fishing nets in their hands with whichthey caught the shoal.
		The Sangam works like the Agananuru, the Purananuru,Kalithogai, Silapathikaram etc., also testify to the flourishing stateof this industry.
		The fishermen after their diving operation collect theoysters on the sea bed.
	www.kilakarai.com /pearlfis.htm (560 words)

	Tourism in India-Pilgrimage Sites-Chidambaram
		The Cauvery, merging with the bellowing sea, was known as Puhar, but due to the exquisite beauty of the port town, it came to be called Poompuhar.
		The greatness of this city is brought out in some of the poems in Sangam literature, and also by Silapathikaram and Manimekalai, among the epics.
		In order to conjure up the divine scenic beauty of Poompuhar, the art gallery, here, exudes a 2nd century AD ambience, with the creation of ilanji Manram, Pavai Manram, the Buddhist School, Arugan Kottam, Tirumal Kottam and Murugu Kottam etc.
	www.hindunet.org /yatra/tourism/temples/chidambaram.htm (591 words)

	Dr.Gift Siromoney's Home Page
		In the ancient Tamil country, all the musical instruments using vibrating strings were denoted by the word yAL* and at the beginning of the Christian era, there were different kinds of yALs as mentioned in the sangam literature.
		MAthavi in SilapathikAram is described as using the sakOta yAL, an instrument with fourteen strings.
		A harp-like instrument with a large number of strings is depicted in the Amaravathi sculptures of the third century A.D. Vipulanandar asserts that the Amaravathi instrument is in fact sakOta yAL, since the number of strings shown on the sculpture is more than seven.
	www.cmi.ac.in /gift/Music/musi_newlight.htm (2162 words)

	Destination Tamil Nadu: Cultural heritage - Bharatanatyam, Carnatic music, literature, folk dances, Thirukkural, ...
		Even after the Sangam age, Tamil writers continued to produce excellent literary works under the patronage of royal dynasties.
		Silapathikaram (200 ~ 300AD) by Ilango Adigal and Manimekalai (200 ~ 300AD) by Sathanar are such great Tamil epics.
		Over the ages the south produced great poets like Kamban who composed the Tamil version of the Ramayana.
	www.indtravel.com /tamil/tn_culture.html (840 words)

	Screen the business of entertainment-Regional-Southern Bytes
		Raja, who is closely associated with DD (Chennai), had earlier released a condensed version of the novel and also staged a play on this subject.
		A theatre artiste, Raja has won several awards, and has acted in Nemai Ghosh’s Suravaalli, staged a play of Karunanidhi’s Thenpandi Singam and also choreographed the dance sequences of Madhvi in Silapathikaram.
		Also a dubbing artiste, Raja is very confident of the subject, and feels that it will be as popular on TV as Ramayan and Mahabharat.
	www.screenindia.com /20010713/rsouth.html (1033 words)

	Natraja temple,chidambaram,pilgrimage tour,tamil nadu,natraja temple,tourist attraction,natraja temple ...
		It houses an art gallery built by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1973.
		The gallery depicts scenes from the Silapathikaram of ancient Tamil literature.
		Brahmotsavam, Ani Thirumanjanam, Thai Poosam, and Arudra Dharshan are some of the temple festivals that attract large crowds from far and nearby places.
	www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/chidambaram.html (1305 words)

	Madurai City Guide, Madurai Travel Guide, Nectar City of India, Hotels & Restaurants of Madurai
		The palace was renovated in 1866-72 by Lord Napier and later further restoration works were carried on.
		Today the main attraction of the palace is light and sound show which is based on the life of Tirumalai Nayak and Silapathikaram.
		Vanditur Mariamman Teppakulam - This huge tank is covers an area equal to the six of Meenakshi temple.
	inehru.tripod.com /loc.htm (1589 words)

	Silapathikaram - Madurai - www.madurai.com
		Silapathikaram is one of the five great epics written in Tamil language.
		The story of Kannagi plays an important role in history of Madurai.
		The queen also died at that spot.Kannagi burnt Madurai into ashes in consequence to the injustice caused to her husband Kovalan.
	www.madurai.com /silapa.htm (336 words)

	Solker Tourism - Important Cities/Districts of Tamil Nadu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		The Kaveri, merging with the bellowing sea, was known as Puhar but due to 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 Silapathikaram and Manimekalai, the Tamil epics.
		The life and time of the Tamil classic 'Silappathikaram' has been recreated at Poompuhar to the immense pleasure of the Tamils.
	www.solkertourism.com /pagefiles/placesofinterest/tamilnadu/touristspots/cities/cities.htm (2143 words)

	Intamm - Tourism - Historical Places - Part 2
		Thiss ancient city is also the birth- place of Tamil epic - Silapathikaram.
		The ancient glory of this place has been revived by the Government of Tamil Nadu.
		An art gallery depicting scenes from the Silapathikaram was opened in 1973.
	www.intamm.com /tourism/historic2.htm (1229 words)

	Chitra Visweswaran and R.Visweswaran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Sneha V (based on the teachings of the Maha Swami of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peeta advocating peace and harmony)
		Silapathikaram, lyrics for which were written by VaVeSu.
		Incidentally he is the first composer to compose a thillana in a Vivadi Mela — Rasikapriya.
	www.chitra-visweswaran.com /viswes_award.html (331 words)

	Sundaram - 108 Tirupathis/Vaishnavite Divya Desams - Srirangam
		His more famous descendant-Sri Rama - (An Avatara of Lord Vishnu) gifted it during his coronation to Vibhishana with instructions to worship it constantly.
		While returning to Sri-Lanka, Vibishana chanced to place it on the bank of the Tank "Chandra Pushkarni" (situated north in the islet) where it got firmly embedded, a place fit for the Gods - a spot filled with fragrance of different flowers in the thick groves fenced by the bent bamboos (according to Silapathikaram).
		Dharmavarma of the early Chola Dynasty, ruling from Nisulapuri (Woraiyou) who was performing penance then on the banks of "Chandra Pushkarni", saw the glittering Sri Ranga Vimana.
	www.geocities.com /aaditya55/srirangam2.html (876 words)

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		The final destination of Cauvery is at Poompuhar where Kovalan and Kannagi lived.
		One of the Aimberum Kappiam Silapathikaram was written by Ilangovadigal depicting the real story of Kovalan, Kannagi and Madhavi.
		This is a great place to keep in contact with everyone.
	selvakumar.8m.net (133 words)

	"K's world" - கவினுலகம்: அங்கோர்வாட் பயண நினைவுகள் 01
		My understanding of Temple worship in India pre dates Buddisim.
		Even in our Tamil Silapathikaram, which occurs at the peak of Buddisim in Insia there were temples dedicated to Tirumal etc. The Buddha Vihar (not temples) of India had a different purpose than Hindu temples.
		However, when Buddism spread to the far east, an amalgamation of local traditions, legends and Buddism occurred and Buddha was worshiped more or less like God or at kleast like Jesus, a messaiah.
	emadal.blogspot.com /2005/02/01.html (361 words)

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		Tiruvalluvar's Thirukkural, compositions of Avvaiyar, Pathupatu or ten idylls which is a compilation of the work of several authors on philosophy and Ettuthogai or the eight anthologies are some of the greatest compositions during Sangam age.
		Two Tamil epics Silapathikaram by Ilango Adigal, the son of a Chera King, and Manimekalai by Sattanar were written between the 2nd and 3rd century AD following the Sangam time.
		The south saw other great poets like the Nayanmar, Alwar saints and the poet Kamban who composed the Tamil version of Ramayana later.
	www.njtacs.org /HistoryofTamils.htm (1692 words)

	Tour TamilNadu - Cuddalore District
		The kaveri Merging with the bellowing sea was know as puhar but to the exquisite beauty of the port town it came to be called Poompuhar Another name of Poompuhar was kaveripoompattinam.
		The greatness of the city is brought out in some of the poems in sangam literature and also by silapathikaram and manimekalai among the epics The life and time of the tamil classic Silapathikaram has been recreated at poompuhar to the immense pleasure of the tamils.
		Pichavaram ranks among the most exquisite scenic spot with abundant and varied tourism resoursec.
	www.tourtamilnadu.com /cuddalore.htm (858 words)

	Madurai - The Temple City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-05)
		Madurai, more than 2500 years old ancient city, situated on the banks of the river Vaigai.After Noon visit
		- this Indo-Saracenic building was constructed in 1523.Sound and light show on the life of the Tirumalai Nayak and the story of the Silapathikaram are conduced daily.
		This temple is nearly 2000 years old placed in the heart of the old town - a splendid example of Dravidian architecture.
	www.linkair.co.uk /linkair/india/si/madurai/madurai1.html (120 words)

	The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Thanjavur News : `Embroidery vital for handloom exports'
		Weavers Service Centre is involved in introducing new designs.Mr.
		Rajendran said that a saree with design of scenes from Silapathikaram has been produced by the Weavers Service Centre.
		The saree would be produced by Thico Silks (Thirubuvanam Co-operative Silk Society).
	www.hindu.com /2005/07/06/stories/2005070605900300.htm (240 words)

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