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Achutha Ramachandra Nayak
Achutha Ramachandra Nayak ruled over the Gingee Nayak kingdom from 1520 to 1540. He constructed the fortified walls enclosing the Tiruvannamalai temple and the temple ''gopura''. Towards the end of his reign, Ramachandra constructed the Vishnu temple at Tindivanam, and the ''gopura'' of Nedungunram and Chetpat temples. Ramachandra also endowed a number of ''agraharas An ''Agraharam'' (Sanskrit International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: agrahāram) or ''Agrahara'' (Sanskrit International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: agrahāra) was a grant of land and royal income from it, typ ...''. References * {{citation , first=G. S. , last=Srinivasachari , title=A History of Gingee and its Rulers , publisher=Annamalai University , location=Madras , year=1943 , url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.500497/page/n5 Telugu monarchs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gingee Nayak
The Nayaks of Gingee (Senji) were Telugu people, Telugu rulers of the Gingee principality of Tamil Nadu between 16th to 18th century CE. The Gingee Nayaks had their origins in the Balija warrior clans of present-day Andhra Pradesh. * * * * * * * They were subordinates of the imperial Vijayanagara emperors, and were appointed as provincial governors by the Vijayanagar Emperor who divided the Tamil country into three Nayakships viz., Madurai, Tanjore and Gingee. Later, after the fall of the Vijayanagara's Tuluva dynasty, the Gingee rulers declared independence. While they ruled independently, they were sometimes at war with the Tanjore Nayaks, Tanjore neighbors and the Vijayanagara overlords later based in Vellore and Chandragiri. Gingee ruler Surappa nayaka had a brother called Era Krishnappa Nayak whose son established himself in Karnataka and his family came to be known afterwards as the Nayakas of Belur, Belur Nayakas. Origins Gingee Nayaks had their origins in the Balija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiruvannamalai
Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city and the administrative headquarters of Tiruvannamalai District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is also a Hindu cultural hub and prominent pilgrimage destination, home to the renowned Annamalaiyar temple, Annamalai hill, Girivalam and the Karthigai Deepam festival. Tiruvannamalai has a thriving service sector industry, including retail, resorts and recreation activities. Apart from the service sector, the city is also the hub for many industrial setups including '' SIDCO'', spinning mills and premier educational institutions. The city is administered by the Tiruvanamalai City Municipal Corporation, originally constituted in the year 1886 as Tiruvannamalai Municipality. The city swconnected to the Cstate capital hennai (150 km) and Bthe nearby engaluru (145 km). via highways and railways The Union Ministry of Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopura
A ''gopuram'' or ''gopura'' (Tamil language, Tamil: கோபுரம், Telugu language, Telugu: గోపురం, Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ, Malayalam language, Malayalam: ഗോപുരം) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the Entrance Hall, entrance of a Hindu temple, in the Dravidian architecture, South Indian architecture of the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, and Telangana, and Sri Lanka. In other areas of India they are much more modest, while in Southern Indian temples they are very often by far the highest part of the temple. Ancient and early medieval temples feature smaller ''gopuram'', while in later temples they are a prominent feature of Hindu temple architecture, Hindu Tamil architecture, Dravidian style; in many cases the temple compound was expanded and new larger gopuram built along the new boundary. They are topped by the ''kalasam'', a bulbous stone finial. They function as gateways through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindivanam
Tindivanam is a municipality in Viluppuram district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest town in Villupuram District after the headquarters town Villupuram. Important roads from north to south (NH 45) Tamil Nadu pass through Tindivanam and similarly from west to east (NH 66). History Tindivanam was earlier known as (திந்திரிவனம்) due to the shivan (Eswaran) temple located at Tindivanam. The name of Shiva(Suyambu linga) located there is திந்திரிஈஸ்வர். (Thinthrineeswarar) with Maragadhambigai Amman is a Thevara Vaipu Sthalam. Tindivanam is a Selection grade Municipal Town. Tindivanam was constituted as a Municipality in 01.04.1949 then it was upgraded as 2nd grade Municipality from 03.04.1970, 1st grade Municipality in 22.05.98 and Selection Grade in 02.12.2008. Ennairam, located near Tindivanam, has inscriptions about the Hindu shastras that date back to the 11th century. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agraharas
An ''Agraharam'' (Sanskrit International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: agrahāram) or ''Agrahara'' (Sanskrit International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: agrahāra) was a grant of land and royal income from it, typically by a king or a noble family in India, for religious purposes, particularly to Brahmins to maintain temples in that land or a pilgrimage site and to sustain their families. Agraharams were also known as Chaturvedimangalams in ancient times. They were also known as ghatoka, and boya. Agraharams were built and maintained by dynasties such as the Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Cholas, Kadamba dynasty, Kadambas, Pallavas, Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara and other Deccan Plateau, Deccan dynasties since ancient times. They were known by different names in different parts of India, like Sāsana in Odisha. The name Agraharam originates from the fact that the agraharams have lines of houses on either side of the road and the temple to the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
