Kovalanpottal is a place located in
Palanganatham near Madakulam in
Madurai district
Madurai District is one of the 38 districts of the state of Tamil Nadu in southeastern India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency The city of Madurai serves as the district headquarters. It houses the famous Sri Meenakshi ...
,
Tamil Nadu
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, India. As per Tamil epic
Silappatikaram
''Cilappatikāram'' ( IPA: ʧiləppət̪ikɑːrəm, ''lit.'' "the Tale of an Anklet"), also referred to as ''Silappathikaram'' or ''Silappatikaram'', is the earliest Tamil epic. It is a poem of 5,730 lines in almost entirely ''akaval'' (''acir ...
,
Kovalan
Kovalan () is a central character in Ilango Adigal's '' Silappatikaram,'' one of the ancient Tamil epics.
Family
Father : Machattuvan
Wife : Kannagi
Lover : Madhavi
Daughter : Manimekalai (Mother: Madhavi)
Narrative
Puharkkandam
Ko ...
is believed to be beheaded here by the orders of
Pandyan
The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing sinc ...
king Neduncheziyan. It is one of the
protected monuments in Tamil Nadu by the
Archaeological Survey of India
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexander ...
.
References
Silappatikaram
Archaeological sites in Tamil Nadu
Madurai district
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