of temples’ and Tamils are proud of the religious traditions and follow them strictly. The Tamils have been the greatest of temple builders and its rulers have always been the patrons of art and architecture including the Pallavas‚ Cholas and the Pandyas. • The World’s First Granite Temple is the Brihadeswara temple at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu. The shikhara is made from a single ’ 80-tonne ’ piece of granite. Also‚ this magnificient temple was built in just five years‚ (between 1004 AD and 1009 AD)
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the Maurya Empire during the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE. Various parts of India ruled by numerous Middle kingdoms for the next 1‚500 years‚ among which the Gupta Empire stands out. Southern India saw the rule of the Chalukyas‚ Cholas‚ Pallavas‚ and Pandyas. This period‚ witnessing a Hindu religious and intellectual resurgence‚ is known as the classical or "Golden Age of India". During this period‚ aspects of Indian civilisation‚ administration‚ culture‚ and religion (Hinduism and Buddhism) spread to
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267-290. Chemistry World. (2008‚ March). The concretecondundrum. Retrieved March 8‚ 2012‚ from Chemistry World: www.chmeistryworld.org Christianson‚ G Hilton‚ I. (2008). The Reality of Global Warming. World Policy Journal ‚ 1-8. Janson-Smith‚ T.‚ Pandya‚ S. I.‚ & Toften‚ M. (2003). Biodiversity‚ Climate‚ and the Kyoto Protocol: Risks and Opportunities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment ‚ 1 (5)‚ 262-270. Jardine‚ P. (2011‚ January 10). The Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Retrieved March
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Rushi Pandya English III Honors Ms. Cameron 9 January 2007 Must We Conform? Not Only does Society not require conformity‚ it goes as far as to encourage individualism. Many instances provide proof that this statement is a reality. Throughout history‚ science‚ our modern world‚ etc. we see examples of distinctiveness benefiting the individual. How else do unique personas such as Michael Jackson and Paris Hilton thrive in our world? Yet even if individualism does not thrive in fortune or fame
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CASE ANALYSIS S T Preeti LONG HOURS‚ HUNDREDS OF E-MAILS‚ AND NO SLEEP: DOES THIS SOUND LIKE A SATISFYING JOB? The definition of job satisfaction can be broadly stated as the positive feeling about a job resulting from an evaluation of its characteristics. In this case‚ we have seen three different people‚ in different kinds of job‚ who are truly satisfied with their job. 1. Do you think only certain individuals are attracted to these type of jobs or is it the characteristics of the
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Architecture Vijayanagara architecture is a vibrant combination of the Chalukya‚ Hoysala‚ Pandya and Chola styles‚ idioms that prospered in previous centuries. Its legacy of sculpture‚ architecture and painting influenced the development of the arts long after the empire came to an end. Its stylistic hallmark is the ornate pillared Kalyanamantapa (marriage hall)‚ Vasanthamantapa (open pillared halls) and the Rayagopura (tower). Artisans used the locally available hard granite because of its durability
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(chilambu—hence the name of the epic)‚ filled with gems‚ which she gave to him willingly. With these as their capital they went to the great city of Madurai‚ where Kovalan hoped to recoup his fortunes by trade. The city of Madurai was ruled by the Pandya king Nedunj Cheliyan I. Kovalan’s objective was to sell the anklets in this kingdom so that he and his wife would be able to start their lives over. Unfortunately‚ around the time he set out to sell the anklets‚ one anklet (out of a pair) was stolen
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There were proofs and evidence that in the Indian medieval period there were powerful Hindu empires such as Cholas‚ Pandyas‚ Calukyas and Sangams but all these were in south. But still in Indian universities‚ Ancient and Medieval is understood with Hindu and Muslim respectively. To answer the question of economy and society under Medieval India‚ different historians and
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Palani has been mentioned in the Tamil Sangam Literature as Podhini‚ which came to be called as Palani later‚ according to the historions. In Thirumurukatruppadai ( a Sangam Literature ) Palani has been mentioned as the 3rd PadaiVeedu. This was the southern end of the Kongu Nadu and edicts refer to this place as Vaiyapuri Nadu ‚ which was ruled by king Vaiyapuri Kopperumbaegan. Many Siddhas are said to have lived in this region. The idol of Palani Andavar is said to have been made of Navapashanam
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