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What do the Brihadisvara inscriptions tell us?
The magnificent Brihadisvara temple in Thanjavur is filled with 1000 year old inscriptions on its walls. What do they tell us? Some of the verses read like a temple operating manual and list out all the temple’s assets. Others talk about the donations made by Chola women, who were known to be fiercely independent.
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Komentáře

  • @accentontheoff
    @accentontheoff Před 9 hodinami

    What about the rest of South India. Tigers? 😂

  • @RkR2001
    @RkR2001 Před 13 hodinami

    Kalinjar fort is More impregnable

  • @kavithaV860
    @kavithaV860 Před 15 hodinami

    Ratham not ratha. Why not pronounce it properly.

  • @Anton-tf9iw
    @Anton-tf9iw Před 17 hodinami

    So 1000 years ago TN spirituality at courts had become quite ritualistic: did we progress much today?

  • @sakthimadhankumar3254
    @sakthimadhankumar3254 Před 17 hodinami

    I believe there are references to shiva in sangam literature like in puranaanuru and akanaanuru but there isn’t any explicit mention. The god is only mentioned implicitly like the one with long hair or the one under a banyan tree. Correct me if I’m wrong.

  • @Vor567tez
    @Vor567tez Před 19 hodinami

    So what is the fort architecture inspired of? Is does look Rajasthani.

  • @Vor567tez
    @Vor567tez Před 19 hodinami

    Please upload long format videos. I wish every state this kind of videos. Indian history so much unknown to it's own country people. Which is sad.

  • @arthurfleck1554
    @arthurfleck1554 Před 20 hodinami

    AD, Anno Domini

  • @naliniganesh7037
    @naliniganesh7037 Před 21 hodinou

    Each temple n tamilnadu has a story. Beautiful temples built by able , just and mighty rulers. Every temple reflectec the economy of that village. People were god fearing, humble and very talented in arts, architecture and science. Our family hails from Tanjore and we still follow the discipline and inculcate good habits n the children of our family. Tanjore was a great place. I wish to go back to my roots.

  • @AnirimaGhosh
    @AnirimaGhosh Před 21 hodinou

    Beautiful nuggets of history ❤❤

  • @Jayantan846
    @Jayantan846 Před 21 hodinou

    Say pervudaiyar temple 🤮

  • @dr.vijayanraju3656
    @dr.vijayanraju3656 Před 22 hodinami

    Amazing Information..... Thank your Team for putting in just uneed 2 minutes. , but now I would love to know an extensive video on this topic

  • @Sundar...
    @Sundar... Před 22 hodinami

    When the word Brihadisvara itself is not English, why not use Peruvudaiyar? After all, the temple is in Tamilnadu, built by a Tamil king. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @nilipertamaprakoso4156
      @nilipertamaprakoso4156 Před 16 hodinami

      What does English have to do with anything? Tamil Nadu's temples are not named because of English, they are named by their own kings. If the king himself chose a Sanskrit name for this temple, respect it. Also; your own name is 'Sundar', change it to Azhaga first. Otherwise keep your unnecessary communal suggestions to yourself.

    • @Sundar...
      @Sundar... Před 15 hodinami

      ​@@nilipertamaprakoso4156 You are wrong on so many levels, I don't know where even to start. Still, I will try my best even with the doubt that you are capable of giving it due attention. 1. The video is in English, so it's natural that things must be presented according to the understanding of an English speaking audience. Local names will therefore have to be anglicised as much as possible, despite the fact that we are gradually changing names to their regional origins, administratively speaking. Since he has used its regional name anyway, I questioned his choice to use the Sanskrit version instead of the Tamil version. 2. Rajaraja Chola, who commissioned the temple, called it Rājarājeśvaram, which is Sanskrit too. According to a temple inscription, the temple's deity is called Periya Udaiya Nayanar, which is probably the source of the name Peruvudaiyar Kovil. The name Brihadisvara was given by the Marathas in the 18th c., almost 8 centuries later than it was built. By your own logic, it should not be called Brihadisvara Temple but Rājarājeśvaram. 3. In the popular culture and imagination, the name has always been either Thanjai Periya Koil or Peruvudaiyar Koil, even after the Marathas sanskritised it. It would be laughable to imagine that an everyday Tamil person called it by the Sanskrit name later invented. Even fairly educated Tamils cannot pronounce it well, much less understand its meaning or deeply connect with it. This is a very important point while presenting historical facts. 3. My personal name is given by my parents. I didn't have a choice in this matter. They didn't ask me if I liked it or not. (It's a different story that I like the Sanskrit language much. I can read, write and speak in Hindi and read Sanskrit fairly well). 4. I don't get how you decided that my comment was communal and unnecessary. I didn't expect that an idiot, devoid of any common sense and insensitive to the nuances of cultural history, would take time to write nonsense under my comment. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @Sanjay-zj1dw
      @Sanjay-zj1dw Před 15 hodinami

      ​@@Sundar... Brother these people will never like tamizh people, language and usage of proper tamizh words. Unfortunately, majority of tamizh people are slaves of sanskrit and vedic nonsense and we failed to revive our tamizh culture of respecting everyone. It's better to ignore these trolls and spread knowledge about our language and culture to others as much as possible.

    • @tharun541
      @tharun541 Před 15 hodinami

      ​@@Sundar...Finally someone says its RajaRajeshwaram instead of Brihadeeshwara.

    • @nilipertamaprakoso4156
      @nilipertamaprakoso4156 Před 13 hodinami

      @@Sundar... Disagree on a lot of points 1. Just because the language is English doesn't mean names have to be anglicized. Local names are always be preferred especially by English speakers of India and for good reason. 2. The name wasn't given by Marathas. It was found on an inscription already existing in the temple (after it was built of course) in the Brihannayaki shrine, hence the name Brihadeshwara (or Peruvudaiyar). This name hence, comes from within the temple itself. You unnecessarily made your comment with an English-slavery and anti-Sanskrit mindset. A Tamil King of Tamil Nadu CAN give a beautiful Sanskrit name to a temple as well. Might be hard for you to digest but it is facts, thambi.

  • @tharun541
    @tharun541 Před 23 hodinami

    0:28 Both Sembiyan Mahadevi and her husband Gandaraditya Chola are devout Shaivites. Gandaraditya Chola wrote Thiruvisaippa (ninth of twelve Thirumurai volumes).

  • @tharun541
    @tharun541 Před 23 hodinami

    In Medieval times, Temples were not only seen as places of worship, but also served as banks, entertainment place - music and dance, school, hospital. I'm not exaggerating - Mukoodal temple served as hospital once - inscriptions telling about the medicines to be given will make you wow. Please make a video on this - how temples were multi functional in those times

  • @divyamacsuedon3899
    @divyamacsuedon3899 Před 23 hodinami

    Totally captivating! Thankyou.

  • @tharun541
    @tharun541 Před 23 hodinami

    Sembiyan Mahadevi and many Chola women are so underrated! She is the brainchild behind converting many brick temples into stone temples. Most of the brick to stone conversation took place during Chola times. Cholas didn't convert their brick/wood palaces into stone ones. But the temples were converted. Temples were seen much above palaces. That's the reason why we see Chola temples standing in glory while we only see remains of their palaces (that were razed down by subsequent dynasties)

  • @TruthTeller505
    @TruthTeller505 Před dnem

    Please note King Arun Mozhi Varman donated 150 crores value of gold in todays money for this great temple as per records just amazing 😮❤ at those times Tanjore was the best city in the world but now we are doing more damage to our country by polluting it we are not learning anything from our ancestors

  • @raghuls1515
    @raghuls1515 Před dnem

    Sembiyan mahadevi , princess kundavai , vaanavan mahadevi omg these women's were the force behind the mighty cholas

  • @Magma_Meteor
    @Magma_Meteor Před dnem

    Well done❤❤❤

  • @chitrachandrasekhar1062

    Interesting, but too short. Pl do a full video

  • @glenb2009
    @glenb2009 Před dnem

    Most interesting. Thank you 🙏

  • @saruchey
    @saruchey Před dnem

    Thanks!

  • @dreamsofadaffodil650

    This is not ordinary, please make a long video on the subject of Chola women and their contributions. Do we already have books written on this subject and the information received from the inscriptions?? Please tell 🙏🙏🚩 blessings from UP.

    • @tharun541
      @tharun541 Před 23 hodinami

      Temple Art under Chola Queens by Venkataraman. B is a good book. Has separate chapters for Sembiyan Mahadevi, Kundavai etc.

  • @raghavangopinath2993

    Hi Beautiful narrative. 👌✌️👍🙏

  • @Darth_manick
    @Darth_manick Před dnem

    Great Work team!!! As someone from Thanjavur this feels special!

  • @user-zo1zq3qt4b
    @user-zo1zq3qt4b Před dnem

    Kerala va 😂😂... who was the chief minister of Kerala when thomas arrived 😂😂. There was no Kerala or India or even Hinduism at that time.

  • @user-vb8we7nl6d
    @user-vb8we7nl6d Před dnem

    Thanks for video

  • @buddhasdisciple4935

    ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE DIAMOND ? MATA BHADRAKALI OF WARANGAL (curse of "only a woman can wear it with impunity" was placed by the temple priests, way back in 11th century) - the diamond was installed as Her 3RD EYE during the PRAN-PRATISHTHA ceremony !! Details conveniently skipped out by the sheikh-ular TCS

  • @footballcricket-jz5ck

    So sad that the real nature colours were changed with chemical colours.

  • @Rv2023CeO
    @Rv2023CeO Před 2 dny

    Well it simply means people from Indus Valley migrated to different places…. And more proficient and socially acceptable language ultimately turns out to be most spoken…. Hindi became most spoken and easily understood, accepted language in last few hundred years…. And most likely in future upcoming centuries, English will become most spoken language in India eclipsing all regional language. People can’t swallow ego to understand, certain language are always going to be geographically bound. The only language that will prevail are non discriminatory and neutral ones….History will just show natural course of time not dictate future🙏🏻

  • @prakharsharma6619
    @prakharsharma6619 Před 2 dny

    Don't use metaphors like ' Lord calls the shots. ' please. It's deroagtory in the sense of its actual meaning.

  • @rishikeshjadhav8651

    U forgot the part that it was an important aspect of preppy and ivy league style back then. And you forgot to mention about influence of person and brand Ralph Lauren in kinda bringing it back!

  • @Sathishjerk
    @Sathishjerk Před 2 dny

    Brahmi ❌Tamizhi ✅

  • @comgamilwebranger
    @comgamilwebranger Před 3 dny

    Excellent Video …

  • @arjunrajasekar359
    @arjunrajasekar359 Před 4 dny

    Very professional narration. So apt and clear. Keep it up.

  • @omprakashshaw4776
    @omprakashshaw4776 Před 4 dny

    Buddha is my teacher, Namo Buddhaya

  • @AjayDas-nx9tc
    @AjayDas-nx9tc Před 5 dny

    So proud of King Anizham Thirunal Marthaanda Varma. Hats off of to him for surrendering the kingdom's protection to Shri Padma Nabha Swamy the form of Vishnu. Padma means Lotus Nabha refers to Nabhi ( Navel area) Swamy means Lord. Lord Vishnu is the deity of the Nabhi chakra the energy associated with dharma and spirituality and he holds the lotus in his hand. It is believed that the Lotus emerged from his navel and Lord Brahma sat on the lotus. Lord Brahma is the deity of the Swadisthana chakra. For more details of the chakras in our body please google Sahaj yoga meditation by Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi which helps you to understand yourself and get your connection to the divine.

  • @crypton_8l87
    @crypton_8l87 Před 5 dny

    I wish you would refrain from constantly referring to the southern states as being located DOWN below. Most standardized maps of the world were drawn by europeans. There's absolutely no proof that Antarctica is actually on the bottom side of the spinning earth. Which way is the top of the universe?

  • @srikrishnajaya
    @srikrishnajaya Před 5 dny

    Happenned, we cant change it now. But, it iwas pitiable to continue india as commonwealthnation (as a part of the british territory as their king was thinking ).who are those rascals to make the indian territories as theirs.

  • @vamsidaran
    @vamsidaran Před 5 dny

    🙏🙏🙏🙏This is how history should be told... without mixing hatred religion politics.... And making it as hatred in society....

  • @Travel_With_Us017
    @Travel_With_Us017 Před 6 dny

    Dravidian civilisations are at least 4000 years old if not more. Indian subcontinent is the mother of two ancient civilisations not one.

  • @achutendra
    @achutendra Před 6 dny

    why so much emphasis on tamil nadu, indian history call it indian.

  • @directorlecapitaine3951

    Bullshit

  • @shamdoundyakhed5314

    Beautiful! ❤

  • @pwinze3536
    @pwinze3536 Před 6 dny

    Tippu sultan may his soul rest in peace 🕊️ Was the first freedom fighter of india ❤

  • @SomeshSingh.
    @SomeshSingh. Před 7 dny

    Qutub Minar was built by brutally destroying 27 Jain temples and few Hindu temples by Mleccha Islamic invãders !

  • @navinkumarpk86
    @navinkumarpk86 Před 7 dny

    Thousands of Indians travelled to the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and even China in centuries past. Someone needs to identify when and why this ridiculous custom came into being.

  • @dr.s.k.jainmrs.vinodjain8764

    Doubtful that the invaders built it. Like all other pre existing structures it was usurped by them.

  • @shamdoundyakhed5314

    ❤❤❤