#tamil mythology

[valkyries-things]

KORRAVAI // TAMIL GODDESS OF WAR & VICTORY

“She is the goddess of war and victory in the Tamil tradition. She is also the mother goddess and the goddess of fertility, agriculture, and hunters. In the latter form, she is sometimes referred to by other names and epithets in the Tamil tradition of South India and Sri Lanka, such as Atha, Mari, Suli, and Neeli. She is the form of the primordial Shakta goddess Parvati. She is among the earliest documented goddesses in the Tamil Sangam literature, and also found in later Tamil literature. She is also seen as a mother goddess, a symbol of fertility and success in agriculture. Traditional rural communities offer the first harvest to her. As war goddess who is blood thirsty, some texts such as the Silappadikaram and Agananuru mention that warrior devotees would, in a frenzy, offer their own head to the goddess.”

[demigod-of-the-agni]

hi pavitr nation i'm back

art to celebrate the first happy birthday of the first mmau fic. happy birthday it is love that conquers all. everyone say happy birthday

[nidhi-writes]

Krishna: Hi, My love!!

Aandal: Yes, My Kana..

Krishna: Where is my daily dose of Flower Garland?!?

Aandal: I am in middle of writing Kanna!!

Krishna: 🥺🥺🥺🥺

Aandal: Oh, not the puppy eyes... Come over, you heart stealer, come and get it.

Krishna: 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

[zeherili-ankhein]

ancient Tamil writers' backs must hurt from carrying the entire Harihar (/romantic) fandom for so long

R.I.P ancient Tamil writers y'all would have loved AO3 and fanfiction.net

But honestly they spread their agenda perfectly lol 😭

[sha-rup]

[dreamconsumer]

Kartikeya.

[frigidreads]

Lemuria in India: Kumari Kandam

I discuss how the story of Lemuria was adopted by the Tamil people and turned into a cultural story of loss and glorification.

[chaitanyavijnanam]

శ్రీ లలితా చైతన్య విజ్ఞానము - 600 - 2 / Sri Lalitha Chaitanya Vijnanam - 600 - 2

🌹. శ్రీ లలితా చైతన్య విజ్ఞానము - 600 - 2 / Sri Lalitha Chaitanya Vijnanam - 600 - 2 🌹 🌻. లలితా సహస్ర నామముల తత్వ విచారణ 🌻 ✍️. సద్గురు శ్రీ కంభంపాటి పార్వతీ కుమార్ సేకరణ : ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ 🍁. మూల మంత్రము : ఓం ఐం హ్రీం శ్రీం శ్రీమాత్రే నమః 🍁 🍀 120. హృదయస్థా, రవిప్రఖ్యా, త్రికోణాంతర దీపికా । దాక్షాయణీ, దైత్యహంత్రీ, దక్షయజ్ఞ వినాశినీ ॥ 120 ॥ 🍀

🌻 600. 'దక్షయజ్ఞ వినాశినీ' - 2 🌻

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🌹 Sri Lalitha Chaitanya Vijnanam - 600 - 2 🌹 Contemplation of 1000 Names of Sri Lalitha Devi ✍️ Prasad Bharadwaj 🌻 120. Hrudayasdha ravi prakhya trikonantara dipika Dakshayani daityahantri dakshayagyna vinashini ॥ 120 ॥ 🌻

🌻 600. 'Dakshayagyna Vinashini' - 2 🌻

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[jeevanjali]

Valmiki Ramayana Part 134: मनुष्य को हाथी समझकर राजा दशरथ ने चला दिया शब्द भेदी बाण,अनर्थ की हुई आशंकाValmiki Ramayana: वाल्मीकि रामायण के पिछले लेख में आपने पढ़ा कि राजा दशर��� को अपने द्वारा किए गए एक दुष्कर्म की याद आई जिसे वो अब अपनी पत्नी कौसल्या को बताते है।

[valkyries-things]

KANNAGI // HEROINE OF CILAPPATIKĀRAM

“She is a legendary Tamil woman who forms the central character of the Tamil epic Cilappatikāram. Kannagi is described as a chaste woman who stays with her husband despite his adultery, their attempt to rebuild their marriage after her unrepentant husband had lost everything, how he is framed then punished without the due checks and processes of justice. Kannagi proves and protests the injustice, then curses the king and city of Madurai, leading to the death of the unjust Pandyan king of Madurai, who had wrongfully put her husband Kovalan to death. The society that made her suffer then endures retribution as the city Madurai, in consequence, is burnt to the ground because of her curse. In Tamil folklore, Kannagi has been deified as the symbol – sometimes as a goddess – of chastity, with sculptures or reliefs in Hindu temples iconographically reminding the visitor of her breaking her anklet or tearing her bleeding breast and throwing it at the city.”

[whencyclopedia]

Chidambaram

Chidambaram (Cidambaram) is an important Chola temple site in Tamil Nadu, southern India. Most of the temples at Chidambaram were built in the 12th and 13th centuries CE. The site is dominated by the huge gateway tower of the Nataraja temple but Chidambaram also boasts the first Devi or Amman shrine, the first Surya shrine with the distinctive stone chariot wheels which would adorn many subsequent temples, and the first large Siva Ganga tank. In this respect Chidambaram is something of a transitional site, linking elements of the old and new styles of Indian temple architecture.

The name Chidambaram, one of several from antiquity, derives from the Tamil Cirrambalam, meaning 'little hall'. The site was chosen because according to mythology it was the precise spot where the Hindu god Shiva had once danced in a grove of tillai trees. The dance was, in fact, a competition between Shiva and Parvati and naturally the great Shiva won. The story became a popular subject in Hindu art over the centuries.

The site is enclosed within four perimeter walls and covers a rectangular area of 55 acres. Within the compound are shrines, halls, temples, ornamental gateways, and a large ritual bathing pool, known as a Siva Ganga tank, which is surrounded by cloisters. Inscriptions claim the site was built by various Pandya kings and local rulers but none are contemporary with the dates the buildings were actually first constructed. The walls and east gopura (gateway) may be ascribed with greater certainty, and were probably built by Kulottunga III, who reigned from 1178 to 1218 CE.

The Nataraja temple was constructed between c. 1175 and c. 1200 CE. The actual temple shrine is relatively modest as by now in Indian architecture the gopuras had become the most important structures, at least in terms of aesthetics. The twin sacred chamber was, however, adorned with copper sheets covered in gold by successive Chola kings. The shrine is preceded by a dance hall and large entrance porch with columns (mandapa).

The massive granite and brick east gopura dominates the site but there are three other gopuras on the north, south and west sides (the earliest). The corbelled roofs diminish as the structures rise and are finally topped with the usual barrel-vaulted roof (sala), the eastern gopura also having a row of 13 decorative finials. The east gopura has a proper interior floor at each of its nine levels and there is an interior staircase which climbs to the very top of the building. All four gopuras have false windows on their facades, typical for this kind of structure, and pairs of pilaster columns set at regular intervals. The second floor of each gopura also has a passageway which worshippers ritually walked around. The entrance archways all have coffered ceilings decorated with relief panels.

Of particular note at Chidambaram are the thousands of sculptures adorning its buildings. In particular there are many statues of women in a wide variety of dance postures. Many statues are accompanied by quotations from Hindu literature which provide an invaluable reference for scholars. There are also figures of the four dvarapalas (guardian demons), the dikpalas (cardinal directions), many figures of Shiva performing heroic deeds, various other deities such as Vishnu, Devi, Sarasvati, and, unusually in southern architecture, river goddesses.

Finally, Chidambaram is also famous for its 17th century CE Nayaka ceiling paintings which decorate the Shivakamasundari shrine of the Nataraja Temple. More than 40 panels depict scenes from the life of the saint Manikkavachakar, a devotee of Shiva.

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[nidhi-writes]

Andal: *continues to pretend, then looks up with a smirk* "Yes, may I help you?"

Kanha: *holding out the garland* "Here, you owe me my daily dose of flower garland."

Andal: *playfully* "Well, you have it in your hand; wear it yourself."

Kanha: *gasps dramatically* "Blasphemy, how could you!"

Andal: *smiling.* "Well, what do you owe me if I wear the garland first?"

Kanha: *leaning in, whispering,* "Me."

Thus, my dear people, Ranganatha(Kanha) always wears the garland once adorned the chest of his lovely Andal/Kothai.

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[zeherili-ankhein]

OKAY OKAY SO

I don't think it's fair to credit ONLY ancient Tamil writers for the Harihar yaoi cult cuz in some Shakta beliefs Vishnu is seen as an avatar of Shakti, and HENCE...

Vishnu and Shiva are... technically married...canonically.... if u think about it

So a big shoutout to ancient Shakta writers as well!

I like to think that the North Indian writers were planning to make them a canon ship but were a little too hesitant so the Tamil and Shakta writers stepped in and said "Fuck it. We'll do it instead. Tumlogo se nahi hone wala."

Honestly BIG slay. They were TIRED.

EXACTLY LIKE THE ENTIRE KRISHNA = KALI THING PROVES THIS

Does that also mean Krishna stepped on Shiva-

Honestly the North Indian writers should have done that :/ sad they chickened out

The Tamil and Shakta writers honestly had a Thanos moment and said “fine I'll do it myself” AND THEY COOKED 🥘🥧

[intothestacks]

Awesome Asian-Canadians to Know

With Asian-Canadian Heritage Month here, I thought it'd be nice to celebrate some cool Asian-Canadians. :)

Kew Dock Yip

In 1885, as soon as Chinese people finished building the first railway that went all across Canada, the Canadian government made a rule that basically banned all Chinese people from immigrating to Canada: they had to pay a huge fine simply because they were Chinese. 

That's where Kew Dock Yip comes in. He was the first Chinese-Canadian lawyer in Canada, and thanks to his hard work the racist rule was eventually removed.

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan

A Tamil actress who plays the main character in a Netflix show for teenagers called Never Have I Ever. When she got the job it was her first time trying out for an acting job. How lucky is that?!

David Suzuki

No "Awesome Asian-Canadians" list would be complete without David Suzuki. He is a Japanese-Canadian scientist who is most famous for his books and tv shows for kids about nature and how to help fight climate change.

Vicky Sunohara

It's a Canadian list, so of course we have a Hockey player in it. Vicky Sunohara is a Japanese-Canadian hockey player who's said to be as good as Wayne Gretzky. She has won three medals for Canada at the Olympics (one silver and two gold).

Simu Liu 

A Chinese-Canadian actor. If you recognize him, you probably know him as Shang-Chi/Sean from the movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, where he played the first Asian superhero in a Marvel movie or as one of the main Kens in the live-action Barbie movie. You may also know him from the show Kim's Convenience if you're Canadian.

Xiran Jay Zhao

A Chinese-Canadian author, their first book, Iron Widow, was about China's only girl emperor. Their second book, Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor, is about Chinese mythology. Their third book is a sequel to Iron Widow.