Kalavai: 2 definitions

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Kalavai means something in the history of ancient India, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu

Kalavai refers to one of the various famous Siddha Centre distributed throughout South India and Tamil Nadu. The Siddha cult represents a Tantric philosophy that emerged from the combination of several elements found in traditions such as Shaivism (viz., Pashupata), Shaktism, Jainism, Tantric Buddhism (Vajrayana), etc. Both the Siddha and the Navanath cult (i.e., Nava-natha, ‘nine saints’) are popular in South India [viz., Kalavai] and Tamilnadu. A Siddha was an inspired seer belonging to the marginalized sections of society who dissolved their past karma and crushed the roots of future karma.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kalavai in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kalavai (கலவை) noun < கல-. [kala-.]

1. Mixture, compound, medley; கலப்புண்ட பொருள். [kalappunda porul.]

2. Perfumed paste; சந்தனக்குழம்பு. தழுவியநிலவெ னக் கலவை [santhanakkuzhambu. thazhuviyanilave nag kalavai] (கம்பராமாயணம் கடிமணப். [kambaramayanam kadimanap.] 51).

3. Mixture of different kinds of food, scraps, leavings; கலந்த உணவு. கலவைக் ளுண்டு கழிப்பர் [kalantha unavu. kalavaig lundu kazhippar] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 268).

4. Lime and sand mixed for mortar; மணல்கலந்த சுண்ணாம்பு. [manalkalantha sunnambu.] Colloq.

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Kalavai (கலவை) noun cf. கலவா. [kalava.] Indian Rockcod; மீன்வகை. [minvagai.] (G. T n. D. i, 229.)

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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