Kallatam, Kallāṭam: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKallāṭam (கல்லாடம்) noun Name of a Śiva shrine; ஒரு சிவஸ்தலம். கல்லாடத்துக் கலந்தினி தருளி [oru sivasthalam. kalladathug kalanthini tharuli] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 2, 11).
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Kallāṭam (கல்லாடம்) noun < கல்லாடர். [kalladar.] Name of an amatory poem describing the erotic emotions in 100 akaval stanzas by Kallāṭar; கல்லாடரால் அகப்பொருளின் துறையமையநூறு அக வற்பாக்களாற் செய்யப்பட்ட ஒருநூல். [kalladaral agapporulin thuraiyamaiyanuru aga varpakkalar seyyappatta orunul.]
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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Full-text (+200): Paracalam, Kar-kulimakkal, Kallalacu, Kallatar, Urrelu, Cemmakal, Veccam, Patalitam, Mattakakkulivu, Milakkatci, Vincaiyan, Mayil-erum-perumalpillai, Tuttiri, Irutpakai, Inpacaram, Tarakku, Utalakkannan, Kompinar, Kulamin, Il-uraikal.
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