Kantirpavai, Kantiṟpāvai, Kantir-pavai: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kantiṟpāvai (கந்திற்பாவை) [kantiṟ-pāvai] noun < skandha +. A female deity whose figure was carved in the columns in the ancient cities of Kāviri-p-pūm-paṭṭiṇam and kāñcī-puram; புகார் காஞ்சி நகரங்களிலே தம்பங்களிற் பிரதிமை வடிவாயமைந்த பெண்தெய்வம். [pugar kanchi nagarangalile thambangalir pirathimai vadivayamaintha pentheyvam.] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 28, 185.)

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