Tancavur, Tañcāvūr: 2 definitions
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Acta Orientalia vol. 74 (2013): Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava DivyadeśasTañcāvūr or Tañcaimāmaṇikkōyil (Dhanavadi 2005), refers to one of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desam (divyadeśas or divyasthalas), located in the topographical division of Cōḻanāṭu (“Chola country”), according to the 9th century Nālāyirativviyappirapantam (shortly Nālāyiram).—Tradition would record the Vaiṣṇava divyadeśas or divyasthalas are 108. The divyadeśa is a base of the cult of Viṣṇu in Viṣṇuism [Vaiṣṇavism] tradition. The list of 108 [viz., Tañcāvūr] seems to have reached maturation by about the early 9th century CE as all the deśas are extolled in the hymns of the twelve Āḻvārs.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTañcāvūr (தஞ்சாவூர்) noun < தஞ்சை¹ [thanchai¹] +. Tanjore, a Chola capital; சோழர் தலைநகரங்களுள் ஒன்று. [sozhar thalainagarangalul onru.] (S. I. I. iii, 14.)
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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Starts with: Tancavur-valaipu, Tancavurmurukku.
Full-text (+20): Thanjavur, Tancaimamanikkoyil, Tancavur-valaipu, Tancavurmurukku, Cola, Colanatu, Virkuti, Pocalam, Kumpakonam, Tiru-peruturai, Rucuvetta, Tiruvali-Tirunakari, Panancanar, Tancai, Kottittai, Kantiyur, Pu-tottakaruppu, Vallampan, Tiruvaluvur, Bhaskararajapuram.
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Kanakabhisheka to the Sage of Kanchi < [April – June, 1993]
The Musical Heritage to Tyagaraja < [October – December, 1981]
Mohiniyattam < [January 1970]
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Appendix: List of Temples of Pallava Period
The Later or the Imperial Pallavas < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Structural Temples and Sculptures (of the Pallava period) < [Chapter 2 - Origin of Sculptural Art—Its Development and Scheme]
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Tanjavur/Thanjavur (Rajarajesvaram temple) < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples of Munnur (Historical Study) (by R. Muthuraman)
The Kadavarayas < [Chapter 1]
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Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)
Contribution of the Pallavas to the Cherigalpattu District < [Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop]
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Rule of the Nawabs of the Carnatic < [Chapter 1 - Historical Backdrop]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
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