Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvanantha-puram, Tiru-anantapuram, Tiruvaṉantapuram, Tiruvanantapuram, Tiruananta-puram: 2 definitions

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Thiruvananthapuram 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.

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Source: Heidelberg: Glory of the Tiruvanantapuram Padmanabhasvami Temple

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) is the capital city of Kerala and home to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, well known among Vaiṣṇava devotees. Among the above works that spread the glory of the Thiruvananthapuram temple, the Anantaśayanakṣetra-māhātmya, a fully-fledged work similar to other known māhātmyas, seems to be an important work.—Accordingly, In reply to the sages’ question, Sūta narrates the myth of origin of the temple, explaining from where the god Viṣṇu appeared in the Tiruvanantapuram temple, his glory, the tīrthas (sacred water-bodies) around Thiruvananthapuram, the benefits one attains by having the vision of the deity in the Tiruvanantapuram temple, and also the fruits obtained by reading and listening to the Anantaśayanakṣetra-māhātmya.

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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»] — Thiruvananthapuram in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tiruvaṉantapuram (திருவனந்தபுரம்) [tiru-aṉanta-puram] noun < திரு [thiru] +. Trivandrum, the modern capital of Travancore, noted for its Viṣṇu shrine; திருவிதாங்கூர் இராச்சியத்தின் தலைமைநகரமாயுள்ள திருமால் தலம். (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருவாய்மொழி) [thiruvithangur irachiyathin thalaimainagaramayulla thirumal thalam. (nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruvaymozhi)]

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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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