Vilakku, Viḷakku: 2 definitions
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Vilakku 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: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of KeralaVilakku refers to the “lamps affixed on poles” of temple-structures of certain temples from Kerala sanctioned by the Tantrasamuccaya.—Such temples, alternatively called kṣetras or ambalams, consist of six parts: (1) the shrine, or śrīkōvil, and (2) the pañcaprākāras, the five successive enclosures surrounding it. [...] The madhyahāra, the third enclosure, is built around the outer wall of antahāra and separated from it by a narrow space. The wall of the madhyahāra is attached to a structure of poles with lamps (vilakku) affixed on it
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Starts with: Vila-kulaikol, Vila-kulipayccu, Vilakkuccittu, Vilakkuk-kucoruttu, Vilakkukkarumam, Vilakkukkoluttu, Vilakkumarrukkattai, Vilakkumatam, Vilakkunilai, Vilakkuppar, Vilakkuppatam, Vilakkurippu, Vilakkuru, Vilakkuruppu, Vilakkutai, Vilakkuttakali, Vilakkuttal, Vilakkuttanki, Vilakkuttantu, Vilakkuvamai.
Ends with (+33): Aiyavilakku, Aliyavilakku, Anivilakku, Arikkanvilakku, Ativilakku, Atuttuvilakku, Cattavilakku, Cintavilakku, Culavilakku, Cutarvilakku, Irutivilakku, Itai-nilaivilakku, Kaivilakku, Kalavilakku, Kalvilakku, Kamakshi-ammal-kaivilakku, Kampivilakku, Kantavilakku, Karttikaivilakku, Katavilakku.
Full-text (+98): Mincaravilakku, Kampivilakku, Niraivilakku, Kalvilakku, Tukkuvilakku, Panivilakku, Karttikaivilakku, Pativilakku, Pitivilakku, Cattavilakku, Irutivilakku, Tirushti-mavilakku, Vitivilakku, Vilakkukkarumam, Mutanilaivilakku, Kaivilakku, Muttivilakku, Katavilakku, Cutarvilakku, Pakishkaram.
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Later Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Middle Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Mattottam (Rajarajapuram) < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Nagapattinam < [Chapter II - Temples of Rajaraja I’s Time]
Temples in Vikkanampundi < [Vijayalaya]
Temples in and around Madurantakam (by B. Mekala)
Mandradis (shepherd community) < [Chapter 6 - Social and Economic Activities]
Bharathidasan: An Assessment < [Jan. – Mar. 1991 & Apr. – Jun. 1991]
Shelley and Bharathidasan as Feminists < [July – September, 1993]
The Influence of Western Movements on Tamil < [January – March, 1996]
Early Chola Temples (by S. R. Balasubrahmanyam)
Temples in Tirumananjeri < [Chapter VIII - Temples of Uttama Chola’s Time]
Note on the Three Oldest Rajakesari Inscriptions of Agastyesvaram < [Chapter XIII - Prasada: Component Parts]
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 1 - The ladder of love and Agamaic worship < [Volume 4.2.2 - Philosophy of Soul]