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The epic of Tamil nadu-Silappathikaram

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                 The Epic of Tamil nadu                                  Topics in Tamil literature                      Sangam literature                             Five Great Epics of Tamil nadu                      Φ Silappathikaram                      Φ Manimekalai                       Φ Cīvaka Chinthāmani                       Φ Kundalakesi                       Φ Valayapathi Silappathikaram "the Tale of an Anklet") is the earliest Hindu-Tamil semi-legendary epic. It is a poem of 5,730 lines in almost entirely  akaval  ( aciriyam ) meter.The epic is a tragic love story of an ordinary couple, Kannaki and her husband kovalan The  Silappathikaram  has more ancient roots in the Tamil bardic tradition, as Kannaki and other characters of the story are mentioned or alluded to in the Sangam literature such as in the Narrinai  and later texts such as the  Kovalam Katai . It is attributed to a prince-turned-monk  Atikal and was probably composed in the 5th or 6th ce
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The Brihadisvara temple

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                 The Brihadisvara tample Brihadishvara Temple  (originally known as Peruvudaiyar Kovil) locally known as Thanjai Periya Kovil, and also called  Rajarajeswaram , is a Shaivite temple dedicated to lord Shiva located in South bank of kaveri river in Thanjur district,Tamilnadu, India. It is one of the  largest Hindu temples  and an exemplary example of a fully realized  Tamil architecture . It is called as  Dakshina  Meru  (Meru of south). [5]  Built by Tamil king  Raja Raja Chola I  between 1003 and 1010 AD, the temple is a part of the  UNESCO   World Heritage Site  known as the " Great Living Chola Temples ", along with the  Chola dynasty  era  Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple  and  Airavatesvara temple  that is about 70 kilometres (41 and 40 kilometres (25) to its northeast respectively     Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjur               Brihadisvara temple complex                               Religion  |       Affilation              |        
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History about Thanjur temple

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     Brihadeeswara Temple
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