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  2. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.

  3. Tiruppukal - Wikipedia

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    However the literal meaning in Tamil of the word Perumal is "Great God" or "Great Man". The worship of Murugan has strong roots in Tamil Nadu. According to Tamil legends, Murugan was the brave warrior who defeated the powerful demon Surapadman, [5] and was seen as being the epitome of youth, compassion and beauty. Arunagirinathar's songs build ...

  4. Thembavani - Wikipedia

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    The work ends with Valan's coronation by the Triune God in heavenly glory. Finally, kings from the Holy Roman Empire ( England , Ireland , Spain , Gaul , Prussia , Norway , Lusitania , Genoa , Etruria , Parthia , Cyprus , and Paeonia ) came to Vienna at the invitation of Leopold I to install the statue of the hero of the epic.

  5. Subramania Bharati - Wikipedia

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    Bharathi's poetry expressed progressive and reformist ideals. His poetry was a forerunner to modern Tamil poetry in different aspects and combined classical and contemporary elements. He penned thousands of verses on diverse topics like Indian Nationalism, love, children, nature, glory of the Tamil language, and odes to prominent freedom fighters.

  6. Hinduism in Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia

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    Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE to 500 CE) mentions Mayon or the "dark one," as the supreme deity who creates, sustains, and destroys the universe and was worshipped in the mountains of Tamilakam. The verses of Paripadal describe the glory of Perumal in the most poetic of terms.

  7. Parthiban Kanavu - Wikipedia

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    In the seventh century the Cholas are vassals of the Pallavas. Parthiban conveys his dream of the Chola dynasty regaining its glory – which he believes is lost since they are no longer the independent rulers – to his young son Vikraman. Parthiban refuses to pay tribute to the Pallavas, triggering a battle in which Parthiban is killed.

  8. Vaishnavism in Ancient Tamilakam - Wikipedia

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    It has a minimum of 25 lines and a maximum of 400 lines. Tamil Sangam literature (200 BCE to 500 CE) mentions Mayon or the "dark one," as the supreme deity who creates, sustains, and destroys the universe and was worshipped in the mountains of Tamilakam. The earliest verses of Paripadal describe the glory of

  9. Impact of the Tirukkural - Wikipedia

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    "The oldest surviving vernacular literature is in the Dravidian language, Tamil, which includes works possible as old as the first century of the Christian Era. The best known classical Tamil work is the Kural ('Aphoristic Stanzas') by the weaver Thiruvalluvar, who lived sometime between the first and fifth centuries of the Christian Era." [8]