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The Mandapam at The Ranganathasamy Temple, Srirangam where Kambar is believed to have first recited the epic. The Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century.
Kambar, or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE), [1] was an Indian poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana. [2] Kambar also authored other literary works in Tamil, such as Tirukkai Valakkam, Erelupatu, Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati and Saraswati ...
Srirangam temple complex across the river on left. The temple site is on a large island bounded by the Kaveri River and Kollidam River. [4] It is vast and planned as a temple town with Sapta-Prakaram design where the sanctum, gopuram, services and living area are co-located in seven concentric enclosures. Rampart walls were added after medieval ...
The Ramavataram or Kamba Ramayanam of Kamban is an epic of about 11,000 stanzas. [115] [116] [117] The Rama-avataram or Rama-kathai as it was originally accepted into the holy precincts in the presence of Vaishnava Acharya Naathamuni. [118] Kambar is believed to have come to the Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple to
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple was the place where both the Kambar's Ramavataram and Arunachala Kavirayar's Rama Natakam were composed in this Temple. Arunachala Kavi was fluent in Tamil, Telugu and Sanskrit. He wrote Rama Natakam, a musical drama based on the Ramayana.
The Opera Rama Natakam was written within the premise of the Srirangam Ranganathaswamy temple. Arunachala Kavi was fascinated by the epic Ramayana so much that he wanted to impart the story and the good lessons preached by it to a large number of persons who could not obviously read the entire epic in original. He gave a number of discourses on ...
Srirangam is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side ...
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple dedicated to Maha Vishnu located in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, India has the largest temple compound in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Some of these structures have been renovated, expanded and rebuilt over the centuries as a living temple.