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Palani and most of Dindigul district were part of the Kongu Nadu [6] region of the Tamil country. The northern part of the Palani and Oddanchatram taluks is held to have been part of the Anda Nadu sub-region, whereas the rest of the area constituted the Vaikapuri Nadu.
Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, refers to the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala.
Palani was one of a territorial division known as vaikavurnadu, named after the main settlement Vaikavur or Aviyur which in the present Palani. The other names mentioned about these territorial divisions were Avinadu, Vaikavinadu, vaiyavinadu and Vaiyapurinadu, all denoting the same region[3].
Jul 12, 2021 · No formal ‘Kongu Nadu’ is in existence now. There are just a handful of districts collectively known as ‘Kongu Nadu’ since, in ancient Tamilakam (the region inhabited by Tamil speakers in olden times), they were part of the same kingdom.
Apr 30, 2020 · Mannadiyar families in Mathur, Palakkad district, were familiar with Kamba Ramayanam. Pavakoothu, based on the epic, is a 14-day festival in the Chunanghi Bhagavati temple in Nallepilly. Both ...
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Earlier, it was part of Kongu country and Palani is referred to as the eastern limit of the Kongu kingdom in Kongu mandala Sathakam and other works. Chronology of ancient events pertaining to Arulmigu Dandayudhapani Swami Devasthanam, Palani.
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Oct 12, 2017 · They had a choultry for pilgrims in Palani, the Southern boundary of Kongu Nadu. This choultry was bought by Palani Devasthanam in 1974 and now a Nagaswara school functions there.
