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The Myth told by Vanni Maram Madaipalli - Alternative Forms
No full textPeople living in a particular land are naturally seen as following various religions and cultures. This is perfectly normal. When people live together, their religious and cultural elements mix and spread. The blending, development, decline, and change among people are clearly visible in their customs. Explanations of ancient traditions are obtained from written versions of the epics. These, which were part of people's oral traditions, can be found in both written and oral forms in their various modified versions. However, the variations of the ancient explanatory stories found in written form help in reaching a consistent research conclusion. This article examines the ancient account concerning the woman from Vanni Maramadam Palaiyapalli, referred to as one of the ten prominent authors in the Vanchin Malai in Silappathikaram
Analysis of the Grammatical Elements in Vikrama Cholan Ula
Get PDFTamil literature can be divided chronologically into various categories. Among these, the period of Nayak is called the period of Sitrilakkiyam. There are nine hundred and six types of Sri Lankan literature. This literature reached its peak during the Nayak period. But the origins of Sitrilakkiyam letters are earlier in the history of Tamil literature. Poet Ottakoothar lived in the 12th century AD. This was the end of the Chola Empire. Vikrama Cholan (1118–1135 AD), his son Kulothunga Cholan II (1135–1150 AD), and his son Rajaraja II (1150–1163 AD)—all three have sung the Ottakootha of Moovarula. This study looks at the praises for Vikrama Chola and the grammatical elements mentioned in Patiyal texts
The Supremacy of Shaivism in Tirukkutralak Kuravanchi
Get PDFIn Sitrilakkiyam, it contained 96 categories, which were mentioned by Veeramamunivar’s Sathuragarathi. The poems are sung with one of the lords, kings, vallas, or talaivans as the leader. When devotional literature began to flourish in the Middle Ages, various literatures appeared. Most of the short stories were created with themes of God's experience and love. Kuravanchi, Pillaithamil, Parani, Kalambagam, Thoothu, Pallu, Kowai, Anthathi, etc. are notable among the Sitrilakkiyam literatures. The purpose of this article is to examine the excellence of Tirukkutralak Kuravanchi and the superiority of Shaivism among them
Paramathi Velur District People’s Life Rituals
Get PDFAs rituals are followed according to the various stages of individual’s life, likewise there are rituals followed according to the various stages of society. Birth and death in a person’s life are also a ritual. There is no religion without rituals. There are many rituals that are done with the hope that life is going to be happy and wealthy. Vasya rituals are done with the hopes that the separated families will reunite. Every human being from their birth till death are doing many kinds of rituals and overall, it is called life rituals. Paramathi vellore district people follows many kinds of life rituals such as religious rituals, life rituals, death rituals and so on. All these rituals are expressed to people through the folk songs
A Comparative View between Valayanad Devi and Chamundi Deities
Get PDFLiterature helps us to know about a country, people, beliefs, professions and races but it doesn’t give a clear idea about folklore. Folklore literature is a storehouse of what human society has experienced and learned. At beginning man lived his life according to his wish. The only source for him is nature and they worshipped nature. From that many festivals, beliefs and sacrifices are formed. They separated worshipping as minor deity worship and major deity worship. Folk literature is created and preserved by the lay people. The history of the deities is told in mythological stories and epics. Each deity has its own myths. The aim of this article is to compare the beliefs, rituals and ceremonies between the Valayanad Devi and Samundi Deities
The Worship of Goddess Kotravai in Silappathikaram and the Life of the Eyinars
Get PDFKotravai worship is the most important place in the worship of the mother goddess of the ancient Tamils. Kotravai is an ancient goddess. In Sangam literature, Kotravai is referred to by the names Pazhayol, Ganamar Selvi, and Ayirai. Literature indicates that the Eyinars worshipped the Goddess Kotravai. Ilangovadigal in the Madurai chapter has explained in detail the worship of the Kortavai of the Eyinars in the Vettuvavari story. The Eyinars have lived as an ethnic group. The leadership was not mentioned to them. The Eyinars lived as ethnic groups and made their living under the rule of chieftains. It is a fact that the literature suggests the truth that people who were good at hunting in the early times may have turned into murderers and robbers due to poverty. But it is an incontrovertible fact that the Tamil people who lived in ancient times were Eyinars. It can be seen from the Silappathikaram that they have destroyed their own race by sacrificing to the Kotravai
Oral Customs of Javvaadhumalai Malayalis
Get PDFTamil Nadu consists of the Eastern and Western Ghats. There are thirty-six tribal people living in these hills including "Adiyaan, Aranaadan, Eravaalan, Irular, Oorali, and Kaniyan." The Eastern Ghats have Javvaadhumalai, Yelagirimalai, Kalvarayanmalai, Servarayanmalai, Chitherimalai, Pachaimalai, Paalamalai, Vattalmalai, Neyyaamalai, Jarugumalai, Parukkurmalai, Kaalimalai, Kadakadalai, and Kollimalai hills. The divisions of the population living in the Western Ghats cannot be seen in these hills. The hills are mainly inhabited by Malayali tribes. The life of these javvaadhu hill people is a simple life. They are also preserving the arts according to the environment in which they live. The oral literature in their case helps to know the life and culture of the hill people
Woman in Manoj Kurur's work
Get PDFHuman population who were straggling in the forest, started living as a society. This society of people disclosed their ascent identities such as lifestyle, Culture, rituals, belief, work, food habits, dress, language, arts, worship and etc. when we look over the Pazhanthamizh community, Sangham literature plays a major role in them. The Biological aspects of early people have been established through poets, Royal poets, Feminine poets and etc., when we see on the cultural aspects, women’s have separate place in their land in which they haved shaped their lifestyles for generations. In the changing environmental community, there are many changes in Political, Economical and Cultural elements. In order to reveal them creators have established their analysis through voices to the human community. However, until the gender difference of male and female is taught, just like the two sides of a win struggles for women’s rights and feminist voices will not rest up. In the life of women who were taught about virtuosity, the code of life in the sangham period have been desalted and imposed their morals. By Manoj Kurur’s creations we can come to know about the young generations of oppressed sangham women’s who broke their social customs and restrictions. This article examine’s the control x restraint in the opposition of the Novel in Malayalam “Nilam Poothu Malarntha Nall” in which a femine voice is brought through a male voice
A Review of the Current State of Mask Art in Sri Lanka
Get PDFSri Lanka is a country with many artistic aspects. There are many other forms of art, like painting, dance, drama, palm leaf art, mask art, etc. Mask art has been regarded as a traditional art form by people from ancient times to the present. The arts generally bring joy and freshness to the mind. They are energetic. It is important to note that the art form is found in many places. Masks are found in two forms, i.e., art and craft. Art forms have new forms and crafts are the art of recreating the new forms created by the craft without changing the form. In addition, they are passionately involved in mask making as a profession and an art. More mask artists are found in the Ambalangoda area. In Ambalangoda, masks are found as an additional commodity for sale in the shops found on roadsides. It has been used by people in a variety of cases until now. The mask is also made by the artists as a decorative object. Many different forms are also created in the form of calmness, fear, and humor. They are also created to suit the needs of their people and are found with a variety of artistic features. The trees that belong to the mask art are selected and carved with the tools required for the engraving. They are also painted in an eye-catching way to look at. Certain types of paint are used. The use of colour plays an important role in mask art. Apart from color, it is a form of art that includes not only colour but also quantitative dimensions, organization, three-dimensionality, two-dimensionality, perfectionism, aesthetics, etc. The mask is created by the artists based on the above-mentioned details. This art form is found not only in Sri Lanka but also in many other countries. It is found in many places, like the State of Kerala, West Bengal, and India. It is also found in Indonesia. Mask art is also found in museums as an exhibit
Dravidian Aesthetics - the foremost of Indian Aesthetics
Get PDFThe influences of contemporary events on the field of study and society on speakers of Dravidian languages such as Tamil indicate the primacy of Dravidian ideology. Scholars in other countries look at the functioning of the Dravidian movement in the political, social, and cultural spheres behind the Tamil aesthetics of Dravidian aesthetics being at the forefront of Indian aesthetics. The Czechoslovakian multi-linguist recalls in the interview the Sanskrit-Tamil linguistic exchanges, the unity, and other differences. The contribution of Dravidian culture to Indianization is revealed through the media interviews of Sri Lankan Tamil scholar Karthikesu Sivathambi. There is an explanation of the understanding of Tamil consciousness. Accordingly, the Dravidian movement developed by rejecting the Sanskrit tradition, the North Indian tradition, the Bhakti tradition, etc. Aside from religion, which is a feature of the past, the temple towers, the Nataraja image, the bhakti literature, etc., must be regarded as the active contribution of the Tamils, who were fully absorbed in Indian culture. These aspects were not adopted because of the atheistic, rationalist, and anti-Brahmin elements of the Dravidian movement. BC 100- AD 250 lays claim to Sangam literature, the Pre-Bhakti period literature. The central theme of the article was that the Dravidian movement regarded it as belonging to Tamils who did not have the Sanskrit tradition. It is understood that the contributions of Periyar and others led to the development of the Dravidian cultural ideology. Experts in other languages expound on Dravidian aesthetics. Malayalam scholar K. Ayyappa Panicker praises the Thinai doctrine of Tamil as a rare wealth of knowledge not found in the languages of the world. Not all Sanskrit language texts are based on the orthodox tradition they also include books