Brihadisvara Temple / Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple / Thanjavur Periya Kovil, Ponniyin Selvan meet 2017, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu.

25^th September 2017.

Ponniyin Selvan 3^rd year  Meet  was planned, at Thanjavur on 24th September 2017. Unlike last year, this year joined with the Chozha Mandalam Varalatru Thedal Kuzhu under the leadership of Dr. Udhaya Shankar. This year  on 23^rd and 24^th September 2017, we had seen some of the Chozha period temples and the places where the Ponniyin Selvan Novel’s characters lived &  traveled.  Stationed at Mannargudi,  on 23rd Sep 2017, we had been to Sri Oushatheswarar Temple at Thiruthuraipoondi, Sri Vedaranyeswarar Temple, Vedaranyam ( Thirumaraikadu ), Sri Kuzhakeswarar Temple, Kodiakarai, Sri Kayarohaneswarar temple, Nagapattinam, ( links were given to the temples which I had been earlier ). Since the planned temples and heritage sites are  long distance from Mannargudi,  hired a van for commuting. The details of the temples which I had not visited earlier will be posted separately.   

On 24^th September 2017, after  the darshan of Sri Rajagopalaswamy at Mannargudi ( Curated by Abirami ) and Sri Parijathavaneswarar temple, Thirukalar, reached Thanjavur Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple ( Thanjai Periya Kovil) around 15.30 hrs to attend the Ponniyin Selvan Meet.  

We are very well taken care of by Miss Abirami, her father and Mother during our stay at Mannargudi,  The hospitality was un-comparable and we are very fortunate to be their guests on both days.  Thanks Abi.

The Ponniyin Selvan meet started around 16.15 hrs. After the prayer song, Mr Thangam  shared his experiences he faced while preparing his three volumes of Ponniyin Selvan book with drawings, on the topic “Chithiram Pesuthadi”. Mr Venkatesh, writer of Kaviri mainthan, a sequel to Ponniyin Selvan,  in his speech, relates the incidences  and the Personalities to whom Kalki Krishnamurthy came across in his life with the Characters of Ponniyin Selvan Novel under the topic “Kalki – Aadhiyum andhamum”. Mr Kudavayil Balasubramanian  had spoken on the topic “Rajarajeswarathil Rajarajan”. He narrated the Chozha history, how the Chozha kingdom started in Pazhayarai and grown to the height of Rajarajeswaram at Thanjavur. 

After the meeting Mr Kudavayil Balasubramanian and SPS took us around the temple and explained the important inscriptions. Mr Uli makizh also explained the inscription opposite to Chandikeswarar sannadhi. Rajah Bhonsle was kind enough to permit us to conduct the meeting and also arranged for a special darshan of  Sri Brihadeeswarar.

( The details of my 2015 and 2016’s Ponniyin Selvan Meet was also  up loaded in my blog with photographs )

 Samyu Radha Harshini and Fowzia – prayer song  

 Miss Abiramani and Mrs Fowzia Iqbal

 Raja 

 Artist Thangam was felicitated by Dr Udhya shankar

Mr Venkatesh

 Mr Kudavayil Balasubramanian and Artist Thangam 

More photographs are up loaded in my Google Photos Album -1, and Google Photos Album -2... 

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