Netunceliyan I
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Netunceliyan, was an early Pandya king. Netunceliyan was known by the title Āriyappaṭai-kaṭanta Neṭuñceḻiyaṉ. He is a character in Ilango Adigal's Cilappatikaram, one of the Five Great Epics in Tamil
Kannagi asking for justice in the court of Netunceliyan, a scene from the Cilappatikaram
Tamil-Brahmi inscription from Mangulam, dated to the era of Netunceliyan
India Meenakshi Temple
Kannagi
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Kannagi, sometimes spelled Kannaki, is the titual character of the Tamil in Ilango Adigal's Cilappatikaram, one of the Five Great Epics in Tamil literature. She is described as a chaste woman who stay
Netunceliyan I
…Cilappatikāram, Book II: Maduraikkāndam, Canto XXIII: Katturaikādai Netunceliyan thus appears in Cilappatikaram, which describes the tragic story of Kannagi and Kovalan. It is attributed to Ilango Adigal, a Chera prince turned monk, and was probably composed between the 2nd and the 6th centuries CE. The…
Statue of Kannagi in Chennai
Statues of Kannagi and Kovalan at Poombuhar
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
Kannakai's idol in Thambiluvil