Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress , 2020
The Śaivāgamas and Tirumurai are texts that help in understanding spread of Saivism in Tamilakam ... more The Śaivāgamas and Tirumurai are texts that help in understanding spread of Saivism in Tamilakam and the inscriptions are another major source. Śaivite Bhakti literature portrayed Śiva in various dimensions and developed a sacred geography which was adopted by the rulers in the construction of the temples and the inscriptions of the early medieval period show us the proliferation in the number of Siva temples in Tamilakam in early medieval period. Through the analysis of various scholars on Bhakti along with epigraphic evidence we see how Saivism became an important religious sect in the early medieval period of Tamilakam.
Proceedings of the South Indian History Congress , 2020
The Śaivāgamas and Tirumurai are texts that help in understanding spread of Saivism in Tamilakam ... more The Śaivāgamas and Tirumurai are texts that help in understanding spread of Saivism in Tamilakam and the inscriptions are another major source. Śaivite Bhakti literature portrayed Śiva in various dimensions and developed a sacred geography which was adopted by the rulers in the construction of the temples and the inscriptions of the early medieval period show us the proliferation in the number of Siva temples in Tamilakam in early medieval period. Through the analysis of various scholars on Bhakti along with epigraphic evidence we see how Saivism became an important religious sect in the early medieval period of Tamilakam.
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