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TIRUVADIGAI TIRUVIRATTANESVARA
TEMPLE –A STUDY

I Six Month Report of the thesis to be submitted in partial fulfillment for the
requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History

By
R. SAKUNTHALA
Ph.D. Scholar
Dravidian University, Kuppam – 517 425
School of Distance & Continuing Education

Research Guide
Dr. P. RAJA
Lecturer (SS), Department of History,
Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar – 608 002

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY, KUPPAM
Andhra Pradesh
India
2010
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TIRUVADIGAI TIRUVIRATTANESVARA TEMPLE –A STUDY

Dravidian University, Kuppam – 517 425
School of Distance & Continuing Education

I SIX MONTH REPORT

SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY

The epigraphs engraved in this temple and the Thevaram

Trio’s (Appar, Sambandar & Sundarar) Hymns, about the God and

the place are the primary sources of this study. Books, Journals,

Puranas, Articles, Hearsay, Commentaries, Letter of Reviews served as

the secondary sources. The methodology adopted in this study is

descriptive and analytical.