Tamilnatu, Tamil-natu, Tamilnāṭu: 1 definition
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Tamilnatu means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient TamilakamTamilnāṭu (or Tamilnāḍu) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: (Puṟam. 35, 198), the language and the land (Puṟam. 50, 168 VIS 324-25, Rajarajan 2017), see Damirica in the ‘Periplus� (Sastri 2001: 57), ‘Tamiradeśa� of the Hathigumpha Inscription (EI XX, 71-89). See Dramila in Bollée (2017: 23)

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Full-text: Tontainatu, Cen-tamilnatu, Kotu-tamilnatu, Tamil, Tamilnadu, Divyadesha.
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Historical sequence of the Vaiṣṇava Divyadeśas. Sacred venues of Viṣṇuism < [Volume 74 (2013)]
South-Indian Horizons (by Jean-Luc Chevillard)
Chapter 1 - Processions in the medieval South Indian temple < [Section 3 - Studies in History, Epigraphy and Archaeology]