1000 Year Celebration Tanjore Siva Temple

Thousand years celebration of "Thanjavur Perya Koil"(Thanjavur Big temple) bengan on Wednesday with colour manner.

A three-day ''Thanjai Sangamam'' festival began at five places in and around Thanjavur city , as a prelude for the millennium celebrations of the Big Temple to be held here on September 25 and 26.

The festival showcased rural folk dances, dramas and other entertainment propgrammes.

The events were held at Raja Rajan Mani Mandapam, Sivaganga park, Tholkappiar Sadukkam, old housing unit and Karunthattankudi.

The general function in which stamps and coins are to be released, would be held on Armed Police grounds. Seminars will be held at Karikal Cholan auditorium at Tamil University from September 24 to 26, according to official sources.

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi will inagurate the seminar at Tamil University on September 24, the sources said .

According to the sources, the big temple built by King Raja Raja Cholan in 1010 A.D. is an architectural marvel. The Union Ministry of Culture has sanctioned Rs 25 crore for renovating the temple in connection with the millennium festival.

The sources further said an exhibition will also be organised at the Palace grounds and Sangeetha Mahal on Chola dynasty on September 25 and 26. Three hundred and fifty objects depicting Chola history, art and culture, sculpture, epigraphy and paintings would be on display at the exhibition.

Six types of objects, including photographs, models, paintings and copper plates of Chola period comprising ones found at Indalur recently and manuscripts would be showcased, sources added.

Charts and labels would also be on display. Rare objects like icons and bronze articles would be displayed in Sangeetha Mahal.

Four books on Raja Raja Chola would also be released , the sources added.

The sources said on September 25 a classical dance programme by 1000 artistes, singing of Thirumurais, playing of tavil and nagaswaram will be held at the Big Temple. Choreographed by well-known dancer Padma Subramaniam, the eminent Bharathanatyam exponent, the programme with 1,000 artistes will be the highlight of the millennium celebrations.

A stage play on Raja Raja Cholan will also be held to mark the occasion, sources said.

Union Minister for Information and Communication Technology A Raja would release a special stamp on September 26 and Union Minister for Shipping G K Vasan will receive it. Union Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam will release a special coin. On the inaugural day today, cultural programmes of Thenmozhi Rajendran, Tamil Isai music by Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, dance by Narthagi Nataraj and a programme by Carnatic vocalist Sudha Ragunathan, held at the premises of Big Temple stole the limelight.

Folk arts performance by Madurai Muthu troupe would be the highlight of events tomorrow. carnatic vocal by T M Krishna and dance by Zakir Hussain also lined up for tomorrow.

''Parayattam'' by Arumugam and his team, instrumental music by A K Palanivel and carnatic music by Aruna Sairam will mark the next day's events.

On September 25, the events would begin with Nadhaswaram music followed by a conference presided by Finance Minister K Anbazhagan.

Rajya Sabha MP Kanimozhi will start off the proceedings with a welcome speech. Scholars from various fields will talk on the features of the Big Temple.

The government has also arranged a month-long Indian dance festival at the Big Temple premises from December 26 as part of the Millennium celebrations.

Thevar Jeyanthi Coming Soon on October 30 !!!

Thevar Jayanthi, celebrated on October 30, is an annual commemoration of the birthday of the Indian freedom fighter and politician Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar. It is celebrated in a grand way by the Thevar community in the southern districts of Tamil Nadu. Although not an official public holiday, many schools and businesses in the area remain closed on the day.

Muthu Ramalinga Thevar Freedom Fighter

Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Ayya was born to ate.Shri.Ukirapandiya Thevar and Indirani Ammaiyaar on a fine Friday 30th October in the year 1908. The great human of the South Tamilnadu Pasumpon Thevar Ayya, was a man known for his spiritual affection and majestic influence over the people of Southern regions of Tamilnadu like Madurai,Thirunelveli and Ramnad District are remarkable. This energetic – humanized freedom fighter fought against the British rule from 1935 and made an irony relationship with the West Bengali Tiger,Nethaji SubhashChandraBose.

Hands with Netubhash Chandra Bose Pasumpon Thevar Ayya , a materialized human supported Nethaji and his views to get the Free India. World War II brought the two national legends closer than ever before to breathe free Indian air by cleaning the British rule from the brown Indian soil Gandhiji used the mental human power but nethaji was eager to adopt by physical power, which was fired in the blood of brown Indians.

In Indian National Congress This joint venture of the legends made the confusion in the Indian National Congress.Gandhi viewed to solve the struggle through peace whereas Nethaji focussed war as the only weapon to finalize India. Hence a huge controversy ruledout, Gandhiji supported Mr.Pattabi Seetharamaiya and he was elected as a congress chief whereas Pasumpon Thevar Ayya increased the majority hands for Nethaji from the Indian National congress. Nethaji won the congress chief leadership with the major help of Pasumpon Thevar Ayya from the down south of Tamilnadu. Gandhiji had openly accepted his defeat.

Forward Block and Ayya's Contribution Nethaji founded the Indian National army, Pasumpon Thevar Ayya was elected as a Forward Block Chief in Tamilnadu. Nethaji strengthened his Indian National army with lot of brave tamilians' to handle firing machine and marched towards the International war. Pasumpon Thevar Ayya's hope of Free India created many human potentials from the south to help the army under Nethaji’s supreme leadership. During a tight and a busy schedule of Nethaji, on Pasumpon Thevar Ayya’s request Nethaji came to Madurai on 6th September in the year 1939 for a general meeting. This shows Nethaji’s sincere- respect and affection towards Pasumpon Thevar Ayya.

Ayya's Victory Right from the beginning of 1939 till his end , whenever he stands for an election no one had defeated this humble tiger. In 1939, British Government decided to give an automacy rule for ten province of India. Under Madras Provincial area , for the first time Congress party was admitted for an election. Many of them scared to stand against the Indo-British Candidate. Mostly the Indo-British candidate was the small regional kings’, Nawabs’ and Jamins’ played the role in rubber stamp impression of the British government. At that time Pasumpon Thevar Ayya was very active in Congress party, decided to face things against the Indo-British candidate Pandiya raja for Ramnad district. But the storming influence brought Pasumpon Thevar Ayya to the court of victory. In the year 1946, Pasumpon Thevar Ayya was elected again by the people, belonging to Muthukulathoor. After 1947,he shifted himself towards national political arena, that is he concentrated more in Forward Block which was an opponent party for the Indian National Congress in the Free India, congress men challenged to keep his victory down. In the year 1952 , the whole Indian nation General election surprised with the huge breathe in seeing the victory of Pasumpon Thevar Ayya in both of his Legistratory and Parlimentary area of Ramanad District.

The Potential Speaker Pasumpon Thevar Ayya electrical speech echoed all corners’ of Tamilnadu.It charged the inner feelings of every human of the down south to turn as a high potential and raising energetic. This Indian National human was admired by all freedom fighters of the north. He had been arrested many number of times for raising the inner energy of the people against the British Government.He refused to join the cabinet during though he was requested a lot by others.