Subject: Koil Olugu a major Contribution to Sri Vaishanivsm

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Koil Olugu a major Contribution to Hindu Regious History

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"KOIL OLUGU" IN TAMIL

'Koil' Means Temple.

'Olugu' temple traditions Methods, Practices,Festivals,Families,

Administration,Tradition, History,inscriptions and Hagiography.

 

 

So far Historians did not venture into traditional accounts of temple

management. They were content with archtectures styles, history of

dynasties, some inscriptions, and all the while complained that

Hindus were poor record keepers.

 

While Hindus were weaving their history inscribed on the

walls.According to kudvayil Balsubraminam one of the greatest

authorities on Hindu Temples, of the sarswathy mahal library, the

records were extremely Truthful.'Sathya' as the core of Hindu

beliefs.

 

Koil Olugu is an ancient traditional work available only in

Tamil. "KOIL OLUGU"means simply temple practices, methods and

administrative practices involved in administering one on the largest

Hindu Temples, the HQ of Sri Vaishnavism.

 

Larger than Vatican

 

In many ways Srirangam is larger in than the Vatican by some four

acres. Vatican has an approximate area of 108 acres while srirangam

has total area of 112 acres. The city within the temple. The

traditionally available Koil Olugu cover a vast time period from

treta yuga till about 17 century.

 

This has been comipled by several generations of Temple recodrs

keepers.The rise and fall of several dynasties and their fortunes

affected the Temple. The temple was razed to ground be Muslim

invasions.There was no puja for some 60 years.

 

The Koil olugu mentions about the sacrifices made to save the Temple

and the main diety.

 

*During the invasion of ulugh khan 12000 residents Vashinavites were

be headed near the vellai gopuram.

 

* Two jeers (religious heads) commited suicide from the white gopuram

in order to save the Temple.

*One jeer was killed on the banks of kollidam, by a Muslim when he

went to the Camp to recover the Murthy stolen from the Temple.

 

*The temple had been perhaps the most rich in the world.A pandya king

gave thula bharam of Gold the weight of his tallest elephant.

 

* The koil olugu tells on how a Temple dancer went all the way to

Delhi to recover the Uthsav murthy, is still remembered as the

greatest sacrifice of the lady to uphold Dharma is still remembered

and honoured in the Temple festivals.

 

* A Solid Golden Dwajstahmbam, was removed and taken away during the

invasion, has been replaced by Bronze ans later by Copper. During the

recent renovation, when the temple authorities removed the covering

of the dwajasthamabam, in order to replece with a special Teak wood

brought from Kerala, to the surprise it was found to be made of

Copper. This must be of interst to Meatturgists.

 

* This large collection of mansucripts were lost and many parts were

destroyed during the wars.

 

*Assembled by generations of the Temple sri pandaram, record keepers,

who maintained their accounts in palm leaves upto 1959s,is now made

avilable in easy to read Tamil.

 

MADE AVILABLE FROM HISTORICAL RECORDS,PALM LEAVES,

INSCRIPTIONS,COPPER PLATES,TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS ACCOUNTS THAT

BRIDGES THE BARRIER BETWEEN THE ACADEMICS,HISTORIANS,AND THE

SAMPRADHYA SCHOLARS.

 

A BOOK ON TRADITION, Starting from the Vibhishan's visit to the

Region after the Ramayana war contains details of

wars,Festivals,HAGIOGRAPHY,ORAL TRADITIONS AND EPIGRAPHY OF SRIRANGAM

TEMPLE.

 

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INDIAN RUPEES 250/- for 2 volumes.

Pp 675.

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