Rajaraja Cholan and the burning of Tevaram

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I recall reading somewhere that the Tevaram was being burnt in the temples

by priests opposed to Tamil prayer and that Rajaraja Cholan rescued Tevaram

from the fire. I would like to know a) if this story is true and b) if

true, where can I get the full story c) when did this story first appear in

India.

 

Thanks for any help.

 

Sincerely,

Sujata

[Guest guest]

INDOLOGY, "shevaroys <shevaroys>"

<shevaroys> wrote:

> I recall reading somewhere that the Tevaram was being burnt in the

temples

> by priests opposed to Tamil prayer and that Rajaraja Cholan rescued

Tevaram

> from the fire. I would like to know a) if this story is true and b)

if

> true, where can I get the full story c) when did this story first

appear in

> India.

>

> Thanks for any help.

>

> Sincerely,

> Sujata

 

 

Dear Sujata, If you are a sincere researcher and want to know things

please do not pau heed to these type of utterly non-sensical and

openly divisive propagandas as referred to by you. It never happened

anywhere. Never was the Tevaram burnt by anybody. According to ther

story Tevaram were resuscitated by Rajaraja from old worm-eaten

manuscripts. Even this is a story. Never the priests burn any text

that too the Tevarams. You know- there were two priests in the temple

of Tiruththavaththurai (Lalgudi)near Trichy who recited the Tevarams

of that temple as mentioned in the inscriptions of the temple. The

inscriptions belong tothe 12th century.

These type of activities were regularly done by medieval christians

and Moslems in Europe, Asia and South America which we read i

History. But that never was our practice. I think it is systematic

praoipaganda resorted to by a section of preasent day so called

ewnthousiasts to vilify one particular community.

 

Yours

Ganesan