Srirangam, is a neighbourhood in the city of Tiruchirappalli in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.A river island, Srirangam is bounded by the Kaveri River on one side and its distributary Kollidam on the other side. Considered as the first among the 108 Divya Desams, Srirangam is home to a significant population of Sri Vaishnavites (followers of Lord Vishnu

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Uraiyur; Melakadambur; Gangaikonda Cholapuram; Thanjavur; Tiruvarur; Legendary early Chola kings; Rajaraja II was a chola emperor who reigned from 1150 CE to 1173 CE. He was made his heir apparent and Co-Regent in 1146 and so the inscriptions of Rajaraja II count his reign from 1146. Rajaraja's reign began to show signs of the coming end of the ...

The Chola dynasty was a Tamil thalassocratic empire of southern India and a longest-ruling dynasties in world history. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated to the 3rd century BCE during the reign of Ashoka of the Maurya Empire.As one of the Three Crowned Kings of Tamilakam, along with the Chera and Pandya, the dynasty continued to …

The Alvars (Tamil: ஆழ்வார், romanized: Āḻvār, lit. 'The Immersed') were the Tamil poet-saints of South India who espoused bhakti (devotion) to the Hindu preserver deity Vishnu, in their songs of longing, ecstasy, and service. They are venerated in Vaishnavism, which regards Vishnu as the Ultimate Reality.. Many modern academics place the lifetime of the Alvars between the …

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (NIT Tiruchirappalli or NIT Trichy) is a public technical and research university near the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.It was founded as Regional Engineering College Tiruchirappalli in 1964 by the Governments of India and Tamil Nadu under the affiliation of the University of Madras.The college was granted Deemed …

Rajendra Chola I (971 CE – 1044 CE) often referred to as Rajendra the Great, and also known as Gangaikonda Chola (The Bringer of the Ganges) was a Chola Emperor who reigned between 1014 and 1044 CE. Rajendra had ascended the throne in 1014 CE, around the age of 43. He also server as the Co-Regent under his father Rajaraja I from 1012 CE to 1014 CE. . Rajendra was …

Invasion of the Pandya kingdom. Parantaka I continued the expansion started by his father, and invaded the Pandya kingdom in 915. He captured the Pandyan capital Madurai and assumed the title Madurain-konda (Capturer of Madurai). The Pandyan ruler Maravarman Rajasinha II sought the help of Kassapa V of Anuradhapura who sent an army to his aid. Parantaka I defeated the …

Arulmigu Mariamman Temple, Samayapuram is an ancient Hindu temple in Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India.The main deity, Samayapurathal or Mariamman, a form of supreme mother goddess Durga or Maha Kali or Aadi Shakthi, is made of sand and clay like many of the traditional Mariamman deities is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other …

Functions. Water supply is provided by the Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation. Of the six headworks from which the city gets its water supply, four are maintained by the municipal corporation and the rest by other agencies. Apart from the Gandhi market, Central Bus terminus and the Chathiram bus terminus, solid waste management in the city is handled by the …