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==History== | ==History== | ||
The temple was built during the [[Pallava]] era, and is estimated to be 1600 years old. The Moolavar (presiding deity) of the temple is [[Lord Rama]], thus making this one of the oldest temples of lord Rama in South India. The temple has inscriptions indicating generous gifts from [[Chola]] king [[Parantaka I]].<ref name="epic">{{cite | The temple was built during the [[Pallava]] era, and is estimated to be 1600 years old. The Moolavar (presiding deity) of the temple is [[Lord Rama]], thus making this one of the oldest temples of lord Rama in South India. The temple has inscriptions indicating generous gifts from [[Chola]] king [[Parantaka I]].<ref name="epic">{{cite book|title=Indian Epic Values: Rāmāyaṇa and Its Impact : Proceedings of the 8th International Rāmāyaạ Conference|page=85|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVnK3q48dL0C&dq=veeraraghava+perumal+temple&pg=PA86|publisher=Peeters Publishers|last1=K.V.|first1=Raman|last2=T.|first2=Padmaja|isbn=9789068317015|date=8 July 1991|ref=K.V.}}</ref> The place was once famous during the rule of [[Chola dynasty|Cholas]] who ruled this place as Maduranthaga Chaturvedi Mangalam after the Chola ruler Madurantaga Uttama Chola (973 -85 CE). It is believed that [[Gandaraditya]] donated the village to the Vedics (Chaturvedi - one who knows all four [[vedas]]) of the place and hence it came to be known as Chaturvedi Mangalam. | ||
==The Temple== | ==The Temple== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{cite book|title=Rays and ways of Indian culture|last=Dubey|first=S.P.|publisher=M D Publications Pvt. Ltd|isbn=81-85880-98-0|year=1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSMLz85WO1QC | * {{cite book|title=Rays and ways of Indian culture|last=Dubey|first=S.P.|publisher=M D Publications Pvt. Ltd|isbn=81-85880-98-0|year=1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSMLz85WO1QC&dq=eri+katha+ramar&pg=PA52}} | ||
* {{cite book|title=Indian epic values: Rāmāyaṇa and its impact : proceedings of the 8th|last=Pollet|first=Gilbert |publisher=Peeters Press & Department of Oriental Studies|isbn=90-6831-701-6|year=1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVnK3q48dL0C | * {{cite book|title=Indian epic values: Rāmāyaṇa and its impact : proceedings of the 8th|last=Pollet|first=Gilbert |publisher=Peeters Press & Department of Oriental Studies|isbn=90-6831-701-6|year=1995|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EVnK3q48dL0C&dq=eri+katha+ramar&pg=PA85}} | ||
* {{cite book|title=Vishnu temples of South India, Volume two|last=Madhavan|first=Chitra|year=2008|publisher=Chitra Madhavan|isbn=978-81-908445-1-2|ref=Madhavan}} | * {{cite book|title=Vishnu temples of South India, Volume two|last=Madhavan|first=Chitra|year=2008|publisher=Chitra Madhavan|isbn=978-81-908445-1-2|ref=Madhavan}} | ||
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