Flag of Pandya: Difference between revisions

| Image =Twin fish flag of Pandyas.svg  

| Nickname = (''Twin fish flag'')

| Symbol = Twin fish

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The '''Flag of Pandya''' ({{Lang-ta|பாண்டியர் கொடி}}) was used by [[Pandyan Dynasty]] consisted of the single fish or '''twin fish'''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.orientalthane.com/archaeology/news_2010_11_08_A.htm | title=Masterpieces in metal | publisher=Institute For Oriental Study, Thane | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9r12rNV8T0YC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA57 | title=Political History of the Madura Country | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Nelson, J.H.| year=1989 | isbn=9788120604254 }}</ref> There is no reference or description about the flag. Therefore, any Pandya flags used in media are created for the purpose of illustration. There are flags with double fish or single fish as per archaeological findings and historians's illustration.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CJrKcKqJGuEC&q=Fish+flag+of+pandyan&pg=PA86 | title=Ceylon Coins and Currency | publisher=Asian Educational Services | author=Walter Codrington, Hubert| year=1975 | isbn=9788120609136 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YpBEEetgUnwC&q=flag+of+pandya+kingdom&pg=PA67 | title=History & Civics For Vi (Tn) | date=March 2005 | publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education | isbn=9780070597525 | authorlink=Tmh}}</ref>

12th-century [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[court poet]] [[Ottakoothar]]'s verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to Chola flag.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ta.wikisource.org/wiki/ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும்_புகழேந்தியும் | title=ஒட்டக்கூத்தரும் புகழேந்தியும் | publisher=Tamil Wikisource | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilvu.org/slet/l4330/l4330pd1.jsp?bookid=264&pno=176 | title=எட்டுத் தொகையும் தமிழர் பண்பாடும் | work=[[Tamil Virtual Academy]] | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>

{{cquote|''வெற்றிப் புலிக்கொடிக்கு மீனமோ அம்மானே?''

== Legend ==

According to legend, [[Avatar]] of the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Devi|Goddess]] [[Meenakshi|Meenaatchi]], who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. [[Pandyan Dynasty|Pandya]] emblem was a fish and it represented the dynasty, including in coins, etc. The word ''Meenatchi'' (Meen+Aatchi ) is a mix of the Tamil words ''meen'' (Fish) and "Aatchi" (Rule), which means Fish Rule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindumandirmn.org/AboutTemple/SRIMEENAKSHI(PARVATHI).aspx | title=Sri Meenaatchi (Parvathi) | publisher=Hindu Society of Minnesota | accessdate=13 May 2014}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Flags of Tamils]]

* [[Flag of Chola]]

[[Category:Flags of Tamils|Pandya]]

[[Category:Historical flags|Pandya]]