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Subject: 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.

PUBLISHER :SRI VAISNAVASRI A.KRISNAMACHARYAR
214.EAST UTHIRA STREET.
SRIRANGAM.
TRICHY 620006.
PHONE 01 0431 2434398.
EMAIL KICHA19@....
INDIAN RUPEES 250/- for 2 volumes.
Pp 675.
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GP.Srinivasan.
 









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