--- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Ramasamy Rajagopalan"
<rrajagopalan36@xxxx> wrote:
KO in Tamil means King and puram means the city, which means Gopuram
means the city of the King. Our king is Lord Narayana or Shiva . So
also KoVil in tamil means the Ill ( Illam)
> of the KO, also known as KOVIL. KO+ Ill is KOIL or KOVIL.
> I have just given another interpretation. That is all.
>
> Daasan,
> Prof.Dr.R.Rajagopalan.
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Sir,
Can you also please shed some light on whether "puram" (city) is a
Tamil or Sanskrit word? "kO" may well be of Tamil origin but I
think "pur", "pura" and "puri" are all rooted in Sanskrit. (Hastina-
pur, NichulApuri, Nava-dvAra-pura, for example). If 'kO' is Tamil
and 'puram' Sanskrit in origin, then "gOpuram" must be a happy blend
of the two. Never did I imagine that I was using 'manipravAlam'
everytime I looked up at a temple-tower and said: "gOpuram"!
Thanks,
Rgds,
dAsan,
Sudarshan
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