Flag Of Pandya
The Flag of Pandya () was used by the Pandyan Dynasty and consisted of the single fish or twin fish. 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. 12th-century Tamil court poet Ottakoothar wrote a verse mentions about Pandya flag while comparing to Chola flag. Literal Meaning: ''Can the flag of the Pandyas match the flag of the Cholas?'' Legend According to legend, Avatar of the Hindu Goddess Meenaatchi, who has fish shaped eyes, was born as the daughter of a Pandya king. 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. See also * Flags of Tamils * Flag of Chola * Flag of Pallava The Flag of Pallava was ...
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Hinduism
Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global population, known as Hindus. The word ''Hindu'' is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as '' Sanātana Dharma'' ( sa, सनातन धर्म, lit='the Eternal Dharma'), a modern usage, which refers to the idea that its origins lie beyond human history, as revealed in the Hindu texts. Another endonym is ''Vaidika dharma'', the dharma related to the Vedas. Hinduism is a diverse system of thought marked by a range of philosophies and shared concepts, rituals, cosmological systems, pilgrimage sites, and shared textual sources that discuss theology, metaphysics, mythology, Vedic yajna, yoga, agamic rituals, and temple building, among other to ...
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Flag Of Pallava
The Flag of Pallava was used by the Tamil Pallava Kingdom. The Pallava royal insignia was the ''Simha'' (Lion) and ''Nandi'' (Bull) which was changeable. But Color of flags saffron or yellow. Each Pallava king had his own personal banner. Example, Narasimhavarman II used the lion as his emblem and Nandivarman II preferred the Nandi. Under the reign of Paramesvaravarman I was Khatvanga (Skull mace) added to Pallava emblem. There were probably different Pallava lines, The main line ruled in Kanchipuram and comes from the Simha line (Simhavarman I, Simhavishnu, Narasimhavarman I...). The Simha emblem were inherited from descendants of the Simha line.S. Chattopadhyaya, ''Some early dynasties of South India'', 1974 See also * Flag of Pandya * Flag of Chola * Flags of Tamils References {{Reflist Pallava dynasty Pallava Pallava The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE, ruling a significant portion of the Deccan, also known as Tondaimandalam. The dynasty rose to p ...
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Flag Of Chola
The Flag of Chola or Tiger Flag () was used by the Tamil Chola dynasty. The Tiger or Jumping Tiger was the royal emblem of the Cholas and was depicted on coins, seals and banners. On the coins of Uttama Chola, the Chola Tiger was shown sitting between the twin fish of Pandya and the bow of Chera. The flag of Chola is mentioned in Periya Puranam, which was compiled during the 12th century by Sekkizhar. The Periya Puranam has following mention about Chola flag: Contemporary derivatives The Flag of Tamil Eelam was inspired by the Chola flag.Daya Somasundaram (11.02.2014) ''Scarred Communities: Psychosocial Impact of Man-made and Natural Disasters on Sri Lankan Society'', SAGE Publications India, p. 73. See also * Flag of Pandya * Flag of Pallava * Flags of Tamils This is a list of historical and modern flags used by the Tamil people. Modern Tamil flags Indian Tamil flags Sri Lankan Tamil flags Historical Tamil flags See also * Proposed flag of Tamil Nad ...
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Flags Of Tamils
This is a list of historical and modern flags used by the Tamil people. Modern Tamil flags Indian Tamil flags Sri Lankan Tamil flags Historical Tamil flags See also * Proposed flag of Tamil Nadu (1970) References {{reflist Tamils Tamils The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar ( ta, தமிழர், Tamiḻar, translit-std=ISO, in the singular or ta, தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, translit-std=ISO, label=none, in the plural), or simply Tamils (), are a Drav ...