''Ulā'' () relays a '' puṟam'' concept using '' akam'' imagery. By the Middle Ages, the strict separation between ''akam'' and ''puṟam'' was no longer observed.

Chola The Chola dynasty was a Tamils, Tamil thalassocratic Tamil Dynasties, empire of southern India and one of the longest-ruling dynasties in the history of the world. The earliest datable references to the Chola are from inscriptions dated ...

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Ottakoothar Ottakoothar (c. 12th century CE) was a Tamil court poet to three Later Chola kings, namely Vikrama Chola, Kulotunga II and Rajaraja II. He wrote poems in praise of these three kings. The poet's memorial is believed to be still in a place known ...

wrote three Ula poems namely, Koluthunga Cholan Ulla, ''Vikkiramacolanula'' and Rajarajan Cholan Ulla which come from a genre merging ''akam'' and ''puṟam'' called ''ulā''. They describe the royal procession of the king through the streets observed by women. Despite their different ages and social estates, all of them experience love sickness brought on by the King's magnificence. Using the females' gaze as a device, reader are meant to cast themselves in their place.

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