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  • It, in fact, originated from the word "Kanchipuram", the village in India where the Chetti community came from.

    nst online 2010

  • It, in fact, originated from the word "Kanchipuram", the village in India where the Chetti community came from.

    nst online 2010

  • The inscriptions on the walls of the Sundaravarada temple in Uttiramerur near Kanchipuram show how democracy was practiced 1000 years ago.

    Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Hinduism And Modernity Ph.D. Pankaj Jain 2011

  • The inscriptions on the walls of the Sundaravarada temple in Uttiramerur near Kanchipuram show how democracy was practiced 1000 years ago.

    Pankaj Jain, Ph.D.: Hinduism And Modernity Ph.D. Pankaj Jain 2011

  • In a 2004 paper on access to drugs in public health facilities in Tamil Nadu, Leela Visaria of the Gujarat Institute of Development Research mentions that during a survey in Kanchipuram district, several patients she spoke to could identify the drugs by name instead of color.

    Just What the Doctor Prescribed Dinesh Narayanan 2010

  • I also made flavored idlis instead of plain ones: these are Kanchipuram idlis, containing an irresistable blend of cumin, peppercorns, curry leaves and, not shown in the picture, some ginger and asafoetida.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Nupur 2007

  • Thanks for posting Kanchipuram idli - it looks so good.

    Cabbage Foogath Meera 2009

  • The same playful mind that can be sensed in Mahendra's plays can be seen in the dynastic sculptures commissioned a little inland from Mamallapuram, at the Pallava capital of Kanchipuram: here we see the ladies of the court riding on elephants under crimson parasols; messengers arrive breathless at halls packed with courtiers; ambassadors from China sue for peace.

    India: The Place of Sex Dalrymple, William 2008

  • With the defeat of King Magha, Theravada bhikshus from Kanchipuram, a Buddhist center within the weakened Chola Kingdom in present-day Tamilnadu, South India, were invited to Sri Lanka in 1236 CE to revive the bhikshu ordination lineage.

    History of the Theravada Ordination Lineages 2007

  • With the defeat of King Magha, Theravada bhikshus from Kanchipuram, a Buddhist center within the weakened Chola Kingdom in present-day Tamilnadu, South India, were invited to Sri Lanka in 1236 CE to revive the bhikshu ordination lineage.

    A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women's Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages ��� Part One: Background 2007

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