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Feat Beneath The Ground The discovery of two new temples at Mahabalipuram gives a twist to the folklore of the Seven Pagodas of the Coromandel Coast and makes fresh entries in the history of the Pallavas
; ...was the architectural culmination of the Pallava dynasty that ruled south India for five...structures in the sea dating to the early Pallava dynasty which ruled from its capital at...also provide valuable information on the Pallavas, a minor dynasty that expanded through...
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South India resort turns the tide; A long with its devastation, the tsunami brought 'a gift' to the beautiful Coramandel Coast.
; ...eighth-century port, built by the mighty Pallava dynasty of kings who ruled this area from...the submerged structures are part of the Pallava port that flourished 1,200 years ago...several other evocative remains of the Pallava dynasty. Carved onto the side of an immense...
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PASSAGE TO INDIA.(travel to India)(Brief Article)
; ...Just a few hours from Chennai, beyond verdant stretches of paddy fields, is Mamallapurum, a seventh-century open-air museum of Pallava architecture. The seaside town is also home to the Government School of Sculpture, and boasts 14 cave temples and three structural...
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SHADES OF SIAM: Nationalism and the Thai Alphabet, NATION
; ...inscriptional alphabet which scholars now call ''Pallava''. Almost all Southeast Asian scripts...based upon this beautifully thought- out Pallava script, but each went its individual way...scripts are both direct descendants of Pallava, and we can identify their origin, letter...
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Maritime Archaeology: Historical Descriptions of the Kalingas.(Book Review)
; ...southern India, and more precisely from the Pallava script (De Casparis 1975:13), as far as...this early Southeast Asian script was the Pallava script used in numerous inscriptions of...it was most closely associated with the Pallavas, so that its use outside the Pallava kingdom...
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Computers for young children in India.
; ...trend in India, [one that] recognizes the fact that India is a fertile ground for growing future high-tech entrepreneurs. (Pallava, 2000, p. 794) People in India are now accustomed to stories such as the one above. These investments are good for India. Most...
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Stone suppliers.(Odorizzi Porpidi S.P.A., U.S.A. Market Dept.-Ylamaan Graniitti Oy)(Directory)
; ...palingranit.com STATUS: Quarrier SEE OUR AD ON PAGE 93 Pallava Granite Industries 10, Sriram Nagar North St...24346341; 24348057; 24320905 Fax: 91-44-24346339 pallava@giasmd01.vsnl.net.in www.pallava.com STATUS: Exporter, Fabricator, Manufacturer...
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BRIEFLY...
; ...ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN MAHABAlipuram district have discovered remains of a 4th century Hindu temple built by the kings of the illustrious Pallava dynasty. The December 26, 2004, tsunami uncovered the temple, which is a huge complex. Offshore divers found extensive evidence...
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(book review)
; ...Kozok faces a difficult task. Like many writing systems in the archipelago, the Batak scripts ultimately derive from the Indian Pallava script. By examining the variations in Batak scripts, Kozok confirms earlier suggestions that in general writing among the...
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Culture that dates back 6,000 years
; ...irrigation tanks, dams and roads and played an important role in the transmission of Indian culture to Southeast Asia." The Pallava period was also a remarkable time. They dominated the south for 400 years in the fourth century. They were defeated by the...
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