Ramar sannidhi existed in Chidambaram Natarajar temple (My talk in Galatta channel)

 In an interview to Galatta Channel, I spoke about Rama and his temples in Tamilnadu. In that context I quoted the Prabhandam verse of Kulashekara Alwar on Rama referring to the presence of Rama with Maruti (Hanuman) in that temple. This Prabhandam of ten verses enshrine the entire Valmiki Ramayana including the Uttara Kanda. The temple and its location was known as Chitrakootam in these verses and also in the inscriptions. 

Today there is the sannidhi of Govindaraja Swamy having the Moolavar on the bed of Adisesha and the Utsavar in standing position. Readers may recall the information about my book Ramanuja Itihasa in which the 12th chapter is about the removal of Govindaraja Swamy Sannidhi by Kulottunga -II and the transfer of the Utsava Murti to Tirupati. The Moolavar was thrown into the sea and not recovered till date. But the Utsavar was brought back by Achyuta Raya who built the sannidhi for Govindaraja in the same place in the Natarajar temple and re-consecrated the deity which can be read in this blog. 

A sannidhi for Rama also had existed when the Alwar visited the temple. It must have been removed by Kulottunga-II. I am talking these details in this interview and also about how the kshetra was Chitrakootam, in memory of Rama and how the Deekshitars arrived at that kshetra with Nataraja Swamy. I am putting forth a suggestion to consecrate Rama in Pattabhisheka appearance within this shrine as a way to get relief from the problems the Deekshitars are facing.

Rama was genetically related to Cholas (My talk in Galatta Channel)

In connection with the Prana Pratistha of Shri Rama in the Janmasthan, I gave an interview to Galatta channel covering the following topics:

* Why so much fuss about Ram? * Is there really a Janmasthan of Ram in Ayodhya? * Why consecrate baby Ram? * Did Ram come to Tamilnadu? * Why should we take the chola claim of lineage from Rama as a historical fact? How were they genetically connected with Rama?

My talk on my Mahabharata book in Galatta dot com

 Watch my interview in Tamil on my book 'Mahabharata 3136 BCE'

I spoke about 

# the importance of establishing the date of the Mahabharata war

# how the year of war can be arrived

# the role of Krishna in the Mahabharata

# how Krishna as God plays an inevitable role in any devotee's life by citing instances from the Mahabharata

# Gandhari's curse

# the end of Vrishni clan including the physical exit of Krishna 

# the spread of the Dwaraka people to the Saraswati region to start the Early Harappan

# the spread of Harappan people to South India including regions such as Porunthal, Kodumanal, Keezhadi etc

# the arrival of the descendants of Satyaki-s to Triplicane who set up the Parthasarathy temple.